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JAMES COWTON
KILLED IN SOUTHERN
100 CRASH
I
n what has been a terrible time
for road racing, James Cowton
is the latest rider to have lost
his life after he succumbed to
injuries sustained in a crash at the
Southern 100 on the Isle of Man,
July 12.
Cowton, 25, was riding a
McAdoo Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R
when he was involved in a four-
rider crash that has also landed
Isle of Man TT winner Ivan Linton
in the hospital.
Cowton joins William Dunlop,
Adam Lyon and Dan Kneen to
have been killed in action this
year, Linton and Steve Mercer
both in critical conditions follow-
ing their accidents at the
TT and Southern 100,
respectively.
A statement from orga-
nizers read: "The Southern
100 MCRC, organizers of
the Southern 100 International
Road Races, regret to announce
that following an incident involv-
ing four-competitors at Sta-
dium Bends during the 600cc
Challenge race, Driffield rider,
James Cowton succumbed to
his injuries. [Of] the other riders
involved, Ivan Lintin is in a critical
condition, whilst Jamie Coward
has shoulder injuries and Mickey
Evans leg and arm injuries.
"Southern 100 Racing extends
it sincere condolences to family,
relatives and friends of James
Cowton at this very sad time. The
organizers are carrying out a full
investigation in conjunction with
Isle of Man Constabulary into
the circumstances of the inci-
dent on behalf of the Coroner of
Inquests." CN
KNOXVILLE OHV RECREATION
AREA RE-OPENS
T
he Bureau of Land Management Ukiah (Cali-
fornia) Field Office is re-opening the Knoxville
Recreation Area and portions of the Cache Creek
Management Area, as the County Fire no longer
poses a public-safety risk in these areas.
All BLM-managed public land in the Knoxville
Recreation Area has been re-opened to the pub-
lic, including the Knoxville Off-Highway Vehicle
Recreation Area, Northside Staging Area and
Hunting Creek Campground. The Knoxville Recre-
ation Area encompasses roughly 24,000 acres of
public land in Lake, Napa and Yolo counties. CN
The BLM has given the okay to re-open the Knoxville OHV
Area, in Ukiah, California, which had been closed by wildfires.
James Cowton, 25, was touted as a
rising star of road racing.
