Judd Greedy passes away
Tragedy at Symmons PlainsSuperport racer Judd Greedy has passed away following a crash in round two of the Australian Superbike Championship at Symmons Plains in northern Tasmania.
As the packed field exited the tight bus-stop section that leads on to the main straight of the 2.4km Symmons Plains circuit, 28-year-old Greedy lost control of his Suzuki.
Two riders in the middle of the pack were unable to avoid him, one of the bikes exploding in a fireball as its fuel tank ignited on impact.
Greedy was treated by medical personnel but died at the scene, with a second rider transported to Launceston Hospital. The third rider escaped serious injury.
"That part of the track is quite challenging as you're trying to get hard on the throttle for the run down the straight," said reigning Australian Superbike champion Glenn Allerton. "If you're in a group of riders then you don't get much time to react if there's an incident in front of you.
"Other tracks have similar sections like that too -- it's not just something unique to this circuit."
A meeting of riders contesting all five national championship classes at the Symmons Plains round was called by senior race officials and Motorcycling Australia, with clerk of the course Tom Williams agreeing to abandon the meeting following a rider vote.
Race officials had earlier made the decision the event would proceed with a modified schedule, but the majority of riders present at the meeting decided they would take no further part if the race program continued.
Although the three national support classes of Superstock 1000, Superstock 600 and 125GP had completed part of their race schedule for the weekend, the premier Superbike and Supersport categories did not race.
Greedy, a former multiple Australian dirt track champion, was a popular figure on the local road racing scene, and he'd just come off his best season ever when he was fifth in supersport last year.
BikePoint sends its condolences to Judd's family, friends and fellow competitors. RIP Judd.
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