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Sad to say the earlier thread was correct

V8 Supercar driver Jason Richards has died after a 14-month battle with cancer.

New Zealander Richards was 35.

V8 Supercar officials and Holden confirmed Richards died on Thursday night at his home in Melbourne.

He had been fighting a rare and aggressive form of cancer called adrenocortical carcinoma.

Richards was a three-time Bathurst 1000 runner-up, and won three New Zealand touring car championships prior to moving into the Australian V8 series in 2001.

He drove successfully for a variety of Holden teams in the V8 series - most recently Brad Jones Racing.

Richards is survived by his wife Charlotte and children Sienna and Olivia.

"Jason's family is appreciative of the many thousands of people who have offered their love and support during his battle with illness over the past 14 months," Richards' family said in a statement issued on Friday.

V8 Supercars said a memorial service to honour Richards and his career would be held at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne in the next few weeks.
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http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/v8-driver-jason-richards-dies-aged-35-20111216-1oy1q.html
 

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It is still a shock - he looked like a guy who was going to beat it, so I am still stunned to read the news. RIP Jason.
 
Only 35 with a wife and two young children, this is terribly sad. Always seemed like a genuinely nice guy and a talented driver, my thoughts are for his family, team and friends. RIP Jason, you will be greatly missed.
 
Another oppotunity lost...

This dood who is public property contracted this despicable wasting disease from something, something in his or his families or our goveremnets control.

Science can get pretty bloody close to nailing the direct culprit...

we are hearing little about why he had it which is our best hope from learning...

food for thought..

His mobile phone?
cooking utensils?
grew up next to a factory?
swum in a river industrial effluent reached?
So on
Or did his parents fit one of these catogories and thus he had dodgy dna from the start?
 
rayven said:
Another oppotunity lost...

This dood who is public property contracted this despicable wasting disease from something, something in his or his families or our goveremnets control.

Science can get pretty bloody close to nailing the direct culprit...

we are hearing little about why he had it which is our best hope from learning...

food for thought..

His mobile phone?
cooking utensils?
grew up next to a factory?
swum in a river industrial effluent reached?
So on
Or did his parents fit one of these catogories and thus he had dodgy dna from the start?
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Second worst post on the Motor board all year. Second only to that series of posts abusing Channel 10 for not replaying the race when Simoncelli was killed.
 
ManWithNoName said:
Second worst post on the Motor board all year. Second only to that series of posts abusing Channel 10 for not replaying the race when Simoncelli was killed.
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Your post saddened me. With no MotoGP really happening I had sort of 'forgotten' Marco was gone. The last 3 words of your second sentence sort of brought it all back:thumbsdown:.

Simoncelli, Wheldon and Richards, all gone way too soon.
 

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