Remembering Jason Richards
The death of V8 Supercar driver Jason Richards overnight has robbed the sport of a charismatic and popular figure; not to mention a quick driver. Mark Glendenning remembers the 'Chief Speedstar'
His business card listed his profession as 'Chief Speedstar', so it seemed entirely natural that Jason Richards was racing a historic touring car at Bathurst just three months before the rare and aggressive form of cancer that he'd been fighting since late 2010 finally claimed him at the age of 35.
It says even more about him that the historic touring car outing had been a Plan B. Up until a couple of months earlier, Richards had been hoping to race in the Bathurst 1000 itself as team-mate to Jason Bright in a Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore, and even went so far as to drive in the practice session at the V8 round at Hidden Valley in June to test his fitness.
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