Kawasaki UK have issued a statement mourning the loss of Ben Gautrey, the teenage Metzeler National Superstock racer who was tragically killed in an accident at Cadwell Park yesterday.
Kawasaki mourns the loss of Ben Gautrey
A weekend of racing endeavour both on and off-road has been overshadowed by the death
of Kawasaki riding competitor, Ben Gautrey, on Bank Holiday Monday at the Cadwell Park
circuit in Lincolnshire.
Riding for the recently formed MWR Kawasaki team, Gautrey was competing in the Metzeler
National Superstock 600 race for 600cc road based machines at the weekend-long British
Superbike event.
The 18 year old Southport rider was involved in an incident during the opening lap of the
race during which he sustained what turned out to be fatal injuries. The race was halted
immediately for treatment to be administered and the full circumstances of the incident are
now being investigated by the Motorcycle Circuit Racing Control Board (MCRCB) and the
Coroners Office.
Ross Burridge, Racing Coordinator for Kawasaki Motors UK, offered the company’s
condolences saying; “Ben was marked out as prodigious young talent destined for greater
things in the sport he had chosen and loved to compete in.
"Racing for a satellite team such as MWR, he was already making a very positive impression
and stood a very good chance of receiving a ride with one of our officially supported
Kawasaki teams in future. All of us at Kawasaki join racing fans across the UK in offering our
condolences to Ben’s family and the loved ones of this highly regarded young man”.
