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09-25-2007, 12:51 PM
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| Join Date: 09-10-2007 Location: Upstate NY
Bike(s): 929RR, GL1800, TW200 Posts: 70
Rep:  (10) Rep Power: 1
| Who knows how far he could have gone... Connor LaFrance, 14 of Saratoga Springs, NY, died Friday at Barber. He was getting in some track time in preparation for a Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup tryout scheduled for this week. Prior to turning to road racing a Honda RS125, LaFrance was the 2007 AMA Winter Nationals Dirt Track Champion. More On Racer Connor LaFrance, R.I.P. News Article // RoadracingWorld.com GodSpeed Connor http://www.roadracingworld.com/enlar...ews&image=1438 Last edited by wingerdor : 09-25-2007 at 1:00 PM. Reason: Added pic | |
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09-25-2007, 8:49 PM
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| The track is the place to be  Join Date: 10-04-2004 Location: Raleigh, NC
Bike(s): 03 600RR Age: 28 Posts: 217
Rep: (14) Rep Power: 4
| Re: Who knows how far he could have gone... R.I.P. and keep his family in our prayers. And the sad thing about this is he was running the number 33 in rememberence of a teammate that was killed in May. |
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09-25-2007, 9:25 PM
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 Join Date: 06-08-2006 Location: Central FL
Bike(s): 06 CBR 1000RR Age: 26 Posts: 331
Rep: (13) Rep Power: 3
 | Re: Who knows how far he could have gone... A sad reminder that life is unpredictable. Rest in Peace |
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09-26-2007, 3:23 AM
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| Join Date: 04-24-2007 Location: Sydney, Australia
Bike(s): CBR1000RR Age: 43 Posts: 335
Rep: (22) Rep Power: 2
| Re: Who knows how far he could have gone... Quote:
Racing is dangerous, especially bike racing and your risk of dying doing it is probably way higher than most things that teenagers would do. Yes he could be killed crossing the road, in a house fire or drowning - but riding a bike and racing are risks that people take because they enjoy the sport. | |
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