Rennie Scaysbrook | February 8, 2022
Jason Aguilar, the 2017 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Champion, has passed away following a mountain bike accident near Laguna Beach, CA, on Saturday, February 5. He was 25.
The Southern Californian was riding with friends when he suffered a heavy fall and was quickly airlifted to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo. Aguilar was rushed into surgery to relieve bleeding on the brain, however, a lack of oxygen to the brain caused catastrophic brain damage.
Jason Aguilar was a consistent front runner in MotoAmerica Supersport and was looking to return to full-time competition in 2022. He will be missed.
As an organ donor, Jason was kept on life support until recipients of his organs could be located.
“In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer that donations be made to the Road Racing Action Fund to prevent others from severe injury,” said Jason’s father, Bob, to Road Racing World on February 7, 2022.
Aguilar was a highly respected competitor inside the MotoAmerica paddock. After securing the 2017 MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Championship for his own team in that class’s final year as an official AMA title, Aguilar moved up to Supersport in 2018. He achieved a championship best of fourth in 2020, again riding for his own team, RiderzLaw Aguilar Racing, behind series winner Richie Escalante, securing podiums at Road America, The Ridge, and Barber Motorsports Park.
Aguilar’s style was all-action, with his best Supersport championship result of fourth coming in 2020.
After taking a sabbatical from racing for the majority of 2021, Jason made his MotoAmerica Superbike Championship debut at that year’s final meeting at Barber Motorsports Park for the Superbike Unlimited Racing Kawasaki team, taking a best finish of 14th in race three. Jason had planned to return to MotoAmerica competition full-time in 2022.
Cycle News would like to extend its condolences to the Aguilar family and Jason’s many friends, family, and fans at this difficult time. We will forward more information when it becomes available.
