slow speed (like in he box during the BRC) especially grabbing the front brake will put you on the ground. At speed, like in these pictures, JSpansel is probably correct, he panicked-hit the brakes-made him straighten up-target fixation-ouch.I was under the impression in my MSF course that the brakes would make the bike lean more into the ground in a corner and throttle would right you. My experience so far has been that brakes in the corner make you fall more into the corner and that throttle brings you more upright.
You really can't blame the photographer, it's the dragon everyone knows there are photog on just about every other corner. Plus being the dragon everyone also knows how dangerous it can be and just how quick things can go wrong. As harsh as this may sound, especially after reading his injury list, this very unfortunate guy learned a very hard lesson about the dragon and keeping your eyes on the road, and I'm quite sure he blames no one but himself. I supposed its possible to say that if the photog wasn't there it wouldn't have happened but the photog didn't make the guy focus on him that was the riders choice. IMO that would be like blaming a hot jogger for rear ending someone, or blaming McDonald's for making you fat.Is the photographer partly to blame? Somewhat unskilled rider showing off for the camera. If the photographer was not there, is it likley this crash would not have happened?
Sounds like he is very lucky to be alive!Here are the details from my local motorcycle forum:
"That wreck left fluids down that about killed a local. He's still in critical condition and has a hit list that looks like this:
Fractured skull around orbital area
Missing top 4 teeth
Lip split up to nose
Broken neck
Broken back (again)
2 collapsed lungs
Multiple ribs broken on both sides
Lacerated liver
Busted up kidney
Heaving bruising on right side"
This could have still been avoided even after he was going in to the vette's lane if the rider wasn't so fixated on the vette.
And here's an image from the same corner, but the way that the corner SHOULD be taken. Dude gave the wave but still kept his eyes on the prize:
That list of injuries isn't for the guy who hit the Vette. It's a list of injuries of a guy who came later and crashed due to all the fluids on the road caused by that accident involving the Vette. No one that I've seen knows how the guy on the Triumph turned out.Sounds like he is very lucky to be alive!
That is so messed up. I feel like the cleanup crew that came should close off the section of the road if they can't wash off the fluids with some tough chemicals instead of just leave them there until it rains again.That list of injuries isn't for the guy who hit the Vette. It's a list of injuries of a guy who came later and crashed due to all the fluids on the road caused by that accident involving the Vette. No one that I've seen knows how the guy on the Triumph turned out.