Professional motorcycle racer recently deths10/10/2023 ![]() ![]() In November, just days before Thanksgiving, Gray and his family were traveling the I-295 bypass on the outskirts of Jacksonville when their SUV collided with another vehicle. By this point, he and his wife, Lynn, had also started TK, and their two boys, Jase and Tyler, soon added BMX racing to the family’s track activities. Gray then found his way into diesel drag racing, and through his own Gray's Diesel Performance in Middleburg, Florida, Brian posted a world record for the fastest 7.3 Power-Stroke Diesel. But that was really as high as Gray would be able to ascend in the pro ranks, and by 2006 he was done with motocross. He immediately rewarded Suzuki’s faith in him by earning AMA Pro Motocross Rookie of the Year honors ( now called the Marty Smith AMA Pro Motocross Rookie of the Year). ![]() Growing up in Florida in a family of fast guys-his uncle Alan Andreu won at the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch a couple times-Gray earned himself factory support from Suzuki as an amateur, then a spot on their SoBe Suzuki factory team when he turned pro in 2003. Twenty years ago, Brian Gray was one of the top amateur prospects in American motocross. With a nod to the New York Times’ annual requiem about the lives others lived, we offer our thoughts and condolences to all of those who lost someone special in 2021. On the last day of every year we take time to remember some of the friends and fellow motorcycling enthusiasts we’ve lost along the way. We close our eyes and another year goes by…. ![]()
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