News in that Ko Pirelli had a nasty bike crash racing yesterday.
We wish him good luck for a speedy recovery.
Ko Pirelli nasty bike crash
- Thread starter DavidFL
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It happened on the back straight coming down from the hill after the left hander. Coming down at high speed obviously. A lot of us there saw it but it happened so fast that no one can actually say what happened. One theory was that the front wheel lifted and did not come down straight. There was also another rider close by. It put a damper on things obviously but in any case, the weekend concluded successfully
Wow, such serious injuries from a crash on the back straight? I assumed he lost it in the long left hander at the back where, if you lose it, you're straight into the wall. Really though, the back straight at Kaeng Krachan isn't straight at all and has two chicanes thrown in for good measure. More and more friends are getting seriously busted up riding track here. Makes you think, doesn't it...
Ko has a lovely wife and two beautiful children- they must be worried sick about him!
Ko has a lovely wife and two beautiful children- they must be worried sick about him!
Sounds pretty bad, always worse when young kids are in the picture
No kidding about getting busted up at that track. After looking at it on Google Earth, it looks like the developers squished 2X the track into half the land. Very little run-off room before meeting a barrier in many places. That one would give me pause.He had navigated the left hander followed by the right and was already heading straight towards the first of the two chicanes. There is a slight elevation drop just about 200 metres or so before the first chicane. If I remember correctly, it was around there that he crashed. He did not crash into any wall but was thrown clear of the bike when he came off.