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Originally Posted by thebluelion
Yvo6 just in from work just heard there was a fatality today at the race meet any word who it was? was it a rider or spectator
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It was John Donnan, a really nice man and great rider. I still cannot take it in even though i was there and saw it. It was a very sad day.
My thoughts and prayers are with Johns partner, and family.
RIP John
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...es/6616941.stm
Rider Donnan killed at Tandragee
John Donnan was a former Irish Superbike Champion
The Tandragee 100 motorcycling meeting was abandoned on Saturday following the death of a competitor.
Ardglass rider John Donnan was killed during the Supersport 600 race at the Northern Ireland road racing event.
The 42-year-old crashed at the chicane near the start-finish area when attempting to avoid another competitor.
Donnan's bike was catapulted into the nearby paddock area by the crash and narrowly avoided hitting a number of team officials and spectators.
Donnan was a former Irish Superbike Champion and had also run his own road racing team for a number of seasons. He had competed in motorcycling events for 20 years.