Copyright 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. Rich Thorwaldson, 58, a former AMA National motocross star from the 1970s, was seriously injured in a crash during an AFM race Sunday, May 30 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Thorwaldson, who has competed in many regional road race events over recent years, crashed in the “Carousel,” Turn Six, at Infineon Raceway and was transported by helicopter to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital in Santa Rosa, California. He was later transported to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, California, near San Francisco, where he is currently receiving care. According to Layne Kolbet, Parts Manager at Thorwaldson’s Big Valley Honda dealership in Reno, Nevada, a press release regarding the accident and Thorwaldson’s condition is being prepared.