R1Baby;284754 wrote: Clarification, the first A secession of the morning, rider broke his wrist and ankle in turn four. Did not hear of anyone else.
Correct for the rider during this session in Turn 4. I spent the day with him in the ER, so I didn't witness the Turn 3 chicane crash, but I heard about it later that evening.
Is this what happened - a rider ran off the track, then came right back on, colliding with another rider (I assume mperussault?) resulting in a crash that then collected a third rider (Thomas?).
Is this the way it happened? I hope that the other rider is ok!
But....here's an educational rant....if this happened in the way I assume above.... I don't understand this in any group, especially A. I've been doing trackdays for a very long time and the protocol as I always understood it from every org I've ever ridden with, and I believe nesba is no exception:
If you run off the track, you DO NOT, under any circumstances, just re-enter. You slow yourself down, come to a stop out of the impact zone, and you wait for a cornerworker to signal that it is safe for you to come back on course. I think there are times where if there isn't a cornerstation nearby, IF you have a clear view of the track (no hillls, blind turns), you can re-enter once you've stopped and looked for oncoming riders. IF neither of those conditions are present for you to safely re-enter the track, you remove yourself and your bike from the impact zone, and you wait until the session is over. Then you ride back to the pits.
The safety rules work only if everyone follows them. We are all responsible not only for our own safety, but for the safety of our fellow riders.
I truly hope all riders involved are ok. Over the past recent years, I've seen so much discourteous riding. PAY ATTENTION AT THE RIDERS MEETINGS! You are NOT the only one on the racetrack. Your actions can have a direct impact on others around you. The results can be lifechanging, not in a good way. This isn't golf.
