Motor Cyclist dies in 285 mph crash
Publisher's note: Tragedy struck the world of motorcycle speed racing over the weekend when Bill Warner lost control of his modified bike after achieving 285 mph.
Fox Sports: LIMESTONE, Maine – A motorcycle racer trying to top 300 mph died Sunday after losing control and zooming off a runway at a former air base in northern Maine.
Bill Warner, 44, of Wimauma, Fla., was clocked at 285 mph before he lost control but it was unclear how fast the motorcycle was traveling when it veered off the paved runway and crashed, said Tim Kelly, race director the Loring Timing Association, which hosted "The Maine Event" at Loring Air Force Base.
Warner was conscious and talking after the crash just before 10 a.m., Kelly said, but he died about an hour and 15 minutes later at a hospital in Caribou.