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Weave Added a reply to Passing under Yellow
2/9/2009 2:30pm
Weave Added a reply to Passing under Yellow
4/16/2016 10:25pm If yellow flags uniformly represent "caution", then their appearance during a race must solicit a uniform response from the racers. Allowing the riders to define "unsafe" does little to alleviate the risk, and in some cases may actually increase risk, as each rider interprets the situation differently. If the "big league" thinks a 17 year old rookie will assess a...
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Weave Added a reply to Passing under Yellow
4/16/2016 10:24pm "Proceed with Caution" seems rather nebulous. Millsaps approached the triple, saw about half a dozen folks gathers between the second & third jump, and double/singled. Reed took all three and completed the pass (albeit he was on the outside & farther from the crash scene). That was probably a borderline red-flag situation, but the down rider was alert and exiting...
Weave Added a reply to OT : Steve McQueen ISDT Images : Miami Beach
2/1/2009 3:32pm McQueen died from methelthesioma (or whatever it's called), not cigarette carcinogens. Admittedly, cigarettes didn't help the situation, but when Steve was in the navy his bad-a** attitude got him assigned to the worst details, including scrubbing asbestos out of the hulls of old ships. That stuff contaminated the air and settled in many sailors' lungs, include one Mr. McQueen...
Weave Added a reply to Bates... What is she thinking!!!
2/1/2009 3:21pm Erin has been very gracious to the MX/SX community, but there comes a point where skills outweigh kindness. Her on-air interviews are frequently disjointed and rambling, and the "crack" comment to Weimer last night was probably a Freudian slip. Jamie Little exemplifies the motorsport "sideline reporter", which is why she's in the big leagues today. Erin had the same opportunity...