Richards was a three time new zealand touring car champion and since 2012 the jason richards memorial trophy has been awarded to drivers in the new zealand v8 championship. Local friends and fans of new zealandborn v8 supercar driver jason richards were able to pay their respects at a. Jason richards born april 10, 1976 in nelson, new zealand is a v8 supercar racecar driver. Remembering jason richards supercars autosport plus. Driver jason richards 2003 v8 supercars results racing.
Memorial jason richards gp kart meeting now in fourth year. Richards, who has driven in the v8 supercars championship since 2000, was diagnosed with an adrenal cortical carcinoma in november 2010. The fact jason richards drove them gives them their own special piece in the history of the v8 supercars championship. Richards was one of the most likeable and flamboyant drivers in the v8 supercars championship. Bjr reveals jason richards tribute livery supercars. Richards and winterbottom were leading the 2007 bathurst late in the race before winterbottom went off the track in wet conditions. Ken block swaps seats with v8 supercar drivers mark winterbottom and will davison duration. Fellow v8 supercars supercar drivers have launched a fundraising appeal in aid of jason richards battle with cancer. Last year in november, richards, from new zealand, was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer that spread aggressively. Jason john richards 10 april 1976 15 december 2011 was a new zealand motor racing driver. Jason richards australian v8 supercar driver tribute r. New zealandborn richards passed away peacefully at home with his wife, charlotte by his side at 8. Rip jason richards v8 supercar champ home facebook.
The mike greer homessponsored jason richards gp kart race meeting this weekend will be the fourth such event the kartsport nelson club has run in memory of former club member jason richards, the v8 supercar driver who died of a rare form of cancer in 2011. Driver jason richards 2004 v8 supercars results racing. V8 supercar officials and holden confirmed the 35yearold from new zealand died on thursday night at his home in melbourne. Jason richards was a wellregarded driver by his peers on both sides of the tasman and competed in the australian supercars championship for ten years, before passing away from adrenocortical carcinoma an aggressive form of cancer. The trophy was introduced at the 20 event in honour of jason richards, a successful new zealand v8 supercar driver who died in 2011. Jason richards started 1 v8 supercars championship events and 284 individual races after making his debut with team kiwi racing at bathurst in 2000. The new zealander succumbed to his battle with cancer at his. After a yearlong fight against cancer, richards succumbed to the illness last night. Fellow v8 supercar drivers have launched a fundraising appeal in aid of. Jason john richards was a new zealand motor racing driver. Races, wins, podiums, pole positions, fastest laps. Richards died at his melbourne home last night, v8 supercar officials.
First time ever driving a v8 super car and loved it big thanks to brad jones racing for all their help today. V8 supercar driver caption name jason richards nationality flagiconnzl new zealander car number 3 team tasman motorsport championships 0 races 99 wins. Tasman also opened a base of operations in new zealand in 2007, adding to the strong kiwi influence in the team. His career highlights include finishing 2nd and 3rd in v8 supercars most famous race, the bathurst. Jason richards racing career profile driver database. V8 supercar drivers launch public fund raiser for jason. The v8 supercar paddock and australian motorsports is in mourning today with the passing of the always smiling jason richards, former driver for brad jones racing team boc. Australian driver jack smith has won the jason richards memorial trophy at teretonga park today. V8 supercar officials and holden confirmed richards. New zealand v8 supercar driver jason richards has died after a 14month battle with cancer. He won once in the v8 supercar championship and was athreetime podium finisher at the bathurst. Following his fulltime career ending, richards became a highly soughtafter codriver for v8 supercars two endurance events, the sandown 500 and bathurst. Remembering motorsports fastest smile, jason richards.
The emotional support ive had from the fans, my family, my v8 family, the. V8 star jason richards loses battle with cancer at age 35. Jack smith seals jason richards trophy speedworks events. V8 supercar driver jason richards has died after a 14month battle with cancer. Jason richards was determined to live every moment of his life. Our v8 sleuth aaron noonan has taken an emotional trip back down memory lane and even dug into his own archives for some behindthescenes images that have never before been published until now. A multiple championship winning driver in his homeland in the new zealand touring car championship, he moved to australia to pursue a career in the australianbased v8 supercar championship series. The new zealand driver s win at his hometown circuit on saturday puts him in the box seat to secure the jason richards memorial trophy as the driver. After a successful apprenticeship in newzealand, richards was signed to the v8 supercar championship for 11 years from2001, driving for team kiwi racing, team dynamik, tasman motorsport and finallybrad jones racing. Champion v8 supercar driver jason richards passed away peacefully at home with his wife. Jason richards, greg murphy jason richards photos v8. Just a day before succumbing to cancer, the v8 supercar driver played in the.
