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James was still upright , on the gas and moving forward when he passed that guy AND was in his line of choice ( the same line he had been using all day ). That front end came out of the ruts and started drifting across the tops of all of them and he never let off. It looks like he fought that front wheel for a good 75' or so before it finally washed out.
In a panic mode.......why would you keep the throttle pinned? He wasn't forced into an unfamiliar line or anything......he just made a mistake.
The Shop
I think there are points to be made on both sides here. I just posted my opinion. You guys have the right to post yours as well.
I'll just bow out and say that I'm bummed just like everyone else is that James went down. He was making this season really interesting and really fun to watch. I hope like hell we see him at the next round!
On a side note...I really hope I am wrong, but I have got a feeling that wrist is broken. Immediately after the crash he looks down at it--knows something is wrong. When he gets back to the rig and hands his bike off, he does not move it at all as he walked back to the truck and it is bent funny. I have jammed, sprained and broken my wrists. When they have been sprained or jammed I usually try to move it around or flex it a little bit to see how bad it is, when they have been broken I keep it perfectly still just like James was doing. He doesn't seem to be encouraged about it in this clip either. Again, I hope I am wrong...I was looking forward to watching him and RD5 duke it out all summer.
Chili:
"So I was curious about the line choice and just went back and watched the first few laps of the moto to see if I missed something. Lap one James is basically forced to the inside due to traffic, lap 2 and 3 he takes the same line he crashed on and lap 4 he crashes."
I did the same thing last night and I saw exactly what you saw. Using that outside line helped him stretch his lead in that section on the 2nd and 3rd lap. Re-watch it, he was in his preferred line when he crashed.
What amazes me here is how many people are saying they know definitively that the track crossing guy caused James to crash, or caused him to change lines and then crash because of the changing. You don't know, so why are you getting so attached to trying to prove you do? I've been racing since 1983 and I've had so many "close calls" close to me on the track I couldn't possibly count them, and I'll bet any amount of money most racers on here can say the same thing. Guys crashing next to/in front of me on the start, guys crashing next to me/in front of me on the whoops, guys crashing next to me/in front of me on doubles, on triples, in corners, etc. You are often intensely aware of it and are hoping that you don't get caught up in the yard sale, but at the same time is something you get used to as racer. It is a distraction but you learn to deal with that.
I can say the track crossing guy probably would not have caused me to crash, since I've had way closer calls than that, with things way more dangerous than someone mostly out of the way crossing the track. I can also say that when going through a deep, wet, rutted section like the one where JS7 crashed, you need all your concentration to get through it, so I can certainly see how the "crosser" could have contributed to JS7's get off.
In my opinion as a racer and as a fan, this is a case that is essentially impossible to prove, one way or the other. But since JS7 is involved, emotions seem to run higher than normal and a lot more heat than light is generated.
No matter how the crash occurred, what I wish had happened is that James had gotten up uninjured, continued to race, and got 2nd to Dungey. That way, the series could have continued without a cloud over it from his injury, and the 24-0 crowd would have had to shut their ridiculous frickin yappers. Everyone would have been winners.
Let's just hope he's able to continue to race, and that his injury is not overly serious. And would you guys who are trying to prove the unprovable, would you just give it a rest already?
Here's to hoping we're both wrong!
By the looks of the crash and how much dirt Stewart had on that side of his body......he took a hell of a hit. I really hope it isn't something that is going to take him out for the rest of the year. If so.....the rest of the outdoor races may just really suck. It'll be a good fight between 2nd and 10th........but the championship is pretty much going to be a run away.
Pit Row
What I just dont understand is if you are going to a line you havent used all day why would you go full throttle through there?
Every time when it is James no one can agree on what is right freaking there in the video. It's right there, look!
The wreck really starts on the landing of the jump. At the speed he's going, I am sure he braced in mid-air or something and that threw his attenttion off for the landing. Slo-mo the landing and you can see clearly his problems start right on the landing.
Ever been jumping and "freeze" for a second because of something panicking you? It can really mess up your landing.
Just my two cents, but as fast as things happen at his speed, I think the track-crosser caused it. Doesn't really matter anyway.
I'm not ready to blame the whole thing on the guy who crossed the track.
Anybody who has ever raced a moto has seen that.
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