sad day for bsb

[chris yeatman]

http://au.eurosport.com/motorsports/...77/story.shtml

RIP ben.

[Yorkie]

Very sad, watched it on telly, there were quite a few 'offs' today, this one is very unfortunate.

RIP

[chris yeatman]

company up the road from me sponsors them.

Saturday's Manx GP Newcomers race winner, Wayne Hamilton, also died today.

Sad day. Our condolences to both families.

C

[utopia]

I was there.
It happened right in front of me.
So unlucky. The crash itself was nothing. He would probably have walked away, if he hadn't been hit, but the following pack was still tightly bunched and relatively unsighted, and could do little to avoid him in the circumstances.
A real tradegy.

[jimz750]

Originally Posted by utopia

I was there.
It happened right in front of me.
So unlucky. The crash itself was nothing. He would probably have walked away, if he hadn't been hit, but the following pack was still tightly bunched and relatively unsighted, and could do little to avoid him in the circumstances.
A real tradegy.

Me too Jeff, Did'nt spot you though.
Very nasty crash

Sounds very similar to Craig Jones' accident at Brands a few years ago. And Tomizawa's in Moto2.

Dave

[Stuart42]

Sad week all round as road racing lost Adrian McFarland and Neil Kent.

Was at Manx yesterday and saw Wayne leave, is upsetting to remember seeing a guy leave the start, now knowing he didn't make it.

All of the racers know the risk of racing, especially on the roads. They do it for the love of racing and I admire anyone who has a go.

Rest in peace, hero's one and all.

RIP all. Devastating stuff

Bloody hell, Stuart. You don't get much more experienced than them pair!

C

[Stuart42]

Originally Posted by Mr Cake

Bloody hell, Stuart. You don't get much more experienced than them pair!

C

I know it is a real shock when anyone is killed racing, especially as the level anyone who races roads has to be before they can do it.

A mate of mine was seriously injured racing on The Island as he picked up a puncture going into Cronk Ny Mona so the bike just stayed upright when he leant it in.

The marshals all do a fantastic job but they can't see every bit of debris on the circuit.

Things like that and mechanical faliure you just can't allow for.

Sadly its all part and parcel of racing, but is a shame that something as fantastic as road racing has this downside.

Originally Posted by Stuart42

The marshals all do a fantastic job but they can't see every bit of debris on the circuit.

And yet MSV want to replace most marshal posts with flashing LED lights! It's disgusting.

Have you picked up any of Stephen Davison's road racing books? They capture the highs and the lows of the real-roads scene. I still weep at DJ's tribute dvd.

C

[Stuart42]

[QUOTE=Mr Cake;402916]And yet MSV want to replace most marshal posts with flashing LED lights! It's disgusting.

You are kidding?

I mean especially on the roads thats just utter nonsense.

Oh yes, think I have them all.

Saw another on the Island called Shutter Speed which isn't by Stephen but looked good

Originally Posted by Mr Cake

And yet MSV want to replace most marshal posts with flashing LED lights! It's disgusting.

C

Hi, I'd be interested to know where this information comes from as I visit all the MSV circuits during the year and don't know of this development.

It's no joke, mate. Only on MSV owned short circuits at the moment as far as I'm aware. That's still too many though. I don't think they dare do it for the roads.

C