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04-02-2012, 10:57 AM | #1 |
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2 riders killed @Vietnam Festival
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04-02-2012, 11:59 AM | #2 |
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That is truly tragic. When you play with the devil, you will always lose.
R.I.P.
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04-02-2012, 01:52 PM | #3 |
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The sponsors of this event shouldn't have allowed them on the track in the first place.
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04-02-2012, 02:38 PM | #4 |
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The banking is not meant for motorcycles. At least not motorcycles that aren't racing.
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04-02-2012, 03:58 PM | #5 |
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in the pic I see a nomad
Sounds like it was bound to happen
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04-02-2012, 04:22 PM | #6 |
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That is so sad.
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04-02-2012, 05:13 PM | #7 |
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Sounds like some were not riding very safe, attempting those banked corners requires a lot of speed to stat up there.
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04-02-2012, 06:18 PM | #8 |
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Didn't someone on here post a link a few days back to this event? Somewhere I remember reading the schedule and in it there were instructions to not ride on the banks, but stay on the apron of the track.
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04-02-2012, 07:16 PM | #9 |
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They were going both ways on the track???
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04-02-2012, 08:19 PM | #10 |
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What a cluster...
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04-02-2012, 10:09 PM | #11 |
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What? were these teenagers. I could understand teenagers acting reckless because after all they are immortal. But older folks should know better. It's just common sense. But I guess common sense doesn't always come with age.
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04-02-2012, 11:42 PM | #12 |
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Someone on here was talking about going there. They were going to be escorting the wall into the speedway. This is a tragic but avoidable accident.
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04-03-2012, 04:14 PM | #14 |
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Wow, let's blame the organizers because some people didn't follow the rules.
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One of the riders was 71 and just received his license a year ago. May have been old but still inexperienced.
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