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Yesterday, Sunday March 30, a light aircraft crashed into a residential area of Farnborough. Onboard the private Cessna Citation 501 was former British Touring Car racer David Leslie and sportscar team boss Richard Lloyd.
The aircraft was heading for France where David Leslie was expected to drive Richard's Apex Motorsport Jaguar XKR in an FIA GT3 equalisation test at Nogaro today.
The pilot was heard making a mayday call to Biggin Hill airfield. He was reporting severe engine vibrations, however, the aircraft crashed seconds later into a house on Romsey Close, Farnborough.
David Leslie, 54, was best known for his wins in the British Touring Car Championship in the late 1990s. He had also enjoyed a long and successful career in single-seaters and sportscars.
Richard Lloyd, 63, founded Richard Lloyd Racing who ran Porsche 956s and 962s in the World Sportscar Championship. He successfully ran Audis in the BTCC and at Le Mans. He also managed Bentley's victorious return to Le Mans in 2003. Recently he developed the Jaguar XKR for the FIA GT3 European Championship.
Joshua Coppins, of the Yamaha Monster Motocross Team, is fighting to be fit enough for the opening round of the 2008 FIM MX1-GP World Championship in two weeks. 
An incident during a training session on Saturday, March 22, resulted in the New Zealander to break two toes on his right foot. He had to undergo immediate surgery.
The 31-year-old had journeyed to the Dunkirk circuit in France to start his motos early on Saturday morning to avoid a crowded venue later on.
Coppins crested a hill, only to find that a local rider was picking up his machine. His right foot then took the brunt of the collision after he caught it in the other bike's footpeg. Later that afternoon, Coppins was undergoing surgery on his toes.
The natural healing process now leaves one of the top favourites for the MX1-GP title staring at the possibility of missing the first meeting of the series on April 6 in Valkenswaard, Netherlands.
"Valkenswaard is 50-50 at the moment. My foot has to heal naturally and we might run out of time; I’m not too sure how things will go at the moment. We will have to assess things over the next few days. I am trying to stay positive but clearly this was not what I wanted. It is a long season though and we have to keep looking ahead."
Rio Ferdinand has been named by manager Fabio Capello as the England captain for Wednesday nights friendly match against France.
Chelsea defender John Terry, previous captain under Steve McClaren, was expected to have been chosen for the title.
The 29 year old Manchester United captain expressed his delight at the decision.
"As a kid you grow up wanting to play for England and lead your country out and I've been given that honour of being able to fulfil those dreams."
Manager, Fabio Capello, insisted that Rio's uncertain past was not an issue.
