Never mess up your start!!

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Some very lucky riders

 

[Yorick]

I was in a 20 bike pile-up at Snet in 1982. Marlboro Championships. I was on second row in pissing down rain and couldn't see naff all. Flag dropped, I went, lad in front stalled, I swerved to miss and colided with lad next to me.

Most of third row hit the melee, quickly joined by fourth and fifth rows. Riding into a sea of rain.

By the time they sorted it out, the leaders were round again and had to swerve

 

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Pretty impressed with Thundersport when they ran the British Sidecar Championship, looks like they still have a great response crew

 

[The Flute]

Looked nasty

 

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Copied from the vid statement, So True

"ThundersportGB - Donington Park - 24th March 2018
Blackbird Corporate Golden Era Supersport/Steelsport
This video is posted in order to implore you to engage in practice starts on a machine that is new to you, has had the gearing changed, or has been fitted with a new clutch etc. Adrian didn't, but he got away with it, you might not... Please share the post around for safety's sake."

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[PhilG]

As i said on the video when they posted it, their idea of getting away with it and mine are not the same.

 

[Stealaway]

I'll bet you're happy you're not there this weekend

 

[Steve and Denise]

Looks nasty when,I was racing chairs 90% of the time you could not see but that is what made the difference between winning or loosing keeping the throttle open no matter what.

 

[PhilG]

Thats why i like MX starts, if you stall , you just sit there on your todd looking stupid... obviously you can make it entertaining by burying the front wheel in turn one, while leading , in front of 39 others, but at least the ground is soft.

 

[jezport]

Some very lucky riders

2 of my friends family were in that race, luckily they missed the pileup

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I've seen a few start line incidents over the years caused by stalling or chain's breaking when banging the clutch out, everyone taking avoiding action .
Had one at brands I still have no idea how we got between the pit wall & the stationery outfit!! Not a start indecent but, back in the 90s on F2's we were slipstreaming at Pembery start/finish straight for a pass into the hairpin, when I saw the gear change drop down on the outfit in front of us, so just swerved as I new when he went for 6th it wasn't going to happen & we would have collected them we only just missed them.

 

[The Flute]

I snapped a throttle cable on pole at brands. Sat there shitting myself Never been so scared.