He has four International (Can-Am) Championships, five National Championships, nine Regional Championships and one Provincial Championship with 135 race wins and 43 additional podiums from 2005 to 2009 under his belt before he died.  And he was just 4’11”, 81 lbs. at thirteen years of age.

Peter Lenz didn’t only fall off his bike during a warm-up lap at Indianapolis Speedway but he was also run over by another motorcycle driven by Xavier Zayat, 12 years old.

Ages of these racers are nothing new to racers alike and motorcycle racing aficionados but is a total shock to the rest of us.  Motorcycle racing ranks in the likes of football and gymnastics when it comes to the state of injury its athletes are prone to.

United States Grand Prix Racers Union officials say this was the first fatality in nine years.

A promising life suddenly sniffed out prompted the usual response from officials to declare that they would look into possible ways to increase the safety of racers.

Lenz was riding the No. 45 bike, believed to be a 250cc machine.

It was said the 2.621-mile course was a slick track because of the hot, dry weather.

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