ALTON, Va. (AP) -- A North Carolina man has died after a chain-reaction crash during a motorcycle race at Virginia International Raceway.
State Police say 38-year-old Robert C. Gette of Charlotte, N.C., died at the scene of Saturday's crash.
A State Police statement says the crash occurred when one racer lost control and his motorcycle overturned. Gette swerved to avoid the crash and his motorcycle also overturned. As Gette was trying to stand up, he was struck by an a 12-year-old competitor from Sutton, W.Va.The race was part of the WERA Cycle Jam.
This track is very famous in it's own right. I'm not a huge racing fan, but I've never hear of a race where 12 year old kids are racing against 38 year old men. Have you?
Boys racing against men? Never heard of this...
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Sack race at the Catholic Church?
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Picnic several years ago at the Neverland Ranch?
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Racing does not equal "running from".