On average, how many riders go down on a track day?

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Originally Posted by DucDave

I've never seen a rider go down during a track day. But who knows what goes on in the various trailers or the rest room stalls....

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Originally Posted by DaSarge

Hey Richie lets play call of duty tonight...Claire is working late.

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Sorry bud, TV and xbox are packed. Leaving in the AM

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Originally Posted by Pittenger5

Sorry bud, TV and xbox are packed. Leaving in the AM

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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 :teehee:

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Originally Posted by taxonomy

What's vague about it?

Quantitative questions:
How many riders go down on an average track day?
How many riders are there?
How many miles get ridden?

What I am trying to do: Understand a general level of risk for all track days. I am not trying to apply it to an individual, or a single track or track day company. Just trying to get an idea.

What's vague about that?

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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.

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Originally Posted by taxonomy

For arguments sake, lets say 5%.

How many miles are ridden in an average track day? 75? So, if on average there are 75 riders you have 5600 miles ridden per track day.

So, by my math, give or take 100% there's about 1 crash per 1,500 miles ridden on normal track days.

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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.

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Originally Posted by xsiliconkid

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.

You need to factor in Total avaiabe miles not what was ridden....

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Graham is bored....season better start soon!!!:wink:

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

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Originally Posted by xsiliconkid

Very board...
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

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But Graham. What if I don't want to crash at ALL? What should I do then? :D

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Originally Posted by xsiliconkid

Very board...

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Originally Posted by OreoGaborio

But Graham. What if I don't want to crash at ALL? What should I do then? :D

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hmmmmm

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Originally Posted by OreoGaborio

But Graham. What if I don't want to crash at ALL? What should I do then? :D

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Stay on the couch?

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Originally Posted by OreoGaborio

But Graham. What if I don't want to crash at ALL? What should I do then? :D

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Take up knitting, ya fuckin pansy!

:D :twothumb:

I started a logic-filled reply weeks ago, then deleted it to help this die, but since it's Graham's fault now ;) I'll add some fuel:

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Originally Posted by xrocket21

[words, numbers and stuff] skydivers die, and [more numbers] bowlers die, then [more words and numbers]

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So would [insert name here] rather skydive or bowl? :dunno:

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].

Bowler's don't die.

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Originally Posted by OreoGaborio

But Graham. What if I don't want to crash at ALL? What should I do then? :D

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Get a POS trackbike so you won't hurt your pretty pussy magnet.... :D

he does, his race bike

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Welcome to the site

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You do need frame sliders and good gear for a track day.

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+1

I went down in 50% of my track days...

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Originally Posted by WordTooYoMamma

+1

I went down in 50% of my track days...

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Try 4 wheelers?