Crashing

[Askor]

I wonder, what is the best thing to do when you crash on track?
IE is it better/safer to slide on your back, side, whatever? Is there a general consensus on what to do if you find yourself sliding down the asphalt at 150km/h?

Having only crashed the once I found sliding flat on my back wasn't too bad, worst part was being soaked in muddy grassy shit from the berm

[GD66]

You seldom get the choice...

[puddytat]

Go limp....as in don't fight it.

[mossy1200]

Keep an eye on the location of your bike.
You look like a total twat if you jump up and have to find it before re-joining the race.
If you run the wrong direction when you get up people will think your not very good at crashing.

[Grumph]

You seldom get the choice...

Or have the reflexes to do anything about it....

[mossy1200]

Or have the reflexes to do anything about it....

Personally I find time seems to slow down when your not on the bike anymore.

[Grumph]

Personally I find time seems to slow down when your not on the bike anymore.

Yeah, but your synapses still work in real time - which unles you're an "alien" is too slow to be of much use.

You're right though, without a road bike, the last 15 years have dragged badly.

[mossy1200]

Yeah, but your synapses still work in real time - which unles you're an "alien" is too slow to be of much use.

You're right though, without a road bike, the last 15 years have dragged badly.

Last crash I remember considering trying to get back on but resisted the temptation due still being well over 100 at the time. My right shoulder was getting hot so swapped sides as the leather was gone and the armour started getting hot. I crash better than I ride which isn't a good thing I guess.

[mr bucketracer]

Last crash I remember considering trying to get back on but resisted the temptation due still being well over 100 at the time. My right shoulder was getting hot so swapped sides as the leather was gone and the armour started getting hot. I crash better than I ride which isn't a good thing I guess.

standing on a track and falling over is no way a 100k (-; lol

[Kickaha]

I wonder, what is the best thing to do when you crash on track?:

The best thing to do is not to crash in the first place

[Shaun Harris]

Dont hit concrete walls or armco barriers

[Askor]

The best thing to do is not to crash in the first place

I knew someone was going to say this, ya cheeky bugger

Thanks for the advice all, I'll keep it in mind next time I'm skidding down the track

[Dave-]

spread out and try to get as much stuff on the ground, this will slow you at roughly the same rate, but you're less likely to chew through a patch on your gear, and the primary patch wont get as hot (friction burn is common)

Of course the compromise here is that you're now a larger target for stuff to hit you.

Reading this is a complete waste of time though cause you'll never think of it when it actually happens.

[Kickaha]

Thanks for the advice all, I'll keep it in mind next time I'm skidding down the track

I've had 5 crashes in 14 years, a broken schapoid, broken tibia and broken ulna, all required 6-8 weeks in plaster, the one in common with all of them was I wasn't expecting to crash and when I went down it was so sudden there wasn't time to do anything

When I went off the back of the sidecar at levels it seemed to take for ever before I stopped but I was thinking two things one was "fuck I hope I don't don't hit the wall" and the second was "I hope I stop soon" as it seemed to be tumbling for ages, my arm going out and the smacking down as I tumbled was what broke the ulna

I'd be more worried about getting hit by another bike as I still have an injury from that happening 4 years ago

[Ocean1]

I've seen guys give up on the bike earlier than they probably should. Easy to say, but if you've got any control at all try to stay with it as long as possible, as long as it's not heading for serious hardstuff.

And when the time comes to part ways try to use the bike's mass to kick yourself in the direction of less hardstuff. Again, easy to say. Crashing is more common and easier in the dirt, another reason I advise learning on a beat up old trailie. Binning a road bike happens a bunch faster, but if you've practiced crashing in the dirt at least you have a feel for it, you've got a better chance of managing some control.