This is a news excerpt from a track in WV. This track has only been open since the Spring of '01 and features many double and triple jumps. They have had numerous injuries in addition to this fatality. Management claims that the riders are aware of the inherent risk of MX and are instructed to "take it easy" on the first lap to familiarize themselves with the track. I don't get the feeling that they are too concerned.

Todd

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Associated Press

Md. man dies in ATV accident

MARTINSBURG -- A Maryland man has died after being thrown from his all-terrain vehicle at a Berkeley County motocross track.

Kenneth Kent. Jr., 20, of Brandywine, Md., died of head and other injuries Sunday night after he was thrown from his ATV at Mountaineer Raceway in Inwood.

State Police Sgt. M.A. Carte said Kent lost control on the first of two jumps he was attempting. It was his first visit to the track.

Rich's Response:  Racer's don't take it easy.  We're all tough guys.  Another jump death with an amateur.  What are these promoters thinking? Does anybody else have any feedback on this track? And has the promoter redesigned any of the track?