Bad news

[Predator36]

Every one say a prayer for the Bartosek and Bateman families. I just recieved a call from the ATV Olimpics in Florida. Matt was in a bad accident and life flighted from the track. They say it is not looking good for him.

[YLW400]

:( They will be in my prayers

[QuAdRaCeR244]

They will be in my prayers also.

Mna that sux, g/l to him, lucky he didnt pass away if he is in that bad of condition:(

[Ryan]

oh man thats horrible. I hope he does well. Do they think he is going to live? :(

Looks like today was TT day,,which means Fast speeds..:(

[QuadTrix6]

:(

[killed300ex]

that sucks hs in my prayers for sure its always bad to hear when something like this hapens
killed

[tants]

im very sorry to hear that

[AtvMxRider]

:(

[QuadRacer041]

not to sound like a dumb*****, but who are they?>
members here?

[Johnny_G]

Just got off the phone with John Pellan, who was with Matt when they loaded him into the Helicoptor.......He at that point had a pulse, but was in BAD shape.

Please pray for him, and his family........he is a wonderfull young man, and is very much neede within this community.

Matt: Fight, don't give-up We are all with you all the way.


Please PPL do not speculate about his condition, only post what you know as fact........there are already horrible rumors circulating this is no time for gossip

[AtvMxRider]

Originally posted by Johnny_G
Just got off the phone with John Pellan, who was with Matt when they loaded him into the Helicoptor.......He at that point had a pulse, but was in BAD shape.

Please pray for him, and his family........he is a wonderfull young man, and is very much neede within this community.

Matt: Fight, don't give-up We are all with you all the way.


Please PPL do not speculate about his condition, only post what you know as fact........there are already horrible rumors circulating this is no time for gossip

Keep us updated Johnny.

[Johnny_G]

Fellow racers and riders Matt Bartosek has reportedly passed away from injuries sustained during a crash while fighting for the lead in the TT portion of the ATV olympics.

Please pray for his family.

He will be missed by all who ever knew him, or had the pleasure of racing against him

[jmoney45]

:( Very sorry to hear that.

[sweet300ex]

that is terrible :(

[Tommy 17]

dang is all i can say... keep it safe out there guyz... i don't wanna read about anymore of this kinda stuff:(

my prayers are out to him and his family... its sad to hear of a good person dieing in the sport they love...

What exaclty is ATV Olympics? How'd he crash fighting for the lead? Sorry man my prayers also go outt o hima nd his family. :(

[KrazyKid300ex]

oh s h i t. i feel like the blame when a fellow exrider or racer gets hurt:mad:
:( :( :( :( :(

[MXcutie]

i just want to say that i knew Matt personally I have hung out with him at some local races and at a few nationals that i was able to attend this year.... he was a great person and always knew how to make me smile when i was down! I just want to tell his family that i'm very sorry for the lost and he'll always be in my prayers!

I'M GOIN TO MISS YOU MATT!!!!!!!!!!!! :(

[hetrick425ex]

tiff, i feel the same way, i mean we hung out with him together!!!
this is terrible,
i knew matt pretty good ,we were teammates..... and this is devistaing...my prayers and those of many other racers go out to debi and the the entire bartosek family... i cant believe it happened again...
we will miss you matt....

[d52]

We all know that this is a dangerous sport. We take a risk everytime we ride whether we race, freestyle, or just ride for fun.

Matt was a good friend. I will think of him every time I race. I met him a couple of years ago and really had some good times with him. He was one of the good people who you could count on for help, a laugh or just support

I will miss him. My thoughts are with him, Debbie, Jody and John.

My mom said she will work out some kind of a tribute to Matt real soon so other people who want to know more about him can see how talented of a rider he was and what he gave to the sport.

[user101]

:(

[exriderdude]

:( :( i was really looking forward to meeting him next year:( :(

[QuadRacer041]

very sorry to hear that. my prayers go out to his family.
god speed my freind, im sure you will be missed greatly.
:(

[One_Bad_400]

man that stinks :(

[CowsBitePeople]

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