Partner of motorcyclist killed in crash at Oulton Park lost her previous boyfriend to race accident
Cheshire Police said they are investigating the fatal crash
Last updated 6th May 2025
The partner of one of the two motorcyclists killed in a race suffered the death of a previous partner in the sport.
Former 'grid girl' Hannah James was the partner of Shane Richardson, aged 29, who died along with Owen Jenner, 21, as 11 riders fell at the first corner at Oulton Park race track in Cheshire on Monday.
Ms James spoke of losing a previous boyfriend, Billy Redmayne, 24, who was killed in a crash at the Oliver's Mount Spring Cup in North Yorkshire in 2016.
In April 2020, Ms James, posted a tribute online to Mr Redmayne, a former paratrooper, who she met two years before his death.
Ms James, a social worker and former grid girl and promotional model, updated her Facebook profile photo on Tuesday, showing a photo of Mr Richardson and their two young children.
Tributes have poured in for both men since the devastating crash.
A third rider, Tom Tunstall, 47, also suffered "significant injuries".
They were taking part in the Quattro Group British Supersport Championship organised by MotorSport Vision Racing, which abandoned the race as medical services deployed to help the injured.
Mr Jenner, from Crowborough, East Sussex, was taken to the circuit medical centre and given further resuscitation treatment but died from a "catastrophic head injury", the organisers said.
Mr Richardson, who friends said has a young family and who described himself online as "just a joiner from New Zealand chasing my dreams and racing", was taken to the medical centre with "severe chest injuries" but died while he was being transferred to Royal Stoke University Hospital, they added.
Mr Tunstall was treated on the track and then taken to the medical centre before being transferred to Royal Stoke University Hospital with "significant back and abdominal injuries".
Five other riders were treated in the medical centre with minor injuries, but did not need hospital treatment.
Mr Jenner became the 2024 British GP2 champion and was signed to Rapid Honda.
Mr Richardson was in the Astro JJR Hippo Suzuki team sponsored by Hippo waste removal service
Cheshire Police said they are investigating the fatal crash along with the Motorcycle Circuit Racing Control Board and MotorSport Vision Racing.