High side crash video
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Road Warrior
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High side crash video
This is from a practice session at the most recent MotoGP race in Shanghai.
The guy had some serious air time before his face plant. He cracked a bone in his ankle. He raced two days later and placed 4th.
MotoGp high side video
The guy had some serious air time before his face plant. He cracked a bone in his ankle. He raced two days later and placed 4th.
MotoGp high side video
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RE: High side crash video
Couldn't quite see it well enough to see what he did wrong?In the middle of an"S" curve, it looks like he leaned it over too fast while trail braking too hard? Dunno...I'm not a racer. He definitely got some serious air time, though. And getting out of that with just a broken ankle? That's why those guys gear up like they do.
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Road Warrior
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RE: High side crash video
I am not sure what happened there either. It is hard to tell. He flicked it left and it looked like the back end was coming around on him and then it high sided.
I am not a racer either, but I love watching MotoGP and the SuperBike series.
Check out this video of the same rider. In this one he does an incredible save:
Incredible save
I am not a racer either, but I love watching MotoGP and the SuperBike series.
Check out this video of the same rider. In this one he does an incredible save:
Incredible save
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RE: High side crash video
Yeah, what a great job.
Lorenzo (the rider) is currently 2nd in points in the MotoGP championship.
Lorenzo (the rider) is currently 2nd in points in the MotoGP championship.
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RE: High side crash video
ORIGINAL: chaos5
Looks like he lost traction on the rear tire and it kicked him when it regained some traction.
LOL, and some people say helmets are worthles...
Looks like he lost traction on the rear tire and it kicked him when it regained some traction.
LOL, and some people say helmets are worthles...
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Road Warrior
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RE: High side crash video
He likes to go into corners hot, doesn't he?
That second vid of the save looks like he was trail braking just a little hard as the bike was drifting outside a little too much. Then as the rear started sliding out from him he reduced brake and let off the throttle.As hestarted wobbling his foot came completely off the brake. Slowing down helped keep him on the bike, but that was a very impressive display of staying with it!
So as he was going around that curve in just before that excellent save, the announcer made a comment that "this might be a problem for Lorenzo".....what was that referring to, exactly?
Teek
That second vid of the save looks like he was trail braking just a little hard as the bike was drifting outside a little too much. Then as the rear started sliding out from him he reduced brake and let off the throttle.As hestarted wobbling his foot came completely off the brake. Slowing down helped keep him on the bike, but that was a very impressive display of staying with it!So as he was going around that curve in just before that excellent save, the announcer made a comment that "this might be a problem for Lorenzo".....what was that referring to, exactly?
Teek