When I posted the other day about Scott Russell driving at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, his 2001 Daytona 200 horrific accident instantly came back to mind.

Anticipating the flag on a re-start, he stalled his Ducati 996. As he coasted to the edge of the track, a racer behind him clipped his handlebars, sending both riders sprawling. The other racer went into the grass. Russell went back onto the track only to have himself and his motorcycle t-boned by John Pierson. Parts and riders littered the track, as one of the bikes burned. He would spend two weeks in the hospital undergoing numerous surgeries and these injuries would ultimately end his career.

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Usually MotoGP superstar Valentino Rossi gets the media hype when he tests a Ferrari F1 racing car or runs in the Wales Rally but these three motorcycle riders deserve the same amount of attention.

Former former AMA and World Superbike champion Scott ‘Mr Daytona’ Russell, Mx star Jeff Ward, and former AMA champion Jason Pridmore, took to four wheels at the Rolex 24 finishing 11th in class and 23rd overall.

The Rolex 24 at Daytona often draws racing stars of various disciplines from motorcycle racers to Formula One drivers.

Continue reading: Motorcyle Trio at the Rolex 24 at Daytona

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