R.I.P

[HiTech]

BILL WARNER DIED AFTER TRYING TO GO 300 MPH IN A MILE .....ON HIS BIKE .

[neon14]

Jenn was at that event. She sent me a text when he crashed but said he was conscious and they were taking him to the hospital. The next message was that he had passed away. Very sad deal. This is the part about racing that I hate. Bill was one of the nicest persons that you would ever meet. Top notch first class individual. He will be truly missed. I found this on another forum and copied it.

 

BILL WARNER WAS A MAN IN FULL.

 

Only 44 years old, Bill Warner accomplished more in land speed

racing than most racers accomplish in a career – probably ten careers.

Most knowledgeable racers expect that Bill’s 311 MPH terminal speed

record in the 1.5 mile race will not be broken in their lifetimes,

and that Bill’s mile record of 296 MPH – set only hours

before his death – will be the same.

 

Warner, a marine biologist and college graduate was a

gentle tropical fish farmer in the Tampa Florida area.

Bill came late to land speed racing, beginning a racing career

of rocket-ship-like performance less than 10 years ago.

 

Always trying to reach the next level of speed, Bill was

never satisfied with “good enough.” Bill quickly proved

his championship strengths by taking the Texas Mile motorcycle

track record with an un-streamlined bike in 2010.

 

It was at that point that we all realized that everybody else

was playing catch-up ball, and that we were in

the final 2 minutes of the game.

 

The next year, Bill slammed down his earth- shaking,

and world-beating 311 MPH run at Loring.

 

In one single run, Bill became the first to break

270 mph, 280 mph, 290 mph, 300 mph and 310 mph.

 

In a time when the ultimate record was being increased by

Measures of 5 or 10 mph – or even 2 mph – Bill in one run

advanced the mark 50 mph.

 

And he wasn’t even done.

 

Bill brought to the sport, and to his pursuit of that sport,

a drive and intensity rarely seen in it’s combination of intellect,

scientific thinking, willingness to work 24/7 and to place

all his worldly assets in the service of his racing goals.

 

While doing this, Bill maintained an even temper,

rarely if ever raising his voice in anger.

He blessed his friends with his ready humor,

and he humored those that thought they were his competition.

 

In fact, Bill had no competition.

 

And he never will.

[HiTech]

That has to be really hard on jenn ..NEVER GOT TO MEET HIM ONLY SAW HIM RUN TWICE .WHEN HE HIT THE 280 MARK I THINK .I THOUGHT HE WAS CRAZY .BUT RACERS AND SPEED FREAKS ARE CRAZY IN WAYS ..WE ARE NEVER HAPPY WITH OUR BEST .ALWAYS TRYING HARD TO FIND THAT LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA ....WE NEVER SETTLE FOR JUST GOOD ENOUGH ....WE EXCEPT THE FACT WE COULD GET HURT OR KILLED ...HE KNEW IT COULD HAPPEN AND DIED WHAT HE LOVED DOING ..44 WAS YOUNG BUT HE LIVED HIS LIFE TO THE FULLEST .YOU CANT HOLD THAT AGAINST HIM .

[tps48]

I found this on USA Today.

 

http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation.../07/14/2516597/