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Old 04-10-08, 03:32 AM
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Re: Track day group placement???


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Originally Posted by 35racer View Post
It's fine to follow a bit to learn the line, but the risk of injury goes way up when bikes stay together for too long.

First guy crashes, and instead of harmlessly sliding out, the second guy follows him and runs him over... or crashes behind him and his bike slides into the first guy.

A guy I used to work with had this happen to him. There was a kid riding infront of him at a track day down in Houston. Kid wiped and my buddy ran him over went over the handlebars shattered his collarbone. He almost quit riding... ALMOST. Kid was alive too not sure the extent of his injurys.
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