It was with great sadness the news spread over the weekend as reports like the one quoted below filtered on to the net and tv.
"We are deeply saddened by the news that Australian motocross racer Andrew McFarlane has passed away due to injuries from a crash earlier today at Round 3 of the Australian Motocross Championship . According to the Motorcycling Australia (MA) website: "We would like to confirm that rider Andrew McFarlane was involved in a critical on-track incident at the third round of the 2010 Australian Motocross Championship at Broadford on Sunday 2 May. McFarlane received immediate treatment from medical staff at the track. MA, Williams Event Management, and JDR Motorsport would like to express their sincerest condolences to the entire McFarlane family."
McFarlane spent several years racing in America, riding for such teams as Yamaha of Troy, Rockstar Suzuki and Motosport Kawasaki with a massive career in Europe proving he was able to mix it with the best the world had to offer.
With only a handful of races left he was to take up a role managing the JDR Motorex KTM team, a team he was a part of when he crashed, how tough it must be for them, chins up lads and focus on the job at hand, I'll bet that's what he'd want, make him proud.
Godspeed, #7 and thank you for what you gave to the sport...a great Australian sportsman lost
Thoughts go out to Andrew's wife, young daughter and family
"We are deeply saddened by the news that Australian motocross racer Andrew McFarlane has passed away due to injuries from a crash earlier today at Round 3 of the Australian Motocross Championship . According to the Motorcycling Australia (MA) website: "We would like to confirm that rider Andrew McFarlane was involved in a critical on-track incident at the third round of the 2010 Australian Motocross Championship at Broadford on Sunday 2 May. McFarlane received immediate treatment from medical staff at the track. MA, Williams Event Management, and JDR Motorsport would like to express their sincerest condolences to the entire McFarlane family."
McFarlane spent several years racing in America, riding for such teams as Yamaha of Troy, Rockstar Suzuki and Motosport Kawasaki with a massive career in Europe proving he was able to mix it with the best the world had to offer.
With only a handful of races left he was to take up a role managing the JDR Motorex KTM team, a team he was a part of when he crashed, how tough it must be for them, chins up lads and focus on the job at hand, I'll bet that's what he'd want, make him proud.
Godspeed, #7 and thank you for what you gave to the sport...a great Australian sportsman lost
Thoughts go out to Andrew's wife, young daughter and family
