Ron Mathis, ex sportscar and Indycar engineer died yesterday from injuries suffered in an accident last month when he was knocked down by a car on his bicycle.
Ron is seen above (far left with beard) with the Audi Sport team during the Grand Prix of Houston, they won!
UK born Mathis’ career as an engineer in motorsport included wins at the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, a pair of Le Mans 24 Hours podium finishes and a major contribution to the success of the Audi R10 TDI in its ALMS years.
Mathis’ motorsport career ended in 2008 when he moved on to face new challenges. At the time of his death he was working on a sub-orbital spacecraft. In 2010 he headed up the design team that claimed a $5 million dollar XPrize for the highly fuel efficient Edison2 concept vehicle.
A GoFundMe page has been established to help Ron’s family pay the medical bills resulting from several weeks of intensive care and hospice car, you can make a donation at www.gofundme.com/ronmathis
Our heartlfelt condolences go to Ron’s family, he is survived by his wife Cindy and son Simon, and to his friends in the sport, with particular mention here to our friend and colleague Marshall Pruett who worked under Ron in his early career as a junior engineer in Indycar.
