damn.... what happen???

 

I'd like to tell ya but I was knocked out... or at least don't remember anything from right before till I stumbled into the ambulance. One guy said I was just laying in the gravel face down when he passed... I know I ran off on turn 3 when I was still upright (think I panicked or target fixated) and I THINK I had just passed someone between 2 and 3 and might've just been carrying way too much speed... I know I was still woozy too for awhile when I was in the medical shack and someone told me they thought I was dehydrated. It was like 100 F out and I had been drinking a bit... I dunno. Bike isn't too bad, it's all cosmetic damage, mechanically it's fine:








sucks but it could've been worse I guess

 

Damn that sucks, at least you were on the track and able to get medical attention right away.

 

that's the way I'm looking at it since I've never been down before... I'll replace the damaged plastics (upper, right lower, and rear) slowly and get a new tank I guess at some point. The exhaust is scraped too... We'll see. I'm gonna get back on but I have a bit to work on getting the gravel out of this thing and mentally being ready to go back out.

 

Bike doesn't look bad at all! Just too bad it wans't one of those crashes where you actually learn something.

 

I learned something... I let my frustration from earlier in the day (red flag every session but 1 I think) and from dealing with tons of slow riders and then the opposite, cocky riders who'd pass where they shouldn't or be slow in turns and fast in the straight. I felt like the day was going to waste even though I was improving my body position big time. So I'm pretty sure I forced that pass and ate **** cause of it... I needed to use my head, relax, and not let that stuff get to me and follow my own plan.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EngineNoO9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I learned something... I let my frustration from earlier in the day (red flag every session but 1 I think) and from dealing with tons of slow riders and then the opposite, cocky riders who'd pass where they shouldn't or be slow in turns and fast in the straight. I felt like the day was going to waste even though I was improving my body position big time. So I'm pretty sure I forced that pass and ate **** cause of it... I needed to use my head, relax, and not let that stuff get to me and follow my own plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I meant more along the lines of throttle/brake control, traction, ect where you learn exactly where the limit is, because you crossed it. Don't really need to crash to learn to focus and clear your head! I see where you're coming from though about the slow in the turns/fast in the straights crap... it is pretty frustrating. You're on an RC51, imagine what it's like on a 600.

 

ah ok I see what you mean. I almost gaurantee I could've leaned it and gone through fine but yeah I panicked and blew it.


and 600's can drag race me down the straight... 750's or 1000's I can only touch by getting a great drive out of the final turn before the straight.

 

ouch, did u get injured in anyway and how did ur gear hold up?

 

helmet held up great. I was int he gravel so the rest only got dirty and a few scratches. I have a rib that feels bruised, and my right shoulder and arm are bruised nicely... Head is a lil eh still. Tomorrow is gonna suck...

 

Another RC down this season

sorry to see that happen. If you need a right side fairing, let me know - It crashed mine Memorial day and tore up the left side pretty good.

 

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thats exactly what i did when i went down. except i wasnt at the track. glad youre ok. heal up fast. and yes, tomorrow is gonna SUCK. i missed all my classes cuz i couldnt get out of bed.

 

ouch! glad to hear you're ok.

 

now...she is a real helmet

 

Sorry about the crash Joe! Got it out of the way, though.

Face down in the gravel, eh? I hope the photog got some good shots of it! That'd make for a good poster.

 

wow seriously, glad that you are fine bro.. taking it to the track is the right answer..

 

T3 is a bad place to go off.

trackdays in 100-degree heat in full leathers...nice way to get dehydrated quick, too.

 

heat stroke yo

 

Sorry to hear man but at least youre ok and your bike isnt that bad. I dont claim to know what your going through but I imagine it must suck. At least your able to get back on and ride. to you sir for keeping it on the track.

 

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Face down in the gravel, eh? I hope the photog got some good shots of it! That'd make for a good poster. </TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah... I've come close other times and like I said I could guess lots of diff reasons as to why it happened but I can't tell you the exact thing cause I don't know. That is what's most frustrating to me. I'll look at the pics later, dunno if he was over there at the time.


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trackdays in 100-degree heat in full leathers...nice way to get dehydrated quick, too.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Turn 4 is probably worse but turn 3 definitely doesn't have lots of room over there

 

glad you are okay - turn 1 has owned me twice at main.

your bike damage is so minimal, very lucky on that one.

get back on the horse soon

 

I just had a guy bring in all fiberglass fairings and a carbon kevlar tank off a rc51 that I believe he said he went down with at summit...got to suck, but at least your alright!

 

glad to hear your ok! and now we know RJ doesn't sell shitty gear

 

Sorry to hear it man.

It's in the past now, learn from the mistakes.