Cadwell Park and Leon Camier **WARNING: GRAPHIC**
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Cadwell Park and Leon Camier **WARNING: GRAPHIC**
In the British Superbike series (best series ever BTW) Cadwell Park has a part of the course called "The Mountain" where the superbikes can get some killer air. This is what it SHOULD look like...
This is what it shouldn't look like...
And video of the incident...
This happened about a month and a half ago. Leon Camier is reportedly doing fine, although he had to go through several surgeries. He hopes to be fully recovered and ready for testing come January February.
Still amazes me what some pros will go through. James Toseland had a similar incident and look where's going...
This is what it shouldn't look like...
And video of the incident...
This happened about a month and a half ago. Leon Camier is reportedly doing fine, although he had to go through several surgeries. He hopes to be fully recovered and ready for testing come January February.
Still amazes me what some pros will go through. James Toseland had a similar incident and look where's going...
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Re: Cadwell Park and Leon Camier **WARNING: GRAPHIC** (VTi NA)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by VTi NA »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Badass 
Would you rate BSB as being more entertaining than WSBK? </TD></TR></TABLE>
That's a tough one. In all honesty I don't watch a lot of WSBK, but judging by the last two races of wsbk, i'd say bsb is the same if not better. But that's mainly because of the tracks bsb races on, which are predominately a lot more narrow and technical. I think skill level wise, they're equal (although I have a feel the top factory riders in various national and international racing are very close together skill).
The thing that makes BSB great is that it's a lot closer racing, you might have a group of 6-8 guys all trying to get that last podium spot. And the tracks aren't perfect, a lot are narrow bumpy tracks which make it very technical, and very hard to pass on so the riders have to take a lot more chances. Lots of slipping and sliding, wheeling out of corners, stoppies, hitting each other etc.
Well at least that's my impression of BSB, others might be different. I will say it's ridiculously better than motogp though.
Would you rate BSB as being more entertaining than WSBK? </TD></TR></TABLE>
That's a tough one. In all honesty I don't watch a lot of WSBK, but judging by the last two races of wsbk, i'd say bsb is the same if not better. But that's mainly because of the tracks bsb races on, which are predominately a lot more narrow and technical. I think skill level wise, they're equal (although I have a feel the top factory riders in various national and international racing are very close together skill).
The thing that makes BSB great is that it's a lot closer racing, you might have a group of 6-8 guys all trying to get that last podium spot. And the tracks aren't perfect, a lot are narrow bumpy tracks which make it very technical, and very hard to pass on so the riders have to take a lot more chances. Lots of slipping and sliding, wheeling out of corners, stoppies, hitting each other etc.
Well at least that's my impression of BSB, others might be different. I will say it's ridiculously better than motogp though.
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Re: Cadwell Park and Leon Camier **WARNING: GRAPHIC** (VTi NA)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by VTi NA »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Would you rate BSB as being more entertaining than WSBK? </TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes. Those guys have some serious attachments racing as hard as they do on the tracks they ride on.
I download the BSB rounds
Yes. Those guys have some serious attachments racing as hard as they do on the tracks they ride on.
I download the BSB rounds
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Re: Cadwell Park and Leon Camier **WARNING: GRAPHIC** (VTi NA)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by VTi NA »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Badass
Would you rate BSB as being more entertaining than WSBK? </TD></TR></TABLE>
Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't. I think the spread of talent at the front is a bit more even in BSB. Airwaves Ducati, HM Plant Honda, Stobart Honda, and Rizla Suzuki all have a lineup where both riders can go out and run at the front and win races. In WSBK the only team with two strong riders is really Yamaha Italy. Rolfo, Lanzi, and Kagayama have all been pretty much non-factors in all of the races this season.
Of course next season Kiyonari and Rea from HM Plant Honda will be on Ten Kate in WSBK, and supposedly the Airwaves Ducati team will be joining WSBK too, although I'm beginning to doubt they're going to make the move.
Would you rate BSB as being more entertaining than WSBK? </TD></TR></TABLE>
Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't. I think the spread of talent at the front is a bit more even in BSB. Airwaves Ducati, HM Plant Honda, Stobart Honda, and Rizla Suzuki all have a lineup where both riders can go out and run at the front and win races. In WSBK the only team with two strong riders is really Yamaha Italy. Rolfo, Lanzi, and Kagayama have all been pretty much non-factors in all of the races this season.
Of course next season Kiyonari and Rea from HM Plant Honda will be on Ten Kate in WSBK, and supposedly the Airwaves Ducati team will be joining WSBK too, although I'm beginning to doubt they're going to make the move.
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Re: Cadwell Park and Leon Camier **WARNING: GRAPHIC** (EngineNoO9)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EngineNoO9 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That was one of Toseland's complaints about BSB. Still great racing. BSB also has lots more weather and varying conditions.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Hodgson too. He was saying they race in the rain too often on courses that are dangerous in the first place. I think there have been 3 or 4 fatalities in the last 4 years in BSB actually
Hodgson too. He was saying they race in the rain too often on courses that are dangerous in the first place. I think there have been 3 or 4 fatalities in the last 4 years in BSB actually
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