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Originally Posted by Degsy  He only enters F40 as it's supposed to be a gentleman's class where the racing isn't so damn furious. At this rate, he may as well enter the meatgrinder class.
I have said it before and I'll say it again, mixing different types of bikes in the same race is a recipe for disaster. In order to pass on the corners, the 2 strokes and motards are forced to make more and more risky moves. The bikes take different lines and there end up being converging points.
I have ridden them all, 2 strokes, motards and middleweights and they all take different approaches to passing due to specifics of geometry and power. Put the 3 together in a race and it's going to be a problem unless the people racing them are seasoned racers who know how to pass and when to pass. For Novice classes, they should keep the different types of bikes separate. |
Alot of this has been said for years. Especially with the advent of the motard.
I saw it all the time. Trackside and racing. You
will see this incident happen again and again.
I have no ill feelings against anyone who races motards whatsoever. Wish I had takem R7's invite to turn a few laps on one. but also , let's assume that the same thing may have happened if motards did not exist. Safety for a fellow racer appears to be almost nonexistant at times.
I
am suprised something like this happened in F40. Suddenly I do not miss racing so much. As much fun as racing is, I hope everyone realizes that when the green flag drops, you are taking a serious risk. Sucks, but thats a FACT.
Hope things work out for you Scott.