Jason Aguilar, R.I.P.
J
ason Aguilar, the 2017 Mo-
toAmerica Superstock 600
Champion, passed away follow-
ing a mountain-bike crash near
Laguna Beach, California, on
Saturday, February 5. He was
25.
The Southern Californian was
riding with friends when he suf-
fered a heavy fall and was quickly
airlifted to Mission Hospital
in Mission Viejo. Aguilar was
rushed into surgery to relieve
bleeding on the brain, and while
that surgery was deemed suc-
cessful, a lack of oxygen to the
brain caused catastrophic brain
damage.
As an organ donor, Jason
was kept on life support until
recipients of his organs could
be located. His life support was
turned off on Thursday, February
10.
Aguilar was a highly respected
competitor inside the MotoAmer-
ica paddock. After securing the
2017 MotoAmerica Superstock
600 Championship in that class's
final year as an official AMA title,
Aguilar moved up to Supers-
port finished a championship
best fourth in 2020 in his own
team, RiderzLaw Aguilar Rac-
ing, behind series winner Richie
Escalante, securing podiums at
Road America, The Ridge and
Barber Motorsports Park.
After taking a sabbatical from
racing for the majority of 2021,
Aguilar made his MotoAmerica
Superbike Championship debut
at that year's final meeting at
Barber Motorsports Park for the
Superbike Unlimited Racing Ka-
wasaki team, taking a best finish
of 14th in race three. Aguilar had
planned to return to MotoAmerica
competition full-time in 2022.
Cycle News would like to send
its condolences to the Aguilar
family and Jason's many friends,
family and fans at this difficult
time.
CN
IN
THE
WIND
P20
Jason Aguilar was a
consistent front runner in
MotoAmerica Supersport
and was looking to make
the full-time switch to
Superbike for 2022. He
will be missed.
