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'Accidental death' verdict over trackday biker

Norwich inquest hears how biker was killed 'slowing' on trackday last year

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Posted: 24 January 2009
by Visordown News

AN INQUEST has returned a verdict of 'accidental death' into the death of an experienced motorcyclist who was killed in a three bike pile-up at Snetterton in August last year.

Engineer Philip Pall, 48, died in a three bike smash when the experienced rider suddenly slowed down in the middle of a race track, without any obvious reason.

The jury heard how Mr Pall was exiting a bend onto a straight when he suddenly slowed. Mark Hughes, riding behind him, braked sharply before the pair collided. Hughes said there was no time to do anything else. Mr Pall, from Oakham, Rutland, was then hit by another motorcyclist and died instantly from multiple injuries. Nothing was found to be wrong with his bike.


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TheGrasshopper

can't think of why he slowed down unless he was having a heart attack or something,which im guessing would of made him fall of his bike ? 


Posted: 24/01/2009 at 12:51


gedge
TheGrasshopper wrote (see)

can't think of why he slowed down unless he was having a heart attack or something,which im guessing would of made him fall of his bike ? 


A heart attack would have shown up on the autopsy and have been mentioned in the inquest..

Posted: 24/01/2009 at 13:00


dooffle9

It's possible he missed a gear, and hit a false neutral.


Posted: 24/01/2009 at 13:02


RiceBurner
ran out of fuel?

Posted: 24/01/2009 at 21:41


FatBoyTim

This is very sad isnt it, i remember reading about it last summer at some point

RIP biker fella


Posted: 24/01/2009 at 21:56


wavydave13
this was in the fast group which would have made him a fairly experienced rider.sad end to a days fun.

Posted: 24/01/2009 at 21:59


scotsrick

         A sensible conclusion tho 'accidental death' ,just one of those things that you can't foresee.

       Takes the heat off the circuit owners and trackdays in general.


Posted: 24/01/2009 at 22:20


V8-Powered

Pit entrance.........

Guy was in the fast group but on that day, it was a very fast group - day before the HMRC Endurance race


Posted: 25/01/2009 at 08:45


User 63243

we all go to trackdays with the possibility that this can happen.its safer than the road but speed kills as we all know.god bless ya.all keep safe look out for each other.condolences goes to his family and all who knew him.


Posted: 28/01/2009 at 16:36

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