injured rider in gto race sat. autobaun

[mx558]

anyone how the rider is that was invilved in the crash in turn three on 1st. lap of am. gto race,  i was involved also but am ok (sore as hell)

[PaulV]

Hey Ed,

good to see that your ok, not sure but I think he was the dude from CA, his last name was Lester(sp?). 
If it was, I saw him in the paddock on Sun and he seemed ok.

Paul
Polar-Optics

[mx558]

thats cool glad he's ok, great racing with you, bhf should be fun too, the bikes not bad at all, i wonder if anyone has any pics of the crash so i can see what happened ?

[Burt Munro]

The rider was back at the track helping Ben Thompson (Ex #907) on Sunday. 

He had some interesting comments about the durability (or lack of!) of his leathers in the incident.  He appeared to have received some nasty road rash on both elbows and said the suit also came apart at the stitching across his lower back where he also got scraped up pretty bad. 

I won't mention the brand here, but he is convinced this brand has a frequent habit of coming apart in a crash.  This is based on a number of incidents he had first hand knowledge of.  No idea why he continued to wear the suit if he felt it was inadequate.  He said he is planning to contact Road Racing World related to this and to assist with further investigation.

Rick

[PaulV]

Got one after the crash....

Glad to hear the bike is good, had a great time and looking forward to Blackhawk.

See you there.

PVD

[gregLewis]

IMO, there should be some vehicle for disseminating info re: kit problems, without putting oneself in danger of legal liability. In matters of safety, we have to watch each others backs (no pun). On the other hand, no one wants a situation like what happened to Simpson Safety Equipment over Dale Ernhardt's death.

Without passing any judgement, reporting what equipment a racer was wearing, and the injuries sustained. That would allow people to reach their own conclusions based upon something more relevant than a manufacturer's advertising, or rumors.

"Just the facts..." - Jack Webb

[Spooner]

Glad he is OK! 

Post up the brand of leathers-its a matter of safety and I know I would want to know if I was thinking about Brand X of leathers if guys were having them blow open...

-Nick

[spyderchick]

With the exception of helmets, your best source for deciding on equipment is the people who repair it. Other racers do not necessarily know what to look for when it comes to manufacturing leathers, boots, or gloves.

Anyone who would like info on a planned purchase of leathers or gloves can always feel free to email or call me for my suggestions. I've written this stuff up in the forum before, but as things change every year, past info is not necessarily good from season to season. I don't charge anything to help racers out, I just want to see you guys get the best value for the dollar.

[Jeff]

the thing with 'post up the brand and the injuries' is that it doesn't take much into consideration.  The type of crash, speed, age of suit, conditions of pavement, any one of a million other factors that can make the BEST manufacturer look like hell, and the worst look like gold.

"good" is not always the most expensive, and the cheapest are not always the 'worst'.

If this suit failed due to something inherent in the manufacture, I'd bet a large sum of money, it would be on Alexa's 'not really recommended' list.  I don't believe there are too many suits on the market that she hasn't seen or repaired.  Additionally, she stands really nothing to gain by what you purchase (well, unless you buy garbage that needs constant repair, but she's not that way).

[spyderchick]

Additionally, she stands really nothing to gain by what you purchase (well, unless you buy garbage that needs constant repair, but she's not that way).

Thanks for the props, but I do have something to gain as of 2007, when we will officially be building a limited number of SLW leathers. The current limit is 20, and there about 4 or 5 slots left on the short list.

[h2o_motorsports]

Thanks for the props, but I do have something to gain as of 2007, when we will officially be building a limited number of SLW leathers. The current limit is 20, and there about 4 or 5 slots left on the short list.

Cant wait to get my new leathers.  Is it Sizing time yet????

[spyderchick]

Cant wait to get my new leathers.  Is it Sizing time yet????

I just saw you this morning, wasn't that good enough?  ::)