Nathan Woods, R.I.P

It’s with much sadness that we confirm WORCS rider Nathan Woods passed away earlier today due to injuries received in a practice accident while preparing for this weekend’s opening round of the 2011 WORCS Pro1 Series to be held at Honolulu Raceway Taft, California.

It has been reported that the newly signed Carbon Raptor Stillwell Performance racing team rider was airlifted to hospital after crashing heavily on the motocross section of the track. He was pronounced dead on arrival to the hospital.

The 32-year-old from Paso Robles leaves behind his wife Amanda and their two sons Nate and Braxton.

Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to his family and friends.

The following are Facebook comments made earlier today by his newly signed team:

Stillwell Performance : (2011 January, 29 @2.55pm – AEST)
So many of you are asking for info on what happened.
Here is what we know: Nate crashed very hard and it appeared he hit his head pretty hard, as well as possibly taking a handlebar to the ribs. Kurt Caselli and I were there on the track with him and Nathan was awake but out of it. He went unconscious about the time EMT’s got there.

Stillwell Performance : (2011 January, 29 @1.34pm – AEST)
Today we lost our rider Nathan Woods to a crash in practice at the WORCS season opener in Taft, CA. Nathan was the winningist rider in WORCS history. Everyone is in shock right now but we wanted his fans to know. Please keep his family in your thoughts…

Here is Nathan’s segment from Moto The Movie:

Nathan Woods segment; MOTO The Movie from THE ASSIGNMENT on Vimeo.

More about Nathan Woods
Age: 33
Hometown: Paso Robles, CA
Marital Status: Married to Amanda
Children: Nate and Braxton
Bike: 2011 KTM 450 SX-F
With two WORCS National Championships and more WORCS race wins to his credit than any other rider, Nathan Woods brings experience and race winning potential to the Carbon Raptor Stillwell Performance Pro Team. Woods finished 2nd overall in the series in 2007 and was an ISDE Gold Medallist in 2008. Nathan will be racing WORCS Pro 1 and National EnduroCross in 2011 for the Carbon Raptor Stillwell Performance Pro Team.