Swiss motorcyclist Pascal Grosjean died after a collision with another rider shortly after winning a Sportsbike Championship in DUBAI, United Arab Emirates. News of the 39-year-old multiple UAE champion quickly made his tragic death a top Google trend on Saturday, November 27, 2010.
According to ESPN.com, Grosjean, had crossed the line Friday and slowed to celebrate winning a Sportsbike Championship race when third-place finisher Tony Jordan ran into him at about 124 mph, throwing both riders to the tarmac at the Dubai Autodrome.
Although he was airlifted to a local hospital, Grosjean was pronounced dead upon arrival. The other injured motorcyclist Tony Jordan remains in a serious condition.
"The Dubai Autodrome team and the motorsport community of the UAE are deeply saddened by the enormous loss and pass on our sincere condolences to Pascal Grosjean's family and friends," Hamish Brown, the general executive of Dubai Autodrome, said in a statement. "Pascal was a multiple UAE champion who was well respected in motorsport and motorcycle community." - via ESPN.com
USA Today reports that Grosjean, who is the reigning UAE Sportbike 600cc champion, is yet another fatality at the track in Dubai. In April, Belgian driver Christophe Hissette, 29, died when his car caught fire during a qualifying session.
According to ESPN.com, Grosjean, had crossed the line Friday and slowed to celebrate winning a Sportsbike Championship race when third-place finisher Tony Jordan ran into him at about 124 mph, throwing both riders to the tarmac at the Dubai Autodrome.
Although he was airlifted to a local hospital, Grosjean was pronounced dead upon arrival. The other injured motorcyclist Tony Jordan remains in a serious condition.
"The Dubai Autodrome team and the motorsport community of the UAE are deeply saddened by the enormous loss and pass on our sincere condolences to Pascal Grosjean's family and friends," Hamish Brown, the general executive of Dubai Autodrome, said in a statement. "Pascal was a multiple UAE champion who was well respected in motorsport and motorcycle community." - via ESPN.com
USA Today reports that Grosjean, who is the reigning UAE Sportbike 600cc champion, is yet another fatality at the track in Dubai. In April, Belgian driver Christophe Hissette, 29, died when his car caught fire during a qualifying session.
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