In tragic news, novice Club 600 racer Chris Adley was fatally injured while competing at the Kings of Wanneroo event in WA’s Barbagello Raceway last Saturday (5/11/16) at 3.00pm. Adley, just 21-years old, was struck by a rider who was following him after highsiding at the Basin (T6).
The owner of the racetrack in Perth’s northern suburbs will halt all motorcycle riding, in the wake of several fatalities.
There has been growing concern about safety and inadequate run-off areas for motorbikes at Barbagallo Raceway.
Over the weekend, Chris Adley, 21, became the sixth person to die from a motorcycle accident at the Wanneroo circuit in 16 years.
A safety audit of Barbagallo was ordered in June and the results were handed over to the Department of Sport and Recreation on Friday — the day before Mr Adley’s death.
The WA Sporting Car Club runs the track, and says the department has advised it was in the club’s “best interests” to stop all motorcycle activity at the track indefinitely.
The Department has no statutory power to enforce that position, but the car club says it is taking the recommendation seriously.
It is understood a number of events scheduled for this weekend have been cancelled.
