Craig Jones 1985-2008

You were one of our brightest stars & youll be sorely missed.

So sorry - a black day for the sport -

Best wishes to alll your family and friends

Originally Posted by pete m

You were one of our brightest stars & youll be sorely missed.

So sorry - a black day for the sport -

Best wishes to alll your family and friends

Jonesy - WSS? Is that who you mean? I can't find any news

He is in an induced coma at the moment as far as I am aware.

Crash.net is reporting that he is still in a coma following a serious cranial injury. Lets hope he pulls through.

we were told at 9pm last night he had succumbed .....

dreadful news

[fizzwheel]

Sadly they've annouced that he has passed away

http://www.bikesportnews.com/article...NES_HAS_DIED_1

[mr.anderson]

That's very sad.

Thoughts with his family.

RIP Jonesy

Many of you will have been watching the television coverage of the World Superbike Championship meeting taking place at Brand Hatch over the wekend and will have seen the terrible accident involving Craig Jones.

I was marshalling at Cooper Straight, with a good view of the big screen and most of the Clearways/Clark Curve section. I also had one of the medical cars next to me.

Our med car was dispatched after I had seen the whole horrible thing on the screen and after talking to the medics on their return, I got the feeling that all was not well.

Unfortnately Craig succumbed to his injuries at 00:32 this morning after being airlifted to The Royal London Hospital.

Official reports on the MSV website and the Parkalgar Team Website.

I'm just devastated at the loss of yet another ecellent, young rider - he was just a couple of months younger than my little sister.

I didn't get to talk to Craig this weekend but saw him hurtling to & fro on his pit bike in his usual high spirits.

I'll remember him for his tough as nails racing carachter, 'that' Triumph British Supersport race, being sideways - always and loking for this win at home.

My sincere condoleces to his family, friends & team.

RIP Craig.

Originally Posted by pete m

we were told at 9pm last night he had succumbed.....

Terrible and false reporting is that, I hope you source is ashamed! Unfortunately Craig Jones has lost his fight for life in the early hours of today, Monday 4th August 2008.

RIP Craig our thoughts are with you, your familiy and friends.



"http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wsbk..._for_life.html
British rider Craig Jones has died following his accident in the British round of the World Supersport Championship at Brands Hatch.

The 23-year-old Parkalgar Honda rider was fighting for victory in the race when he fell at Clark Curve and was hit by a following rider.

The race was immediately stopped and Jones recieved medical attention at the circuit before being air-lifted to the Royal London Hospital for further treatment, but despite the best efforts of the medical team, he succumbed to his injuries in the early hours of this morning (Monday).

"I am so desperately sad that Craig died from the injuries he sustained at Brands Hatch yesterday," Jonathan Palmer, chief executive of Brands Hatch owners Motorsport Vision said. "He was a really super young guy and only on the Saturday evening was I chatting to him in the paddock with him telling me about his WSB ambitions for 2009. Craig was so determined and professional, would always say hello and enthusiastically keep me in touch with his progress."

"Britain has lost a wonderful rider whom I admired enormously and had every chance of being a future World champion. It is fitting that the abiding memory so many of us will have of Craig was him riding brilliantly, battling for the lead of an incredible race, in front of his home crowd. It seems barely believable that such a freak accident claimed his life and I extend my deepest sympathies to his family and friends."

Jones' team manager at Parkalgar Honda, Simon Buckmaster, also took time to pay tribute to his rider.

"It is with great sadness that we learned Craig passed away in the early hours," he said. "The team's thoughts are with Craig's family and friends at this very difficult time. Craig's family passes on its thanks to all well wishers."

All at Crash.net extend their deepest sympathies to Craig's family and friends at this difficult time."