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Offline bwaller

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Don't crash!
« on: November 21, 2015, 03:49:01 PM »
I don't care what anyone says this is nuts. Armco, concrete, no protection anywhere. WTF?

https://www.facebook.com/MotorbikeDaily/videos/651161238359545/
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Re: Don't crash!
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2015, 04:04:19 PM »
What could possibly go wrong?
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Re: Don't crash!
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2015, 05:01:36 PM »
This from a man completely out of his mind on drugs at the moment.  ;D  ;)
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Re: Don't crash!
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2015, 05:21:05 PM »
Yeow.
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« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2015, 05:26:08 PM »
Faaark... :o
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« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2015, 06:18:32 PM »
wow!see how far over that bike is!!
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« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2015, 06:38:07 PM »
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Re: Don't crash!
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2015, 02:04:59 AM »
it is an odd race , i have been twice . it used to be much worse than that at least the armco keeps most of the children and chickens off the track !
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Re: Don't crash!
« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2015, 04:41:24 AM »
Brent,

Did I mention how much appreciation I have for the volunteer effort put into the plastic container barrier bags in VRRA?
That video make me pucker up, and not in the 1st base kind of way. :o

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Re: Don't crash!
« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2015, 04:57:04 AM »
George it makes me pucker too!

I hope never to "use" the bottle bags but without a doubt there will soon be plenty of bags to protect riders. Air fence is bloody expensive & this is hopefully a good option.
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Re: Don't crash!
« Reply #10 on: November 22, 2015, 07:14:10 AM »
No margins, that's for sure.
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Re: Don't crash!
« Reply #11 on: November 29, 2015, 05:23:35 PM »
Anyone else notice the "Sparkasse" logo on his butt?  ;D

I looked it up and apparently, Sparkasse Chemnitz is a bank but I just thought that Sparkasse was too totally appropriate there.
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Re: Don't crash!
« Reply #12 on: November 29, 2015, 07:11:11 PM »
I knew Sparkasse was a bank...
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Re: Don't crash!
« Reply #13 on: November 29, 2015, 07:57:45 PM »
Quote from: 754 on November 29, 2015, 07:11:11 PM
I knew Sparkasse was a bank...

I didn't.  My first thought was that it was a result of a really low lean in a corner.  ::)
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Re: Don't crash!
« Reply #14 on: November 30, 2015, 08:33:05 AM »
That is just plain scary.  I'm not sure if it is more or less scary than the IOM, but that guy has big titanium bullocks.
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Re: Don't crash!
« Reply #15 on: November 30, 2015, 09:10:22 AM »
More crazy than scary. In the end it's up to riders to decide on their own safety. Road courses...man I don't get it. Bad things happen on a closed circuit with air fence and safety measures everywhere. I know it's a personal decision and all.... you won't see me there.
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Re: Don't crash!
« Reply #16 on: November 30, 2015, 12:01:04 PM »
believe me its much less scary than the iom .
have not been for ages but it was always a great laugh , ironically it was organised by mike trimby who was the gp riders safety rep
it was run at the end of the season and paid well , it was mostly drinking with a bit of racing thrown in . lots of decent riders went though schwantz won it in the late 80's
because you are so close to the armco if you get it wrong you end up in the middle of the track trying to dodge following bikes !  oh and you slide for ever
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Re: Don't crash!
« Reply #17 on: November 30, 2015, 08:40:35 PM »
if you get it wrong you end up in the middle of the track trying to dodge following bikes !  oh and you slide for ever

Sounds like coming from personal experience.  ::)
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Re: Don't crash!
« Reply #18 on: December 01, 2015, 09:54:15 AM »
yes .... its odd that personal experience always seems to hurt
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