{"id":95710,"date":"2022-10-13T08:58:43","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T08:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/motorcycle-racer-victor-steeman-dead-at-22-after-crash\/"},"modified":"2022-10-13T08:58:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T08:58:43","slug":"motorcycle-racer-victor-steeman-dead-at-22-after-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/motorcycle-racer-victor-steeman-dead-at-22-after-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorcycle racer Victor Steeman dead at 22 after crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Dutch motorcycle star Victor Steeman died days after he was involved in a racing accident, the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) announced Tuesday.  He was 22 years old. <\/p>\n<p>Steeman, who competed in the Supersport 300 World Championship, was involved in a \u201cmulti-rider incident\u201d during the opening lap at the Portugal-based event on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>He lost his balance on one of the track&#8217;s final turns and was sent flying off of his bike.<\/p>\n<p>Medical transport officials Steeman to a critical condition in critical condition as he suffered polytrauma and a head injury, according to the motorcycle&#8217;s website. <\/p>\n<p> Polytrauma is classified as when the body experiences injuries to its organs as a result of \u201cblast-related events.\u201d  He died from his injuries on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Steeman&#8217;s family revealed the racer saved five other people through organ donation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething you have always been afraid of as a parent of a motorcycle racer has now happened,\u201d Steeman&#8217;s family said in a statement.  \u201cOur Victor could not win this last race. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would like to thank everyone for the way you have lived with us over the past few days.  We will miss our Victor enormously.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Victor Steeman saved the lives of five people as his organs were donated following his death. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Steeman, who represented Kawasaki, was in the midst of his most successful professional season since he made his debut in 2018. <\/p>\n<p>He set career-highs in podium finishes (5) and wins (4) and was the second-ranked rider in the organization&#8217;s WorldSSP300 championship rankings at the time of his death. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cVictor was a hero to all of us at Kawasaki,\u201d said Kawasaki race planning manager Steve Guttridge.  \u201cHe had achieved much in his racing journey already, even at such a young age.  We express our deepest sympathies to his friends and family, and of course all of his supporters and the crew of his MTM team, at this sad time. \u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/victor-steeman-dead-890.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Victor Steeman rides during the SuperSport 300 Race 1 during the WorldSBK Motul Dutch Round at the TT Circuit Assen on April 23, 2022 in Assen, Netherlands. \" class=\"wp-image-24235000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/victor-steeman-dead-890.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/victor-steeman-dead-890.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/victor-steeman-dead-890.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Victor Steeman rides during the SuperSport 300 Race 1 during the WorldSBK Motul Dutch Round at the TT Circuit Assen on April 23, 2022 in Assen, Netherlands. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tributes poured in from Steeman&#8217;s fellow riders. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRIP Victor Steeman.  Taken way too soon,\u201d British superbike racer Glenn Irwin said.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutchman&#8217;s untimely death occurred days after 26-year-old British rider Chrissy Rouse died as a result of race-related injuries on Oct.  2. <\/p>\n<p>Officials opened an investigation into Rouse&#8217;s wreck, asking spectators to submit footage.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dutch motorcycle star Victor Steeman died days after he was involved in a racing accident, the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) announced Tuesday. He was 22 years old. Steeman, who competed in the Supersport 300 World Championship, was involved in a \u201cmulti-rider incident\u201d during the opening lap at the Portugal-based event on Saturday. He lost &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/motorcycle-racer-victor-steeman-dead-at-22-after-crash\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Motorcycle racer Victor Steeman dead at 22 after crash<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[28763,11423,5044,307],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":95359,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/victor-steeman-dutch-motorcycle-rider-dead-at-22\/","url_meta":{"origin":95710,"position":0},"title":"Victor Steeman, Dutch Motorcycle Rider Dead at 22","date":"October 13, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Dutch motorcycle star Victor Steeman has died. 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