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AFM 691
04-30-2007, 01:36 AM
This is in turn 2 after the restart of the 650 twins race. The first guy that crashed was lucky he didn't get run over.

I think I shit my leathers a little when I saw that wall coming up fast and I had no traction whatsoever on the grass. I was hitting that rear brake and I wasn't slowing down, so I decided to abandon ship.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gun1LTHDNzk
AFM535
04-30-2007, 01:45 AM
And the view from the stands:

http://www.hitthetrack.com/afm535/video/afm.round.2-650.twins.crash.wmv
clutchslip
04-30-2007, 01:48 AM
Damn walls. It was close to being serious for everyone, it looks like from your video. How's your bike?
MR RPM
04-30-2007, 05:22 AM
Nice everyone looked ok.
Corey11c
04-30-2007, 09:31 AM
Fast reactions by the red and green bike. Looks like he almost saved it.
AFM 691
04-30-2007, 10:00 AM
Originally posted by clutchslip
Damn walls. It was close to being serious for everyone, it looks like from your video. How's your bike?

Yeah, the red and green bike did a good job of getting on the brakes and not running the guy over. I thought I could slip around the outside of the downed bike but then the guy slid out in front of me and I thought I was gonna hit him.

My bike had minor damage (bent peg, broken brake lever) I think the other bikes had pretty minor damage too. I had a peg go through my boot, but somehow it missed my foot.:dunno
ThinkFast
04-30-2007, 10:12 AM
That was the restart :confused

At first I thought I was watching me. Because that is pretty much exactly what happened to me at the start of 650 Twins yesterday. Same spot. Only I wasn't so lucky. I was at full lean, on the exit, when I found a bike/rider down right on my line. I don't think I even made it to the brakes before I was on the ground. I don't remember anything until the ambulance crews were there reaching into my helmet to take off my sunglasses.

If anyone has pix of that crash please let me know - I'd like to see it (I think...). I'm more or less ok - still a little light headed today. Crashing sucks!
dito
04-30-2007, 10:29 AM
here's another view of the crash...
http://gotbluemilk.com/web070429/353/
Ducky_Fresh
04-30-2007, 10:35 AM
Goddamn! Bob did a helluva job almost keeping that thing upright. Jeez..
Mick-e
04-30-2007, 11:22 AM
Damn it looked like he was going to save it, then lost it at the very end. Nice job.
HiggyB
04-30-2007, 12:15 PM
I was with some friends up in the T2 stands after my own race and that incident was *bananas* to watch...
com3
04-30-2007, 12:57 PM
0_o
panaltrator
04-30-2007, 11:59 PM
that stoppie was heroic.
Kensaku
05-01-2007, 12:11 AM
So the guy who did the stoppie also crashed? In the second video it looks like he saved it but it also looked pretty sketchy.
AFM 691
05-01-2007, 12:32 AM
Originally posted by Kensaku
So the guy who did the stoppie also crashed? In the second video it looks like he saved it but it also looked pretty sketchy.

Yeah, he crashed too. He almost saved it, but once he went off in the dirt he lost it.
com3
05-01-2007, 10:49 AM
Originally posted by AFM 691
Yeah, he crashed too. He almost saved it, but once he went off in the dirt he lost it.


yeah, he connected with that other crashed bike finally. i was rootin for dude to keep'er upright too! argh!
Kensaku
05-01-2007, 03:18 PM
Originally posted by AFM 691
Yeah, he crashed too. He almost saved it, but once he went off in the dirt he lost it.

Nice effort though ;)