IS A 130 MPH MOTORCYCLE CRASH - survivable ????

[Peacekeeper6]

It all depends on that course.

If it happens in a track that has a lot of run off, sure.

If it happens in a little town where the buildings and walls are close to the road course like the Isle of Man, then no.

 

[Gwolf]

It all depends on that course.

If it happens in a track that has a lot of run off, sure.

If it happens in a little town where the buildings and walls are close to the road course like the Isle of Man, then no.

The problem is, you don't ever get to choose where it happens.

 

[triplethreat]

It all depends on that course.

If it happens in a track that has a lot of run off, sure.

If it happens in a little town where the buildings and walls are close to the road course like the Isle of Man, then no.

There are a lot of folks that think the guys that race at Isle of Mann is totally insane. I enjoy watching it, but honestly, you couldn't pay me enough money to race there. Even some of the MotoGP guys thinks they are nuts.

 

[wyliec]

There are a lot of folks that think the guys that race at Isle of Mann is totally insane. I enjoy watching it, but honestly, you couldn't pay me enough money to race there. Even some of the MotoGP guys thinks they are nuts.

triplethreat,

Just a little curious as to what the medical staff did regarding any type of exercise/ movement to simulate what the rider will see during the race, before stating he was good to go. I’ve got to believe the arm’s fatigue threshold may be less than before the accident. Good luck to him. I always liked it when my patients in rehab were go getters.

 

[triplethreat]

triplethreat,

Just a little curious as to what the medical staff did regarding any type of exercise/ movement to simulate what the rider will see during the race, before stating he was good to go. I’ve got to believe the arm’s fatigue threshold may be less than before the accident. Good luck to him. I always liked it when my patients in rehab were go getters.

I've not seen anything about the procedure/requirements for being declared "fit". I watched a short video of his interview on MotoGP.com and I did hear him state that he did have to do 40 pushups....but of course I'm sure there was much more to it than just that. I would suspect they would be checking for range of motion, pain levels for certain movements, and probably a lot of other things.

And an update about him. He did sit out FP1 and FP2 yesterday. Today, he came out and rode in FP3 and FP4. Of course his times were off of the pace in order to get him directly into Q2, so he had to try and qualify in Q1. He went out and did his "out lap", then did one more for timing. At the end of that lap, exited the track and came into pit. He left the paddock/garage and went straight to the motorhome behind the garages. An announcement was made shortly after that, he would sit our the rest of Q1.....which meant that IF he decided to ride in the Race tomorrow, he would start at last position on the grid. A few hours later they announce that he would not race on Sunday and would be returning home after the race. They have next weekend off, then the following weekend they will be at BRNO, which is in the Czech Republic.

 

[Peacekeeper6]

There are a lot of folks that think the guys that race at Isle of Mann is totally insane. I enjoy watching it, but honestly, you couldn't pay me enough money to race there. Even some of the MotoGP guys thinks they are nuts.

I enjoy watching that event as well. Attending the Isle of Man is on my Bucket List.

The guys who race that event definitely have balls of steel........or lack of brain cells, LOL.

One of the best race courses I've had the pleasure of watching a Superbike race occurred in Laguna Seca, back in 2002. Definitely an AWESOME place !! Of course, I placed myself at the famous Corkscrew and saw racers performing the left-right turn transition.

Wicked cool. Crossed that off my Bucket List.

At the bottom of the Corkscrew, I saw a racer high-side. Didn't faze him one bit and he got right back on his bike.

 

[Lew L]

Hi Lou,
Had the "bucket list" experience at Laguna Seca when my son bought me a lap on the course. Of course it was lead but the " bike police" so we couldn't do any thing stupid........ but they didn't have a sweeper. Soooooo, my poor, old slow ZX-11 took the sweeper position and let the pack pull ahead. I had the corkscrew ( turn 9 ) all to my self and I DIDN'T do anything stupid.

Lew L