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Unfortunately Ashley Cooper has succumbed to his injuries this afternoon. Here is the statement released today from his website, ashleycooper.com.au. 

Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series driver Ashley Cooper passed away this afternoon, at 1.00pm Adelaide time.

27 year old Cooper failed to regain consciousness, and succumbed to brain injuries after a high speed racing accident at the Clipsal 500 meeting in Adelaide on Saturday morning. 

At his bedside were partner, Casey; parents Alan and Maree, and siblings Rebecca, Rachel and Aaron. Ashley and Casey’s two young children, Ella, 5, and Bailey, 3, are being cared for at home in Ulladulla with family. 

Ashley’s father, Alan Cooper, has praised everybody involved in caring for Ashley since the accident; including trackside officials, Royal Adelaide Hospital staff and V8 Supercars Australia officials. 

Alan also acknowledged the amazing support the family and team members have received from both the motorsport community, and the general public.

This is obviously a very difficult time for all those involved, and we would ask that members of the media respect the privacy of the family and do not contact them at this time.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Ashley’s family. Rest In Peace Ashley.

 If you saw the lead up races to the Clipsal 500 V8 Supercar race in Adelaide on Saturday you will know what I am talking about. For our international readers and those that didn’t see the race, Ashley Cooper is a 27 year old driver in the Fujitsu series which is a support category to the V8 Supercars.

 Ashley crashed on turn eight of the track, an area where the cars are doing in excess of 200 km/hr and suffered severe head and internal injuries and had to have an emergency tracheotomy at the track to help him breathe. As I write this he is still on life support in Royal Adelaide Hospital with his family at his bedside.

 I’m sure that anyone involved in motorsport understands the risks involved every time they hit the track but to see an up and coming driver injured in this way must hit home pretty hard.

 I can’t say that I am a particularly religious person but if you are please take a moment to say a prayer for Ashley and his family and hopefully we will see him back out on the track in the not-to-distant future.

Craig 

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