一著名赛车手死于周末交通事故，另有一骑手同时死亡
网友向死于adelaide交通事故的前著名赛车手致哀Tribute has been paid to a former Australian motorcycling champion who died in a road crash in the Adelaide hills at the weekend.
Greg Pretty, 54, was one of two men killed when their motorbikes collided near Macclesfield.
He won the 1979 Australian championship and also many international events during his career.
Friends have posted tributes to the champion rider on website forums, saying he was a legend of the sport who will be missed, but who died doing what he loved.
A memorial service is expected to be held later in the week.
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[ 本帖最后由 tigerdorr 于 18-1-2010 09:52 编辑 ] SA motorcycle racing legend Greg Pretty killed in head on crash
Posted: Saturday, 16th January, 2010 : 11:29 PM - - 1,791 Reads
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Adelaide Now has reported that South Australian motorcycle racing legend Greg Pretty has been killed in a head-on crash with another rider, who also died in the horrific Hills collision.
From the Adelaide Now as reorted by DAVID NANKERVIS, RENATO CASTELLO
The champion rider and former SA Sports Star of the Year, and the other man, were pronounced dead at the scene of the collision on the Macclesfield to Echunga road, near Macclesfield.
Pretty, 54, of Enfield, and the other rider, a 51-year-old from Broadview, were travelling in opposite directions.
Police believe the Broadview man, who had been riding a Kawasaki, had crossed to the wrong side of the road when he hit Pretty, who had been riding his Honda with a group of friends.
Pretty's mate of 30 years and former racing competitor Rick Dowsett said the motorcycle community was in shock over the tragic loss.
``He was a top guy, a fierce competitor and true friend to many people,' he said.
``He won a lot of production races and was very professional about his sport, which he took seriously, but he would have a few drinks now and then with his mates.'
Pretty was also a Duke of Edinburgh Award winner in 1979, the same year he won the Australian Unlimited motorcycle racing title.
He also raced for a short time in the UK in the mid 1970s.
The crash happened at a bend about 50m north of the Monmouth Farm Rd intersection about 11.20am, on a stretch of road locals said was popular with motorcyclists.
The crash takes the number of people killed on SA's roads this week to eight and the state's road toll to 10.
It is the worst start to the year since 2006, when 11 people had died by this time in January.
Senior Sergeant Brenton Rowney, of the Major Crash Investigation Unit, said that the rider of the Kawasaki had made a ``very grave error' that had cost two lives.
``The Honda was heading south on the correct side of the road, the Kawasaki was coming this way (north) and veered on to the incorrect side of the road for whatever reason and killed both of them,' he said.
``Clearly this accident today or this collision today is as a result of someone driving outside their skill level.
``If people to continue to do that, no matter what the police do or what members of the public do the road toll will continue to climb.'
The collision happened outside the property of Tracey Conlay, 44, who was alerted to the crash by her barking dog.
Ms Conlay joined an off-duty nurse who had stopped to try and help the men but she said there was nothing they could do.
``I would do it again, and go straight there and try and help,' she said.
Pretty had been riding ahead of a group of friends, who Mrs Conlay said had described him as a ``legend' and a ``very good rider' who had ridden through Europe.
``I'm feeling for the other riders, I sat with them for a while and I can understand their feelings,' she said.
``And my condolences to the partner of one of the men, you're welcome to come up here to be at the site anytime.' 向死者的家人致哀.
平时对于我，这也许是附近的另外一起交通事故而已。可是这次，不幸死于事故的其中一人，是我的一个朋友。他是我们潜水俱乐部的会长。事发当天早上，我还见到他，开着摩托车来到俱乐部。因为俱乐部的船有点问题，不能启动，他便过来指导了一番。随后我还和他说，怎么不和我们一起潜水？他说今天风高气爽，骑车比潜水更适合，然后就走了。
直到昨天晚上，我才收到邮件，得知这个噩耗。我不得不想，若不是上午来了一下这个timing，也许那两辆车只是擦肩而过，或根本不会相遇。。
我反复看了几次，又上网拼命搜索新闻，希望是因为我英语理解的问题，可是再怎么样，都改变不了这个事实，那熟悉的川崎跑车，再次出现是这个样子。。。
mate，那天的潜水，尽管只是老地方，可是下面却无甚风浪，能见度极好，鱼也特别多，你要是和我们一起多好。。我记得上次我们一起出海，是在boxing day后一天，你专程一早把船从200公里外拉过来，带我们去了一个新潜点，那次我们见到20多个horn sharks睡觉的地方，大家多么兴奋。。下午的时候，大家不是去继续玩，就是在屋里休息，你一个人在差不多40度的气温继续给大家的气瓶加气。我过去聊的时候，你还在兴奋于上午的发现。。
我也住在adelaide山里，我也知道在那弯曲的山路，美丽的山谷中穿行的美妙，我想，风吹在发端上的同时掠过这里，肯定会是更美妙的感觉。惋惜的同时，我不得不庆幸，我的朋友，你生命中最后一刻是美妙的。只是发生得如此之快让生者错愕
farewell... :( :( :'( :'( :'( fJ9hKpsulmY
这是一个以第一视角拍摄的 两辆摩托车迎面相撞的视频
和上述事故非常相似 Rest in peace..
http://adelaidescuba.blogspot.com/2010/01/ausc-mostyn-walker-rip.html 公路 毕竟 不是赛道！
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