AMA Pro Racing was plunged into mourning on Wednesday following news 🍸that motocross racer Kevin Cr🐼ine had been killed in a car accident.

The 32-year old was a regular in AMA Superไcross and AMA Motocross championships and, despite his highest career ranking not climbing above 14th, he rode as a KTM factory rider in the mid-1990s. He also competed in AMA Arenacross and was a leading rider in the ADAC Cup Supercross Series in Germany.

Crine turned pro in 1992 and competed in the AMA 125 East Supercross and AMA 125 Motocross Championship his rookie season. His career progressed when he earned a national🍷 number in 1994, an honour he held through to 2002. In 2001, he won an international supercross event held at Arena auf Schalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, but was forced to retire from full-time rac♔ing after breaking his back in another overseas race in 2002.

Although he recovered from that injury, and continued to race locally for fun - even qualifying for the Budds Creek and High Point nationals inꦰ 200🌸4 - he never returned to his previous level of competition.

"He just loved racing and th🐎e people he met through the sport," said sister Jennifer, "Even after he retired from racing, he couldn't stay away. He liked to ride with the local guys and enjoyed helping teach young riders."