Going into oncoming lanes

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Edited Date/Time 3/18/2013 3:31pm
I'm sure it has happened before, but I have never seen a rider go into the oncoming lanes until Canard made an error at Daytona and went into the oncoming lanes. Luckily it was early in the race and there were no riders coming.
Then Hahn almost went into the oncoming lanes at Indy. I just never realized how easy it was to go into the oncoming lanes. Has there ever been an injury/accident from an oncoming collision?

These guys are true professional riders, but anyone can make a mistake.
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burnside 3/17/2013 8:16am
3/17/2013 8:16am
I was thinking about that watching the last race. Would be a very grim day if it ever happened.
xnationalwrench 3/17/2013 8:39am
3/17/2013 8:39am
While it's not Supercross, and they are not pro's, have you ever watched ÓN ANY SUNDAY"?
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motogrady 3/17/2013 8:44am
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Who was the guy that turned, went back down the track, and got into a fight awhile back?
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LIVEWIRE 3/17/2013 9:46am
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71Fish wrote:
I'm sure it has happened before, but I have never seen a rider go into the oncoming lanes until Canard made an error at Daytona and...
I'm sure it has happened before, but I have never seen a rider go into the oncoming lanes until Canard made an error at Daytona and went into the oncoming lanes. Luckily it was early in the race and there were no riders coming.
Then Hahn almost went into the oncoming lanes at Indy. I just never realized how easy it was to go into the oncoming lanes. Has there ever been an injury/accident from an oncoming collision?

These guys are true professional riders, but anyone can make a mistake.
Yes, the year J-Law won the lites SX. A rider took out RD that crashed in an oncoming lane. I think RD was in the lead. People forget this small tidbit; they refer to it as "getting in his head".

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RACEGUY 3/17/2013 9:55am
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Here's what it looks like.



...and this was AX.
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71Fish 3/17/2013 11:51am
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RACEGUY wrote:
Here's what it looks like. [img]http://www.racerxcanada.com/images/061009_MB/14.JPG[/img] ...and this was AX.
Here's what it looks like.



...and this was AX.
I hope I NEVER get the opportunity to see that happen.
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shiftmx_22 3/17/2013 12:38pm
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RACEGUY wrote:
Here's what it looks like. [img]http://www.racerxcanada.com/images/061009_MB/14.JPG[/img] ...and this was AX.
Here's what it looks like.



...and this was AX.
Kyle Beaton?
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RACEGUY 3/17/2013 2:39pm
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Yup. Beaton versus Homans. They both lost.
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mojoman42 3/17/2013 4:37pm
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motogrady wrote:
Who was the guy that turned, went back down the track, and got into a fight awhile back?
Tyler Bowers
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BobbyM 3/17/2013 4:57pm
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didn't rc hit a dozer parked trackside...or was that a boat?
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ocscottie 3/17/2013 5:03pm
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BobbyM wrote:
didn't rc hit a dozer parked trackside...or was that a boat?
Boat, and a photog Blink

...i got the pics somewhere. Here they are: (Its was John Craft and i think he got the jersey RC wore that night signed by him)





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Jordan421 3/17/2013 5:05pm
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71Fish wrote:
I'm sure it has happened before, but I have never seen a rider go into the oncoming lanes until Canard made an error at Daytona and...
I'm sure it has happened before, but I have never seen a rider go into the oncoming lanes until Canard made an error at Daytona and went into the oncoming lanes. Luckily it was early in the race and there were no riders coming.
Then Hahn almost went into the oncoming lanes at Indy. I just never realized how easy it was to go into the oncoming lanes. Has there ever been an injury/accident from an oncoming collision?

These guys are true professional riders, but anyone can make a mistake.
LIVEWIRE wrote:
Yes, the year J-Law won the lites SX. A rider took out RD that crashed in an oncoming lane. I think RD was in the lead...
Yes, the year J-Law won the lites SX. A rider took out RD that crashed in an oncoming lane. I think RD was in the lead. People forget this small tidbit; they refer to it as "getting in his head".
are you talking about 06 Orlando SX?(I believe that was the year) rider went sideways over a triple and landed in the other lane where RD was going threw the whoops.
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RACEGUY 3/18/2013 3:31pm
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Not exactly crossing lanes into traffic, but RC was cradled by the angels that night. Saw a chick blow through the end of the fastest straight at a local track, blast through a big wooden fence, and launch an ambulance a good 2 1/2 feet from where it was originally sitting. Carmicheal would have made a serious noise and "launched" that boat.

Mindless re-entry to the track after a crash ranks right up there. (I couldnt find the JS video from a few years back).

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