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Would any F1 driver go faster? How about John Force...the guy drives funny cars....I bet he could do at least 300 through that section if he doesn't blow a motor.
So if you look at the situation and context of speed, you haven't gone as fast a James. Not unless you can get your cart to go 120 through that section of the track.
I'm ashamed for even trying to explain it.
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I was sitting right where the photographer crossed from all day. James was disrespecting those ruts all thru practice and the first laps of the moto. In practice, he went wide open down the outside rut, did the same rear end swap and went over the berm and almost into the fence before he got stopped. He moved in a little and started using the rut he crashed in. The lap before he crashed, he pinned it and hit the same rut, the front end turned in and he almost lost it. He was leaning his body to the inside when he started into the ruts and the front tire was plowing against the rut. All of us that have attacked a rut section at speed knows what that feels like(an oh shit! moment). He saved it that lap, but the next lap the rut was deeper and it owned him. Dungey was crossing on the double from the outside to the middle, and moving way inside going into the ruts. He was also slowing down every lap there a little, and showing an ounce of caution. James had it pinned all the way in, like if he went fast enough the ruts wouldn't be there.
It was an on the edge gamble and he lost. Was very impressive up to that point, though.
I'm bummed cause I drove 700 miles to watch him and Dungey go at it in person. I hope he's not hurt so we get to see them race each other like at Freestone all summer. For the Bubba haters, don't just pound on him til you've seen the guy attack an outdoor track up close and in person. TV doesn't do any of these guys justice. Whatever you think of him, at least give him credit for having the biggest balls on the planet(I am a more of a Dungey fan, so not a nut hugger, but I do respect how Bubba rides).
GuyB, thanks for the great pics. Glad you were paying attention when you crossed the track right next to us or these guys would be shredding you too.
Thanks for logging in and the eyewitness report.
This should be a wake-up call to the promoters to put measures in place to stop this from happening again. If James was carted away in a helocopter you can bet things would change immediately, but does that need to happen for something to really change?
Concerning the GoPro footage, I've been riding with one for four years now and can tell you that the video is not good to use in judging how close or far away objects are. The camera shoots in a wide-angle view of which distorts distance perceptions. The individual crossing the track was a lot closer to James than the GoPro footage illustrates.
I hope the best for James in his injury and getting back to doing what he does best, ...riding a motorcycle to put a smile on his face and entertain us all with his incredible talent.
Still wouldn't prove he wasn't distracted at a bad time or didn't intend to switch up his line that lap but would make it harder to say he was forced into that line by the Photog.
....................oh shit, both Suzukis. James crashed because of the bike, if only he was on a Honda instead of that POS Suzuki.
So he goes ass-over-teakettle, hits the turf, rolls to his feet, and immediately heads for the bike. Man, I miss that damn red-headed robot!
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(Damn... 2nd place holeshot again!)
Like his life. He is pathetic in his screams for attention and unfortunately makes the rest of us look like dipshits to the outside world.
Watch vid 1
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