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American Suzuki Motor Corporation’s Morgan Broadhead, who handles the company’s road racing support programs, was knocked unconscious and transported to a local hospital following a crash at Road America today.

Broadhead crashed his GSX-R750 in turn five on the first lap of the F-USA Formula Sportbike (750cc) race at Road America.

He suffered a concussion in the fall but was otherwise uninjured and was expected to be released from the hospital sometime this evening.

According to Vesrah Suzuki’s Mark Junge, another rider hit Broadhead, who then collided with a third rider and crashed.

Very few executives who work for motorcycle manufacturers regularly compete in sanctioned motorcycle road races. Other than Broadhead, the only one we know of is Harley-Davidson/Buell’s Paul James.


More, from a press release issued by Super Dave Rosno:

Super Dave Nearly Eliminated

Dave Rosno, racing to raise funds for pediatric cancer research, was knocked down at the start of the Formula USA Formula Sportbike event at Road America’s turn five.

“I was minding my own business going into five, and I just got whacked. Stuff was flying all around, and I thought that something was going to land on me so I kicked some of the bikes away from me,” Super Dave recalls. “I had gambled on a little change to my Hyperpro shock, and it felt great. I was looking forward to making some tracks on my Sportsman’s Park/4&6 600. But I got absolutely nailed. I was pretty angry when I got up, and I was yelling at the only rider that I saw standing up, Brian Hall. I got my senses back, picked up my bike, and made my way back to the pit area without a front brake lever.”

Racer Meghan Stiles was watching from turn five viewing area and said that a rider fell down and hit the back of “Super” Dave’s bike, bringing him down. With both riders down, racer Brian Hall had no place to go and looped out the bike on the brakes.

Dave continues, “On Roadracingworld.com, it’s being reported that American Suzuki Motor Corporation’s Morgan Broadhead fell down in five. It does sound like the incident that I was in. I know Morgan, and I hope that he’s ok. I don’t know how Morgan fell down, but I’m always glad to see Morgan’s happy face. We’ll welcome him when he comes back.”