MRA Champ Injured in Crash

Clark, 37, a native of New Zealand now living in Longmont, Colo., was practicing on Friday, Oct. 10, for a race with the Colorado-based Motorcycle Roadracing Association (MRA) at the newly-reopened Pikes Peak International Raceway in Fountain, Colo. Clark, who is also the defending champion of the MRA series, was involved in a high-speed, single-vehicle accident and sustained critical injuries.

Clark was admitted to the Memorial Hospital Central in Colorado Springs in serious condition. His injuries include a closed-head injury and a broken pelvis in addition to shoulder and leg injuries. He is being periodically maintained in an induced coma while the swelling in his brain subsides. His wife, Tedi, and his brother-in-law, fellow racer Scott Jensen, are with him at the hospital, as are other members of his family.

In his native New Zealand, Clark won numerous club and regional Motocross and Supercross championships. When he made the transition to road racing in 1998, he was equally successful. In 1999, he received the Wildcard entry in the FIM Australian Grand Prix and went on to finish third in the Australian 250 GP Roadracing Championship. He came to America in 2000 and won the Aprilia Cup National Championship, which led to a sponsored ride from Aprilia USA in Unlimited Superbike FUSA in 2001. Since then, Clark has been involved with numerous race teams and currently rides the No. 1 Fay Myers Motorcycle World Suzuki GSX-R 1000 for Team Moto-Garage Racing.

Clark also lent his expertise in Motorcycle.coms 2002 Open Twins Shootout.

Clarks wife, Tedi, and Jensen will provide updates on his recovery through the site, and ask that communications flow through http://www.getwellclarkie.com/. They appreciate the good thought and well wishes, and reflect Aarons positive outlook and good humor. Another of Clarks Masters of the Mountains colleagues, Kelly Rees, who co-owns the www.TrackStar1.com motorcycle accessories shop, is putting together an auction to help pay for Clarks medical expenses. The auction is tentatively scheduled to start on Oct. 20, and Rees is seeking donations of products or services to be auctioned. He can be reached by telephone at 801-928-1976.