Roczen and Webb Collision GIF

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2/12/2018 9:52am Edited Date/Time 2/13/2018 7:50am
Couldn't find any good video sources so I made a GIF for you're viewing pleasure.

Honestly - it looks like it was going to be a clean pass, but then Roczen whiskey throttled and put them both in the dirt!



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kNewc
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2/12/2018 9:57am
Sorry guys, it's fixed now lol
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2/12/2018 10:09am
Kroc went wide and got passed. .
Kroc looped out.

Webb didn't do shit wrong.

The Shop

2/12/2018 11:38am
It appears Roczen was thinking more about returning an aggressive pass on Webb than anticipating that square edge.
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2/12/2018 12:10pm
that pass wouldve been clean, not dirty at all... well, 'would'
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2/12/2018 1:10pm
Anyone else impressed by how Roczen made up 2 bike lengths in one short set of whoops?

And yeah, it was a mistake and not dirty at all. Roczen's rear tire starts drifting through the corner so he gets on the gas to power out right as the rear tire hits a rut and gets traction while stopping his rotation. End result is a high-side with an extra side of throttle. He didn't even touch Webb until after he was out of control. Would've been a hell of a pass.
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2/12/2018 2:28pm Edited Date/Time 2/12/2018 3:45pm
The craziest part of that whole thing (among a lot of crazy parts)...watch Kenny's head when it hits the back tire in that slow-mo version.
2/12/2018 2:47pm
GuyB wrote:
The craziest part of that whole thing (among a lot of crazy parts)...watch Kenny's head when it hits the back tire in that slow-mo version.
Brutal! Looks like they may of upped the magnetic strength of the visor magnets
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2/12/2018 3:00pm
matze wrote:
that pass wouldve been clean, not dirty at all... well, 'would'
Totally. Shame it didn't pan out because it would have been a good couple laps to follow
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2/12/2018 3:20pm
how anyone can think Roczen was trying to make contact (after watching these) is beyond me.

Ken's head movement was just nasty
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2/12/2018 3:23pm
Honda needs to look into how the traction controle is working
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2/12/2018 3:43pm
lumpy790 wrote:
Honda needs to look into how the traction controle is working
More like a throttle limiter for ole'KR Whistling
2/12/2018 4:04pm
peelout wrote:
how anyone can think Roczen was trying to make contact (after watching these) is beyond me.

Ken's head movement was just nasty
Watch has how early in the turn Roczen has his right wrist in the pinned position that bikes throttle was on the stops way to early for a normal turn he didn’t go into that corner to invite him over for some canapés
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2/12/2018 4:39pm
Transfer of power? Webb starts getting podiums?
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2/12/2018 6:18pm
peelout wrote:
how anyone can think Roczen was trying to make contact (after watching these) is beyond me.

Ken's head movement was just nasty
Agreed.

Wasn't TRYING to make contact , but for sure was very impatient to put the move right back in on Coop.

Freaky crash for sure Blink
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2/12/2018 7:16pm
In the very moment before the incident, Webb clearly locks up the rear anchor. No one mentions it.
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2/12/2018 7:26pm
After all instagram/twitter or whatever the fuck it's called these days, Roczen sitting on the ground is probably thinking - well this is a tad embarrassing.
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2/12/2018 7:38pm
Roczen did a good job protecting his left arm. #992 needs a new sideplate.
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2/12/2018 7:41pm
In the very moment before the incident, Webb clearly locks up the rear anchor. No one mentions it.
Looks like a brake check to me
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2/12/2018 9:15pm
GuyB wrote:
The craziest part of that whole thing (among a lot of crazy parts)...watch Kenny's head when it hits the back tire in that slow-mo version.
Sidenote: with how violent his head was jerked it makes me think he's not running fox's magnetic visor anymore. It wouldn't surprise me if they have a more tradition mount on it somehow, after having them pop mid moto so many times.
2/13/2018 2:07am
How far was kr behind webb after his first turn crash?
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2/13/2018 2:48am
How far was kr behind webb after his first turn crash?
Right there with Webb who stalled bike corner two. Still cant believe how Roczen fan boys blame Webb.. when this when that. Webb made pass and Roczen was too eager to pass back. Im not fan of Webb By any means but this wasnt him brake cheking or making dirty moves (this time).
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2/13/2018 2:58am
GuyB wrote:
The craziest part of that whole thing (among a lot of crazy parts)...watch Kenny's head when it hits the back tire in that slow-mo version.
Brutal! Looks like they may of upped the magnetic strength of the visor magnets
Are you saying that is what pulled Ken's head into the rear wheel Woohoo

That seriously was a hard hit to the head and a decent flick of the neck! Fair effort for that vizor to stay on with a hit like that. Though was it meant to stay on?
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2/13/2018 3:19am
Here is a slower video of the "incident" [url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BfDtvdYAeMS/?taken-by=eliteboots]https://www.instagram.com/p/BfDtvdYAeMS/?taken-by=eliteboots[/url]
Here is a slower video of the "incident"

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfDtvdYAeMS/?taken-by=eliteboots
After seeing that super slow-mo, Roczen is very lucky to only sustain the injury that he has. It could have been so much worse.
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2/13/2018 4:43am Edited Date/Time 2/13/2018 4:49am
In the very moment before the incident, Webb clearly locks up the rear anchor. No one mentions it.
oldblood wrote:
Looks like a brake check to me
I have no dog in this fight. KR was on CW's rear wheel in control. CW didn't know where KR was exactly, but figured he was about to get punted into the expensive seats as a retaliatory move after he touched KR in the previous corner. CW brake checked him as a defensive maneuver, and all of a sudden KR is beside CW with no room, KR was forced to correct his radius and slid then hooked up and whiskied. KR gets into CW and the brake check plan backfires. KR is injured due to a slimy move.

That's racing.

That's my story and I'm sticking with it.
2/13/2018 7:50am
We've seen guys on here lately shred a finger from a brake rotor just working on their bikes... If that rear rotor catches him arm, that could have been real nasty
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2/13/2018 8:35am
Not sure just how much it contributed, but Webb definitely locked up the rear midway through the corner. In the slow-mo it looks like Ken reacts to it. But at full speed it seems impossible for him to react that fast, I think he was going down either way. If Webb hadn't checked up he may have ridden away though.

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