RIP Peter Lenz

[Jason748]

http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=41763

It's a Sad Day...  We lost one of the genuinely talented up and coming racers today at Indy...

[DakotaCBR]

Sad day indeed. I was lucky enough to meet Peter a few times at USGPRU events and once at the California Superbike School. He was always a quiet, nice, and fast kid and I knew we'd see his name on the world circuit someday. I always admired and looked up to him; figuratively of course, the first time I met him he was 11 and only came up to my chest.

My friend Kendrick Kirk of MotoHD.net always got some great pictures of Peter at the track. I liked this one, and it's from T1 at Jennings, my home track:

[cosmo]

wow, that's one sick lean! at his age, i was still playing with toycars in the dirt.
r.i.p, peter, it's sad for the world to have lost one such as you.

they said there was another rider involved. how did it happen?

[Jason748]

they said there was another rider involved. how did it happen?

From what I've heard from both via the net & from a local racer, Kaleb De Keyrel, who racing in the same race.  Peter crashed during the warm-up lap and ended up in the race line in front of a large number of riders.  Unfortunately he was hit by another racer.

Thoughts and prayers also go out to the rest of the USGPRU Paddock and Zayat family as well...

[Jason748]

Peter Lenz Memorial Fund:

http://www.peterlenz.org/