The chance to run at bathurst this did not occur due to the illness. He started his motor racing career at the age of eight in 1985, driving in karting events in. Wife unveils jason richards memorial trophy supercars. In the competitive world of v8 supercars jason was a rare breed a driver that could tread the fine line between rivalry and friendship.
A multiple championship winning driver in his homeland in the new. The v8 supercar series is leading the tributes to jason richards, who has succumbed to the cancer that sidelined him for the 2011 season. The death of v8 supercar driver jason richards overnight has robbed the sport of a charismatic and popular figure. Richards was a wellregarded driver by his peers on both sides. Local friends and fans of new zealandborn v8 supercar driver jason richards will be able to pay their respects at a memorial service in auckland on waitangi day monday february 06. He decided to stay on with ford performance racing, renewing his partnership with winterbottom. A v8 supercar raced by the late jason richards was back in nelson as part of a nationwide tour to support up and coming drivers. Jason richards last supercar returns to racing supercars. Such was the popularity of the driver amongst his peers there are actually three trophies. Click on the site to see jason richards s career results at that track glossary.
Jason richards memorial trophy since 20, the driver who scores the most points across all races during the weekend has received the jason richards memorial trophy. He has been a constant on the v8 supercars scene since 2000, starting his career with team kiwi racing. He decided to stay on with ford performance racing, renewing his partnership with. Battling testing restrictions and the tyranny of distance, richards finished an extremely creditable 19th in the 2002 v8 supercar series. Jason richards photos russell ingall of supercheap auto racing, jason richards of brad jones racing, james courtney of jim beam racing, will davison of the holden racing team, fabian coulthard. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. The late jason richards indepth tv interview youtube. V8 supercars driver jason richards with wife charlotte and daughters olive 2 and sienna 4 during practice sessions for the bathurst race at mount panorama, bathurst, nsw earlier this year. Drivers to vie jason richards memorial trophy nz motor. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
Taking on the aussies kiwi teams in v8 supercars the. Richards started his v8 supercar career at bathurst in 2000 as angus foggs codriver in the team kiwi holden, and it was largely his prowess around the famous circuit that defined him over the. In an unprecedented show of support, australian and new zealand v8 supercar drivers have rallied together to launch a major public fundraising campaign in aid of their cancer suffering mate and. Richards died at his melbourne home last night, v8 supercar officials and holden have confirmed.
Richards remains a wellremembered karter and racing driver and. He had been fighting a rare and aggressive form of. Jason richards photos the holden of greg murphy and jason richards of sprint gas racing in action during practice for the bathurst, which is round 10 of the v8 supercars championship series. His legacy has been carried forward with the jason richards memorial trophy, introduced in 20 as a prize for the driver that scores the most. V8 supercar officials and holden confirmed the 35yearold from new.
Promoted to lead driver, richards won the next three nz touring car championships prior to joining team kiwi for the v8 supercar series in australia in 2001. Jason richards was, and will always be remembered, as a highly respected race car driver and champion on and off the race track, said v8 supercars chairman tony cochrane. Richards career highlights include finishing second three times in v8 supercars most famous race, the. V8 supercars jason lost his battle to adreno cortical carcinoma thursday 15 december 2011 at 20 00pm condolences to jason s family, friends and fans around the globe. The death of the 35yearold was confirmed friday by v8 supercars officials and richards family.
New zealand memorial service for racing driver jason. Jason richards loses battle with illness v8 supercars news. Jason richards popular kiwi v8 supercars driver jason richards has passed away, aged 35. In november 2010 jason was admitted to hospital and on 16 november he was diagnosed with an adrenocortical carcinoma. A multiple championship winning driver in his homeland in the new zealand.
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