How many times have you crashed?

[Jeff]

The other thing to remember is that many of the experts who are crashing a LOT (cough - DANO, Andy, etc) are also people who run 2-3x the amount of races that the rest of the people do per weekend, so their chances for crashing are much higher with that alone :-)  More opportunity! LOL...

Dave, you're right on Mladin & Rossi, but take someone with a lot of potential and a working-man's budget and you'll get more crashes...  When you're riding on the best of everything that money can buy which is serviced by a team of professionals every time you're not on the bike, there's a more consistent platform to work from.

The rest of us can get caught by suspension which should be serviced but we need to push it one more weekend, or on tires that we try to push for 1 more race, etc...  I do agree that fast doesn't always equate to more crashes though.  Fast by brains has far less crashes than fast by balls...

Ed Key is a great example...  (although I cursed him last year by saying "Ed's the guy who NEVER crashes.  Not 2 laps later he crashed right in front of me & the people I was talking to...  I felt bad...)

[superspud]

I usually did 4 races a weekend last year and crashed a total of 6 or 7 times last year, most of which resulted from rain or lack there of.  One time, my run off had a pond in it, another was the first time trying out rains, another got caught on a dry track with a front rain tire and lost the front on the last lap of a sprint, two times I got the front taken out by/because of other traffic, the last time I was just asking too much of the rear on a damp track and got spit off.  Thankfully Chris and everyone behind missed running me over as I slid down the back straight. 

This year, I'd really like to reduce that number, but thankfully God was watching out for me the whole season so no injuries.   8)

[Sobottka]

no "real" crashes in 2 yrs of racing!  (kock on wood)

[Ducmarc]

i said the same thing about ed it must have been collective telepathy i felt so bad too  i tried wood too Rob it didn't work.maybe max life and disabilty ins . you never break down if you bring tools.

[PJ]

Ed Key is a great example...  (although I cursed him last year by saying "Ed's the guy who NEVER crashes.  Not 2 laps later he crashed right in front of me & the people I was talking to...  I felt bad...)

I've been chasing Ed Key since 1998. In all those years, and all those races, I think I've seen the man crash 3 times. I'm sure I've crashed a dozen or more times trying to keep up with him during that same period.

[dylanfan53]

Fast by brains has far less crashes than fast by balls...

I believe I'll tack that one on as a signature line for a while so I remember it.

I crashed in the first ever practice session of my first ever race at Grattan.  No one told me the track disappears at T3!


I got better. 

[dicatirider944]

Hurt myself twice, once when leaving the track at a buck twenty and once from a highside.  The times that I did not hurt myself were all from losing the front.

I would like to note both times he got hurt were at BHF and wegman weekends.  Do to this I think he shouldn't be allowed to race RA during Red Flag Fund weekend.

Also, I would like to note most accidents that happen are do to saying something dumb and provoking the crash gods.  IE:

Bill the in my truck on the way to weekend at BHF "I haven't crashed in three years and the last time was at BHF during Wegman" followed by "since you are looking at new boots you should get ones like my SIDI's they offer awesome protection and there is practically no way of hurting your foot in these things"  Results from said quotes, broken leg and heal from said crash that weekend!

Me in my truck on the way to HPT "I'm swamped at work and can't get hurt this weekend.  If I get hurt don't take me back home" followed by the next day at the track after my first practice session "turn 5 or turn 9 is going to get me"  Results from said quotes, turn 5 did get me and they didn't take me home either!

[BRICKMAN]

I fell off at Daytona in 2000 going up the banking in Nascar 3, hurt my foot pretty good. You know the infield care center is free. Old guys like me have to be carefull, just glad to be back after 7 years trying to get over the whole bike racing thing

[funsizeracing]

I fell off at Daytona in 2000 going up the banking in Nascar 3, hurt my foot pretty good. You know the infield care center is free. Old guys like me have to be carefull, just glad to be back after 7 years trying to get over the whole bike racing thing

I kept wondering when the bill would show up, kind of a nice surprise.

[Ducmarc]

7 years and coming back this means I'll never get over this wallet draining,  neck breaking,no sponsor ridiculous racing for a cup. you know when I had a drag car we would not get out of bed for less than a $1000.00 to win  I love it.

[BRICKMAN]

7 years and coming back this means I'll never get over this wallet draining,  neck breaking,no sponsor ridiculous racing for a cup. you know when I had a drag car we would not get out of bed for less than a $1000.00 to win  I love it.

Well I can race for about 80.00$ if I just want to do F-40 add one more and that,s about 135.00$ new tires 300.00 driving to the track 50.00 oh plus 25.00 gate fee, Hey somebody buy my 06 F4I so I can get some exta $$ in my pocket

[xseal]

This is my first year and I've highsided twice already.  I really hope this doesn't turn into a habit.

Pls get advice from others more experienced than me, but I had similar luck earlier in my race career. Counter-intuatively, you are likely not entering the turns fast enough and not carrying enough cornerspeed, ... which makes one greedy with the throttle mid-turn and on the way out. Something to think about and/or work on during practice.