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We report the statement issued a few minutes ago by MotoAmerica:
MotoAmerica and Brainerd International Raceway regretfully announce the passing of Scott Briody of Hannacroix, New York, who succumbed to injuries suffered in a single-motorcycle crash on July 29 at Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minnesota. Briody was 50 years old.
Briody was a competitor in MotoAmerica’s Stock 1000 class and the accident occurred during the first qualifying session for the class on Friday afternoon.
“We are deeply saddened by the passing of Scott Briody,” said MotoAmerica COO Chuck Aksland. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, his team and the MotoAmerica paddock.”
All on-track activity was cancelled for the remainder of Friday at BIR out of respect for Briody’s passing.
Scott Briody was entering his third season of MotoAmerica competition. He had raced in both Stock 1000 and Supersport. This season he was back in Stock 1000 riding his Innovative Motorsports self-sponsored Kawasaki.
Scott Briody was a mechanical engineer and owned Innovative Machining Services. His hobbies outside of racing included snowmobiling and dirt biking with friends and family His favorite track, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (road course). He was a fan of Wayne Rainey, Eddie Lawson, Scott Russell, Doug Chandler, Kevin Schwantz, and Valentino Rossi.
In the first Superbike qualifying session, Jake Gagne had been just over two tenths faster than Danilo Petrucci.
