Photo by Brian J. Nelson
MotoAmerica is saddened to report that former MotoAmerica Stock 1000 race winner Shane Richardson was one of two racers killed today in a multi-bike, chain-reaction crash during a British Supersport Championship race at Oulton Park in Cheshire, England. The New Zealander was 29 years old.
According to the promoters of the BSB Series, a chain-reaction incident involving 11 riders occurred on the first lap of the Supersport race. Richardson and Owen Jenner, 21, were fatally injured in the accident.
The incident resulted in the cancellation of the remaining scheduled races.
MotoAmerica fans will likely recall the fun-loving group of Kiwis that traveled in an old bus to the races in 2018, with Richardson doing the racing and his best mate Seth Devereux spinning the wrenches on the team’s Woolich Racing Kawasakis.
The highlight for the team during its stint in MotoAmerica was Richardson’s Stock 1000 victory at Road America on June 3, 2018.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families, friends, and teammates of Richardson and Jenner as well as to Motorsport Vision Racing, the promoters of the British Superbike Series.
