17 year old Oscar McIntyre was tragically killed today whilst racing in the opening round of the 2012 Superstock 600cc Championship.
The crash, which also involved two other riders, occurred on lap two of the scheduled 12-lap race, the riders collided between turns two and three at around 2.00pm AEDT.
The other riders involved were Luke Burgess and Michael Lockhart. Burgess was treated at the circuit’s medical centre and soon released while Lockhart remains under observation with non life-threatening injuries.
A medical team work unsuccessfully to revive McIntyre who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Superpole session for Sunday’s superbike races was cancelled, with the grid to be based on Saturday’s earlier qualifying session.
