Ozzy_R1_demon
06-10-2004, 11:52 PM
Not sure if you guys checked the post I put in the General Topics section,but for those who hadnt seen it-Jono Porter(MX & fmx champion)passed away on wednesday 4pm*life support machine was switched off by family*after an accidnet he sustained at a MX race on Sunday.
Here's part of an article:
Motocross champ Porter dies after crash
Motocross champion Jono Porter died in Nambour Hospital on Queensland's Sunshine Coast on Wednesday afternoon from injuries he sustained during a race at the weekend.
The 23-year-old from Gladstone suffered multiple injuries in a first corner accident at the Mr Motorcross Australian Championships at Coolum.
Tributes have poured in for Porter, who was well-known and loved in the motocross community in Australia and overseas.
The first Australian rider to perform an aerial backflip on a motocross bike, Porter held world records for distance jumping and was a gold medallist at the Planet X extreme sports event
For the full story,visit:
http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200406/s1128739.htm
:( RIP Jono:(
Here's part of an article:
Motocross champ Porter dies after crash
Motocross champion Jono Porter died in Nambour Hospital on Queensland's Sunshine Coast on Wednesday afternoon from injuries he sustained during a race at the weekend.
The 23-year-old from Gladstone suffered multiple injuries in a first corner accident at the Mr Motorcross Australian Championships at Coolum.
Tributes have poured in for Porter, who was well-known and loved in the motocross community in Australia and overseas.
The first Australian rider to perform an aerial backflip on a motocross bike, Porter held world records for distance jumping and was a gold medallist at the Planet X extreme sports event
For the full story,visit:
http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200406/s1128739.htm
:( RIP Jono:(