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Old 06-08-2008, 05:58 PM   #71
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Probly was.
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Old 06-08-2008, 06:07 PM   #72
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Misjudged = out of skill level. I just don't buy the excuses. I know shit happens. It happens to everyone. But you've got to be honest with yourself.
not true... you can be caught off guard... doesn't mean you don't have the SKILL to handle it...

the only way you ever improve is to move closer and closer to the limit of your skill level... with out pushing that... we'd all still be in the parking lot.
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Old 06-08-2008, 06:15 PM   #73
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not true... you can be caught off guard... doesn't mean you don't have the SKILL to handle it...

the only way you ever improve is to move closer and closer to the limit of your skill level... with out pushing that... we'd all still be in the parking lot.
If you ever go to a STT track day, they talk about when a majority of their accidents happen. It's towards the end of the segments when everyone is getting tired. It's not that they don't have the skill to handle the situations, it's fatigue that gets them and that has nothing to do with skill level.
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Whatever,Stoner is a bitch! O.J. Simpson has TWO fucked knees and a severe hang nail on his left index finger but he still managed to kill two younger adults,sprint 200 feet to his car (wearing very expensive,yet uncomfortable Italian shoes) and make his get a way!!!
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Old 06-08-2008, 06:18 PM   #74
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glad to hear they were both minor downs... and everyone is ok.

now commence with the picture share'n!
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Old 06-08-2008, 06:19 PM   #75
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glad to hear they were both minor downs... and everyone is ok.

now commence with the picture share'n!
They have all the pics and they are probably not home yet. I wonder if NtS is even on the road yet. Wheeler was still working on his bike when I saw it last night.

Andrea took some, but she took off last night to go visit her grandparents in another part of TN.
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Old 06-08-2008, 06:26 PM   #76
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ill prepared mother fuckers.


so what all happened to NtS's bike
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Old 06-08-2008, 06:33 PM   #77
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If you ever go to a STT track day, they talk about when a majority of their accidents happen. It's towards the end of the segments when everyone is getting tired. It's not that they don't have the skill to handle the situations, it's fatigue that gets them and that has nothing to do with skill level.
I rarely finsh a full session because of this. I can tell when I'm getting close to being not fully attentive (lack of better words) and I tell myself it's the last lap, usually a few minutes short of the 20 minute session. And the GP guys go 110% for 40-50 minutes during a race, that's crazy.
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Old 06-08-2008, 06:37 PM   #78
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I rarely finsh a full session because of this. I can tell when I'm getting close to being not fully attentive (lack of better words) and I tell myself it's the last lap, usually a few minutes short of the 20 minute session. And the GP guys go 110% for 40-50 minutes during a race, that's crazy.
I'm sure any one of us could be conditioned enough to do that... That's all they do is condition themselves and ride...
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I'm sure any one of us could be conditioned enough to do that... That's all they do is condition themselves and ride...
Yup, it's just time and money...lots of it.

WHAT HAPPENED TO NTS' BIKE??
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Old 06-08-2008, 06:45 PM   #80
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I rarely finsh a full session because of this. I can tell when I'm getting close to being not fully attentive (lack of better words) and I tell myself it's the last lap, usually a few minutes short of the 20 minute session. And the GP guys go 110% for 40-50 minutes during a race, that's crazy.
Yeah I will pull off if I start feeling tired and I almost always go in on the white flag lap if I stay out til the end. STT started doing a white flag lap and they say it's helped with late crashes.

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ill prepared mother fuckers.


so what all happened to NtS's bike
The side he laid down was fine, the side that hit the guard rail took a beating. radiator resi is leaking, right front caliper broke off the fork, rotor bent, rear brake banjo is leaking, and a bunch of fairing damage.

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