Thread: Say a prayer for a corner worker and fellow rider

Unknown status and I left the track for lunch but when I left a police car was coming in and looking across toward #7 there appeared to be an ambulance, helicoptor, police car and at least one other vehicle on the track And a news truck was by the museum unloading

Hopefully the guy makes it. Was the worker out of his station or did the bike hit the station itself?

Originally Posted by ND4SPD

Hopefully the guy makes it. Was the worker out of his station or did the bike hit the station itself?

Center of track when I went by the second time. When I went by the first he was trying to get something from the track (rumor is a bird). Me and another fellow were the front two bikes the other rider checked up and I was going to go wide anyway so carried on around then saw why he had checked up. I am 99% sure he was off the track when I went by. Sadly he returned, it appears, and he was in the track when I went by the second time with two bikes down off the side in the grass. I did not notice riders up and about but am unsure as I was making sure to give the corner worker my attention so I did not add to a terrible situation. A season of red flagged sessions would be better than this gentlemen being injured. But hind sight is always easy

Prayer sent

Makes you wonder why no debri flag was out if he went to pick something up while the track was green

Originally Posted by SheepOfBlue

Center of track when I went by the second time. When I went by the first he was trying to get something from the track (rumor is a bird). Me and another fellow were the front two bikes the other rider checked up and I was going to go wide anyway so carried on around then saw why he had checked up. I am 99% sure he was off the track when I went by. Sadly he returned, it appears, and he was in the track when I went by the second time with two bikes down off the side in the grass. I did not notice riders up and about but am unsure as I was making sure to give the corner worker my attention so I did not add to a terrible situation. A season of red flagged sessions would be better than this gentlemen being injured. But hind sight is always easy

Did the previous station have a flag up?

That's just awful. Hope he makes it, as well as the involved riders.

Wow.... really, I mean REALLLLLLY surprising to see a corner worker out on a hot track.

Hope everyone makes it.

From Sean Clarke (Mongo) on the WERA forum:

Yes, a rider and a corner worker were killed earlier today. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved and their friends and families.

Absolutely tragic. My prayers certainly go out on behalf of all involved and their families.

Terrible; Soup :: Barber Confirms Fatal Motorcycle Crash :: 05-22-2009

More info here:
Updated With Statement From Racetrack: Rider Hits Corner Worker On Track, Both Killed At Barber Motorsports Park News Article // RoadracingWorld.com

OMG...how unbelievably tragic. Prayers and sympathies to both families.

That sucks. Sounds like a case of target fixation by the corner worker and like most accidents of this sort could have been prevented with a little forethought.

I can't believe the station before the incident wasn't showing a yellow flag and the "hot" corner second waving the debris flag and a waving yellow. The only explanation is that the corner worker that was hit didn't notify the rest of the stations that he was going on-track to clear debris otherwise standard protocol would have prevented the incident.

Godspeed to the rider and the corner worker

Originally Posted by abtech

I can't believe the station before the incident wasn't showing a yellow flag and the "hot" corner second waving the debris flag and a waving yellow. The only explanation is that the corner worker that was hit didn't notify the rest of the stations that he was going on-track to clear debris otherwise standard protocol would have prevented the incident.

Godspeed to the rider and the corner worker

This was kind of strange on many fronts. He was in the track when I came out of #5 and went off to the right. I did not realize until later that there is no station there thus he recrossed. The thing is though it was unnerving coming out of #5 to a person on the track (I did not see any flags myself) we were able to slow with plenty of time (or so it seemed to me) It puzzles me that the next batch could not also slow but then I was not there at the time so there could be a ton of things I don't know of. Regardless this was a terrible thing and my condolences to both families. If there is any good in it at all it is that a second rider also was off track when I came by on the red and I believe OK.

Prayers to the family and friends of the fallen rider and the CW.

Terrible. Unbelievable.
Condolences to their friends and families.

Wow.....this is horrible.

Originally Posted by RedRider

Info from an eyewitness...

2 Fatalities at Barber Motorsports Park. - Jacksonville Sportbike Network

Unreal.

Tragic. Godspeed to both and my deepest condolences to their families and friends.

I just learned the rider is from another site I've been on, www.sportbikes.ws.

To respect their wishes, I'm asking that conjecture about how/what/why be minimized and that we focus on WHO until all the details are released.

I'm pretty sure she's the super fast lady that was in the ED Bargy school that Sheep, DoubleDan and I attended last May.

Jeebus ... just read all the links.
No matter how you slice, that is simply just terrible.

Originally Posted by seamus

I just learned the rider is from another site I've been on, www.sportbikes.ws.

To respect their wishes, I'm asking that conjecture about how/what/why be minimized and that we focus on WHO until all the details are released.

I'm pretty sure she's the super fast lady that was in the ED Bargy school that Sheep, DoubleDan and I attended last May.

Ouch she was a great lady. Hope her husband is as good as can be expected. Still eating at me and I was unaffected.

I just went back through all my pics and stuff.

It was FEM FATALE, Sutton Chandler, who was in our class. I only knew her from the class but she immediately came across as an immensely friendly person who would easily draw you in and you had no choice but to become her friend.

Our prayers go out to her and her friends and family.

Godspeed, Ms Fatale.

wow that just sucks. awful thing to happen for something that should have been avoided.