Recent AHRMA race weekend and crash on the TZ
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:36 am
Well it finally happened after years of track time. Low side is a low side but not so lucky this time. Weather became colder as weekend went on. Sunday was the coldest. Several thing ended up happening for the perfect storm. Friday practice went out late. Saturday race was a blast but my AlpinestarTech 10 air bag started acting up. Sunday early morn the power went off and my trailer was freezing. That also meant the suit was not charging. Well Sunday they were planning gettin 3 races in before lunch. I was in a rush and with colder weater i kept the bike in the trailer to get tires heated. The never really got to the optimum temperature which really did not matter seeing how cold the track was. We were third wave so sat for a while. 3 corners in high sided. The air bag did not deploy. I explain all in the second video but that race is off my list with colder temperatures alway possible. Thanks to Rory the Bridgestone rep and his wife Joann who was on holiday from Ireland. I could of never loaded the bikes and trailer. I bailed and two days later was home. Had xrays done and nothing broken. I am better every day with groin are still hurting. If air bag would have deployed would have been nothing more than a bruised left pinky. And that is the Taichi gloves because they do not sew the pinky finger to the next finger like Alpinestar. The pretty paint job is no longer pretty, radiator is shot, and some right clip on and control work will be needed. Suit decided to work when back home. Back in pool two days a week and on bike again with no real pain doing either. One of my buddies started in with told you so. I cut him short and reminded him it is safer than the street and 10 years with no hard crashes is pretty good. It was my fault anyway for going out in cold weather. Track days always wait for warmer weather.
Saturday race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zTyLquP_aI
Sunday crash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zw8uCmHrVk
Saturday race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zTyLquP_aI
Sunday crash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zw8uCmHrVk