Andrew McFarlane (motocross racer)
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Andrew McFarlane was an Australia
n motocross
racer who died of injuries sustained on 2 May 2010 in an accident during a practice lap at the third round of the 2010 Australian Motocross Championship at Broadford held on State Motorcycle Sports Complex in Broadford
, north of Melbourne
, Australia
. He was 32. He was married and had one daughter. This series would have been McFarlane's final season, as he had already announced his retirement from races earlier in 2010 to embark on a management role with JDR Motorex KTM.
Andrew McFarlane was born in Brisbane
, Queensland
, Australia on 30 May 1977. He was runner up in the FIM MX2 Motocross World Championship in 2005 just behind the world champion Antonio Cairoli
.
Andrew Mcfarlane was a great influence to the motosport and to many young riders.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Motocross
Motocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. It evolved from trials, and was called scrambles, and later motocross, combining the French moto with cross-country...
racer who died of injuries sustained on 2 May 2010 in an accident during a practice lap at the third round of the 2010 Australian Motocross Championship at Broadford held on State Motorcycle Sports Complex in Broadford
Broadford, Victoria
Broadford is a small town in central Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Broadford had a population of 3,054. The town is the headquarters of the Shire of Mitchell Local Government Area and is approximately north of the state capital, Melbourne....
, north of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. He was 32. He was married and had one daughter. This series would have been McFarlane's final season, as he had already announced his retirement from races earlier in 2010 to embark on a management role with JDR Motorex KTM.
Andrew McFarlane was born in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia on 30 May 1977. He was runner up in the FIM MX2 Motocross World Championship in 2005 just behind the world champion Antonio Cairoli
Antonio Cairoli
Antonio "Tony" Cairoli is an Italian five-time Grand Prix motocross world champion.Cairoli began his motocross Grand Prix career in 2002 riding a Yamaha. He was the 2005 FIM world champion in the MX2-GP class. In 2007 he again won the MX2-GP world championship as well as the English supercross...
.
Andrew Mcfarlane was a great influence to the motosport and to many young riders.