Originally Posted by DucDave
CCS/LRRS/NEMM AM #205 (Inactive)
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That's it! I'm shavin it off!
-Pete
NEMRR #81 - ECK Racing
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Sorry bud, TV and xbox are packed. Leaving in the AM
Zip Tie Alley #505
That's some bullshit.
FWIW, I went 2-for-2 at my track days. Once because there were too many n00bs and too little track and once because 11-12 in the rain has a way of making your bike disappear out from under you.
I still had fun... and went down
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What's vauge is "go down", don't you need to define or refine "go down" or Crash, or did I miss something?
A simple tip over vs bodily injury as an example.
stat concerning racing and crashing.
650 racers in 365 races completing 72950 racing miles, the statistical norm of miles before any rider will crash is 307.2 miles.
Last edited by xsiliconkid; 03-22-10 at 05:56 PM.
Graham
"If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a committee — that will do them in"
Another concern with your logic.
A rider crashes after 3 laps (this can be typical) The riders bike cant' be fixed therefore can't ride the rest of the day - due to mechanical . .... how do you factor this in
the stat would really bias results on ridden miles/crash and mean nothing except Street and comp didn't have a lever.
Last edited by xsiliconkid; 03-22-10 at 05:57 PM.
Graham
"If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a committee — that will do them in"
Graham is bored....season better start soon!!!
"A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.”
Muhammad Ali.
Very...
and finally. If you are going to ride a bike on the street- woudn't it be nice to practice your craft with a safety net?
Think of a track day as a saftey net...
If you were to crash would you rather do it on a track or on the street?
That's why many folk say a track day is a safer place to practice your craft.....
come on guys and gals...this is fun
Last edited by xsiliconkid; 03-23-10 at 05:26 AM.
Graham
"If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a committee — that will do them in"
But Graham. What if I don't want to crash at ALL? What should I do then?
-Pete
NEMRR #81 - ECK Racing
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Roland Arsenault
LRRS and USCRA #763
2012, 2013 and 2015 Big Fish Small Pond Champion
"The 4 board is an upshift marker, not a brake marker"
hmmmmmBut Graham. What if I don't want to crash at ALL? What should I do then?
Graham
"If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a committee — that will do them in"
Stay on the couch?But Graham. What if I don't want to crash at ALL? What should I do then?
Take up knitting, ya fuckin pansy!But Graham. What if I don't want to crash at ALL? What should I do then?
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-Pete
NEMRR #81 - ECK Racing
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I started a logic-filled reply weeks ago, then deleted it to help this die, but since it's Graham's fault nowI'll add some fuel:
So would [insert name here] rather skydive or bowl?
Most accidents/injuries/fatalaties in any activity, "high risk" or not, come down to poor judgement/operator error (e.g. 88% of the fatalities in skydiving* last year were judged preventable).
Acknowledging risk and then actively and enthusiastically taking responsibility for one's own skills and safety will enable the average person to kick the average statistic's ass almost every time.
*Skydiving instructors sometimes put a code in the required logbook of a student as a "heads-up" to the next instructor:
OBS [Other Sports Beckon].
'02 SV650 street|woods|race LRRS #128
Bowler's don't die.
Graham
"If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a committee — that will do them in"
Get a POS trackbike so you won't hurt your pretty pussy magnet....But Graham. What if I don't want to crash at ALL? What should I do then?
Last edited by Doc; 03-04-11 at 02:55 PM.
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he does, his race bike
Graham
"If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a committee — that will do them in"
Was it really necessary to bump this thread?
- Jamie
2009 K 1300 S
- Jamie
2009 K 1300 S
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-Pete
NEMRR #81 - ECK Racing
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'03 Tuono | '06 SV650 | '04 CRF250X | '24 Aprilia Tuareg
+1
I went down in 50% of my track days...
Try 4 wheelers?
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