The inaugural season of MotoAmerica will kick off on April 10, 2015 at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas with a special tribute to rider Dane Westby, who was killed in a tragic motorcycle accident last week. Tryg Westby, the team principal of Yamalube/Westby Racing and Dane’s father, will have the spotlight pointed at him when he rides a lap of honor around the COTA circuit to honor his fallen son. Westby will be riding aboard his son’s #00 Yamaha YZF-R1 Superstock 1000 bike in the parade lap where he will also be joined by 1993 500cc Grand Prix World Champion Kevin Schwartz.
It’s a nice and fitting tribute to the younger Westby, who was scheduled to compete in the series under his own racing team. But the accident that took his life has cost us a chance to see the Wolverine compete to become the first MotoAmerica champion in the Superstock 1000 class. With him gone, his father has admirably decided to have his team compete in the season-opening race, knowing full well that it’s what his son would want him to do.
The lap of honor for Dane is another fitting tribute to a man whose life was unceremoniously cut short and I, for one, am excited to see his father ride his bike for that one lap. It’s not going to bring his son back, but that one lap could bring about a measure of comfort for the elder Westby, knowing that his son would’ve appreciated the kind gesture.
In addition to the lap of honor, the third annual Bikers & Beauties Austin MotoGP Party on April 11, 2015 will have its own tribute for Westby. A silent auction will be part of the event with proceeds from the auction, which includes signed memorabilia donated by MotoGP, WSBK, and other professional riders, going to the National Down Syndrome Society, an organization personally chosen by the family of Dane Westby as the beneficiary of the auction.
Continue reading to read more about the planned tributes for Dane Westby this weekend.
Dane Westby Tribute Scheduled For MotoAmerica Season Opener originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 8 April 2015 12:00 EST.
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