The English pilot Owen Jenner and Neozyre Shane Richardson, 21 and 29 years old, respectively, died on Monday after a serious accident in a race of the British Superbike championship in the Oulton Park circuit, north of England. The organization reported that a third participant suffers from “important injuries” on the back and abdomen.
The test stopped in the first curve of the first round after a serious chain accident was unleashed.
As a result of what happened, the event was canceled to check the size of the wounds suffered by the majority of pilots.
The English Owen Jenner, 21, was treated on the track before being transferred to the Medical Circuit Center, where, despite receiving additional resuscitation, he died “because of a catastrophic brain injury,” said Motorsport Vision Racing (MSVR), responsible for the operations of the Oulton Park circuit.
The other victim was the neozygous Shane Richardson, 29, who also received medical assistance on the track and was transferred to the Circuit Medical Center, but He died “before arriving” to the Royal Stoke University Hospital with serious chest injuries.
In addition, another pilot, Tom Tunstall, 47, was affected by the accident and He suffers “important back and abdomen injuries.” In addition to that case, the pilots Carl Harris, Max Morgan, Cameron Hall, Freddie Barnes and Morgan McLaren-Wood were treated for “minor injuries” at the Medical Center of Outlon Park.
Cheshire police are investigating deaths. “Due to the severity of the incident and on the current medical intervention, the rest of the event was canceled,” police said.
-The accident was seen live on television, But the transmission was immediately cut when realizing the gravity.
The British Superbike Championship (in English, British Superbike Championship, abbreviated BSB) It is one of the most prestigious motorcycling competitions and exciting from the United Kingdom, and is also considered one of the best national series of superbikes in the world.
Motorcycles derived from production models (Superbikes) participate, similar to those used in the World Superbike Championship, although with specific regulations for the British championship.
Generally, each valid has two or three races during the weekend. The scoring system and championship format include a phase called Showdownin which the best pilots after the regular phase compete for the title in the last rounds, adding emotion to the closure of the championship.
After the accident in which Jenner and Richardson died, It is not known what will happen with the British Superbike championship season, Well, all foci are placed in the tragedy and recovery of the pilots who were injured.
In motoring, the danger to pilots with artifacts incorporated into vehicles has been considerably diminished, but in motorcyclism they continue to run a lot of risk when it comes to this type of accidents in which, due to high speeds, it is practically impossible to avoid shock.
*With information from Europa Press.
