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03 Aug 2008
Jones in hospital after crash
PARKALGAR HONDA’S Craig Jones has been taken to the Royal London hospital after a crash during the ninth round of the World Supersport Championship at Brands Hatch in Kent today.
The 23-year-old Peterborough based Brit was fighting for the race lead when the accident happened at Clark Curve. The race was stopped and red-flagged with the result going back to the previous lap as medical staff attended him on the track.
Simon Buckmaster, Parkalgar Honda Team Manager: “Craig was treated trackside by the medical staff before being transferred by air-ambulance to the Royal London Hospital. He has a serious head injury and the doctors have placed him in a pharmacological coma to stabilise his condition. We will not know any more for at least 24 or 48-hours – all our thoughts are with him and his family.
“I would like to thank the medical staff for their attention and also the well-wishers for their thoughts. We shall update the news on Craig’s condition as and when we can.”
Race Result:
1: J Rea, GBR, (Honda)
2: CRAIG JONES, GBR, (PARKALGAR HONDA) +0.209
3: A Pitt, AUS, (Honda) +0.664
4: B Parkes, AUS, (Yamaha) +2.816
5: J Brookes, AUS, (Honda) +6.789
6: B Veneman, NED, (Suzuki) +9.094
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DNF: MIGUEL PRAIA, POR, (PARKALGAR HONDA)
Championship Position (after nine of 13 rounds)
1: Pitt 149
2: Rea 117
3: Parkes 113
4: Brookes 112
5: CRAIG JONES (PARKALGAR HONDA) 100
6: F Foret, FRA, (YAMAHA) 97
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26: MIGUEL PRAIA (PARKALGAR HONDA) 7.
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