AMA Expert-ranked Grand National number 64 Aaron Creamer crashes during an AMA Pro Racing Hot Shoe event on the half-mile oval at the Sturgis Fairgrounds in Sturgis, South Dakota.
Aaron "The Screamer" Creamer was running fourth on lap two of the 505cc Expert main event, (an AMA Hot Shoe National), when a chain-reaction accident occurred involving several riders. Creamer was transported to Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota, and placed on life support. He was pronounced dead the following morning, according to an official press release issued by AMA Pro Racing.
Creamer, was sponsored by the eastern regional newspaper Motorcyclist’s Post, campaigned as a GNC rookie during the 2002 AMA Progressive Insurance Flat Track Championships, where he scored two points to finish 52nd in the series standings. In 2003, he joined forces with veteran tuner Eddie Adkins, improving to 27th. For 2004, Creamer and Motorcyclist’s Post owner Leo Castell put together a solid effort, recently announcing backing from Digatron, a developer of performance data acquisition systems. He had made two GNC main event starts thus far in the season, finishing 18th at the Springfield Mile and 15th at the Lima, Ohio, Half Mile.
“I’m devastated by this,” Castell, Creamer’s longtime sponsor, said. “When you sponsor someone for a long time, they become like a family member. It’s a shame that this happened. This was one of those deals where Aaron was doing everything right, and still it happened. Aaron was coming around, and he was getting faster and faster. He may not have been one of the fastest riders yet, but he was certainly one of the best-liked.”
Aaron Creamer was 24.
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