East Rand motorcycle champion dies in accident
East Rand motorcycle champion Gavin Ramsay has died.
Reports indicate Gavin Ramsay died after he sustained multiple injuries in an accident in Killarney, Cape Town, on Saturday, February 5.
RIP. Sad to announce the passing of SA motorcycle legend, Gavin Ramsay, after unfortunate Heat 2 accident 16th Passion for Speed Killarney. pic.twitter.com/DDYIPRuEea
— Witzenberg Motorklub (@wbmk) February 4, 2017
At the time of the accident, he was competing in the second SA TT motorcycle race at the annual Passion for Speed.
It has been reported that Ramsay’s Suzuki slid and went down under braking into Turn 1 at the start of lap three, apparently slipping on oil.
He was then was flung off his machine, sustaining injuries which proved fatal at the scene.
Saddened to hear of the untimely passing of Gavin Ramsay – longtime motorcycle racer and,dare I say friend. We are richer for knowing you.
— Jim Page (@BossStevedore) February 4, 2017
The Springs Advertiser reports that before tragedy struck, Ramsay had started the year on a high note, finishing fifth in the day’s first race in the international SA TT series for pre-1989 motorcycles.
In January he won the first race in the 2017 series at Zwartkops near Pretoria.
