Make that three, there was a 13 year old boy in Western Mass that hit something that it sounds like a booby trap on the trail and passed away too.  It's on the NEDB forum and there is talk of a bunch of the guys putting together a reward fund for aprehenson and conviction of the scum bag.

most likely.. the trail ran by there how or thru there land. so people think they can set traps. we used to get somewhat the same thing mountian biking.. rope across the trail.. brush and limbs cover the trail. pretty stupid!!

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and where do you see that Matt?

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Mass. racer killed at Minot cycle track

By Andie Hannon , Staff Writer
Monday, June 23, 2008

Motocross riders and fans from across New England mourned the loss of one of their own last week following a June 14 motorcycle accident at Hemond's Moto-X Park in Minot.

Dan Arnold, 36, of Southwick, Mass., died June 15 at Central Maine Medical Center after sustaining head injuries the day before when he failed to negotiate a turn and fell about 20 feet.

"Dan had a really big, giving personality. He was very involved in his community," said Sgt. Kevin Bishop of the Southwick Police Department. In addition to watching Arnold grow up in Southwick, Bishop raced with him on the weekends.

"He was a good, clean, aggressive rider. I loved racing with him," Bishop said.

Sgt. Joe Mills of the Maine State Police said that the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife handled the initial accident investigation and that the crash is now being reviewed by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupation Safety and Health Administration.

According to Mills, the accident occurred at 1:17 p.m. on June 14. He said that witnesses reported that Arnold lost control going around a corner, went off the track and fell about 20 feet down an embankment.

Bishop said that nine riders were scheduled to race with Arnold the day of the accident. The off-road motorcycle racing event was sanctioned by the New England Sports Committee and that more than 200 motorcyclists in a wide range of classes competed that day at Hemond's.

Bishop said each racing organization has referees who oversee races to ensure that riders are following rules. Track owners are responsible for overseeing their race courses.

"It's horrible. We feel absolutely horrible," said park owner Serae Hemmond. "We wish it never happened. It's beyond awful. We're deeply saddened by this."

Hemmond said it was the first fatal accident to occur at the 1.5-mile off-road motorcycle course since it opened in 2002. She was unaware of an OSHA review of the accident.

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