EastBayDave
- Kawasaki Fanatic -
crash at Sears Point, 1984, Golden Gate Challenge (running 2nd behind Rich Oliver.) Turn 3A, got into a tankslapper & it pitched me off; still not sure why. Result was broken foot/hand, concussion & endoed/totaled bike. Also end of racing career due to financial issues resultant from crash ("what? you can't make it to work cuz of motorcycle crash??!?!? YOUR FIRED!!!!")
Only clue to the biggest bail of my racing career was a small 'slapper the previous lap same place (hmm....), & there was grease sweep on the outside of turn from a previous bail in the previous race. I have no clue & still wonder to this day; but the guy behind me said I got wide into the grease sweep & lost the rear mid-wheelie on the crest of 3A...
Note in pic ripped out the chest/coat zipper fighting the tankslapper.
Clues: Just set my fastest lap ever on previous lap. I was wacking it early trying to catch "little Rich" who was slowly pulling away. I had finally just passed 2nd place that had been holding me up the whole race, now only 2 laps left. Over exuberance?
Speculation?
Only clue to the biggest bail of my racing career was a small 'slapper the previous lap same place (hmm....), & there was grease sweep on the outside of turn from a previous bail in the previous race. I have no clue & still wonder to this day; but the guy behind me said I got wide into the grease sweep & lost the rear mid-wheelie on the crest of 3A...
Note in pic ripped out the chest/coat zipper fighting the tankslapper.
Clues: Just set my fastest lap ever on previous lap. I was wacking it early trying to catch "little Rich" who was slowly pulling away. I had finally just passed 2nd place that had been holding me up the whole race, now only 2 laps left. Over exuberance?
Speculation?
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