No doubt many of you would have seen the problems that Australian drag racer Troy Critchley is facing at the moment. In June last year, Critchley volunteered his time at a charity event in Tennessee USA to raise money for disabled children. Unfortunately, while conducting a burnout for the crowd (as required by the organisers) his car veered out of control and ploughed into spectators (that were standing in an unprotected viewing area as directed by the organisiers & local police) killing 6 of them and injuring dozens more.
Critchley has subsequently been charged with 6 counts of murder (vehicular homicide was the term used) and could be facing 90 years in jail. Many have said that Critchley is being used as a scapegoat for the poor organisation of the event and lack of safety procedures.

While this has nothing to do with Drifting, it is a fellow racer who is in need of our support. A petition has been established on the Team Bray website, the aim of which is to ensure the Australian Government support Critchley's fight for justice.

Petition this way, plz sign

Its a bloody disgrace what their trying to do to Troy
I think the whole motoring world is behind him 100%
Good work crzy_1200_ute for bringing this up he needs all our support.

Yeah i saw a story on 60minutes a couple of weeks ago about it! it is a great shame what happened, the least we could do is throw our support behind him!

Motorsport is a dangerous sport. Troy should be set free and the organizers should be charged. Im pretty sure that before anybody can race, they have to sign a indemnity to cover personal injury and damage to your own car. I dont think it covers a car loosing control a heading straight for the crowd, that are unprotected. The organizers should not have let the spectators been where they were in the first place, especialy without barriers. FRY the organizer for not doing there job correctly.
I dont think it will help much as i am from South Africa, but i also signed the petition.

This situation is an absolute disgrace and the good folks of the US should hang thier heads in shame.
I trust EVERY member of this forum puts thier name to this petition,regardless of w here they live.

With Luke away and unable to access the site, I have signed on his behalf, and i have signed it myself ( twice as i have 2 emails and used my full name and my short/preferred name and our current suburb and our old suburb) the more names the better right?

I sent an email to everyone at my work which I would encourage everyone to do as well.

Narrow minded redneck mole on 60minutes made my blood boil!

Signed with my best wishes and support to Troy,

Good luck!
I wish u all the best.

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