Paul Carruthers | February 25, 2002
Off-road racer Dick Yardley 42, died on February 17 while racing his motorcycle in the desert. Yardley was the Over 40 Expert Champion in Utah’s desert racing club U.S.R.A. and ranked number four in the AMA National Hare & Hound Series in 2001. In 1999, Yardley, at age 39, won the Over 25 Expert class in the Best of the Desert Series, as well as many Ironman expert class win’s in Best of the Desert in the early ‘90s.
Yardley is survived by his wife, Cindy, five children, Mindy, Mickee, Coby, Makayla, and Natalie, and seven grandchildren.
Yardley’s family is in urgent need of financial help, according to those close to the family. Donation’s can be directly deposited at any U.S. Bank branch, made to the Dick Yardley Family Fund, routing #124302150, account #253150189582, or by mail to the Dick Yardley Family Fund in care of A.E.S., P.O. Box 752, St. George, UT 84771-0752. Services for Yardley were held on February 22.
Paul Carruthers | Editor
Paul Carruthers took over as the editor of Cycle News in 1993 after serving as associate editor since starting his career at the publication in 1985. Carruthers has covered every facet of the sport in his near-28-year tenure at America's Daily Motorcycle News Source.
