Former racer turned MotoAmerica crew chief Ben Fox died at 6:35 p.m. mountain time on Wednesday, October 9th at Memorial Central Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado due to injuries sustained early Sunday morning. Fox, age 52, was riding a one-wheel electric skateboard at or about 2:00 a.m. on October 6th in Colorado Springs when he was involved in a collision with a motorcyclist.
Fox was the crew chief for Superbike racer Brandon Paasch on the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki team. He had also worked as a crew chief and electronics technician in World Superbike and British Superbike.
He is survived by his girlfriend, Kim McIntyre; his parents Alex and Debra Downs; daughters Sydney and Evelyn Fox; son John Fox; and ex-wife Sonya Wilde.
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Godspeed, Ben Fox.