Motorcycle champion's son killed at raceway

NSRFreak

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Apr 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/20/98

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Found this sad news just a few minutes ago

Motorcycle champion's son killed at raceway
From AAP

20apr98

THE 17-year-old son of former motorcycle champion Malcolm Campbell was
killed while taking part in a rider safety course at a raceway near
Launceston yesterday.

Kris Campbell suffered multiple injuries when he crashed into a wall
at the Symmons Plains track, police said.

The up-and-coming young rider was hoping to follow in the footsteps of
his father, who was five times Australian superbike champion.

He made his debut against his father and elder brother Scott at the
Tasmanian 600 cc championships last year.

Tasmanian Motorcycle Club competition secretary Jenny Monks, who was
at the track when the accident happened, told the Launceston Examiner
that Kris, Scott and youngest brother Aaron were fixtures at motorcycle
competitions.

She said the club had conducted dozens of courses similar to the one
yesterday.

Dave & Jan Stone

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Apr 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/20/98

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I just heard the news myself and am in shock. Losing a child must be the
absolute worst thing that can happen to you. How on earth can you imagine
what Mal and his family feel. A real tragedy.

Jan

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Apr 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/20/98

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In article <353aa...@139.134.5.33>,

"Dave & Jan Stone" <mcycle_...@bigpond.com> wrote:
>
> I just heard the news myself and am in shock. Losing a child must be the
> absolute worst thing that can happen to you. How on earth can you imagine
> what Mal and his family feel. A real tragedy.

Shocking news. Having recently gone through something similar with the death
of my brother-in-law in a motorcycle accident, I really feel for the Campbell
family.

Rob Greig

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Daniel Sinnott

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Apr 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/20/98

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Damn

Why is it that the nice blokes get the hard breaks ??

DAn

Graham Byrnes

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Apr 21, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/21/98

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In article <353aa...@139.134.5.33>, "Dave & Jan Stone"
<mcycle_...@bigpond.com> wrote:

> >
> > THE 17-year-old son of former motorcycle champion Malcolm Campbell was
> >killed while taking part in a rider safety course at a raceway near
> >Launceston yesterday.
> >

Aside from being very sad to hear this, I'm rather shocked. This was apparently
a road-license training course. People should not be slamming into walls
and dieing on license training days...

Graham

Dave & Jan Stone

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Apr 21, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/21/98

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I heard it was race clinic run by his father. All info seems a bit sketchy.

JAn