The life of 13-year-old Peter Lenz
tragically came to an end today
during a warm-up event for younger competitive motorcylists at
today's running of the MotoGP motorcycle race at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway. Lenz was struck by another young motorcyclist after he spilled
his bike in the fourth turn of the track. According to WTHR, Lenz had
already won nine national championships, countless awards and more than
100 wins during his short career. His father posted the following
message on Facebook after the tragic loss of his son's life:
"Peter passed away early this morning when he was apparently
struck by another rider. He passed doing what he loved and had his go
fast face on as he pulled onto the track. The world lost one of its
brightest lights today. God Bless Peter and the other rider involved.
#45 is on another road we can only hope to reach. Miss you kiddo. - Dad"
A
number of riders complained after Saturday's qualifications for today's
MotoGP race that track conditions were bad and led to a number of
crashes. WTHR reported on the competitor's complaints:
"Seventy percent of this track needs to be resurfaced - not
just that; it really needs to be ripped up, smoothed out again and
resurfaced. The curves on this joint, we don't need all those draining
points in there. You may as well be riding around the streets and I'm
sure that except for around here a lot of streets would be a lot
smoother than this joint. So it's not much of a race track," said Casey
Stoner.
"The conditions of the track are quite difficult for everyone. It's so
bumpy, the track, compared to a normal track, especially to the last
track in Bruno. The conditions don't give you the best confidence," said
Jorge Lorenzo.
Spain's Dani Pedrosa won today's MotoGP race
at the Speedway. News reports indicated attendance at this year's event
like other events held this year at the IMS were down considerably over
previous years.
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