L-Plate Rider
Bad crash today at Paeroa
I saw a very nasty crash (on the back of the circuit just past the grassy knoll) in a post classic race today. The bike was a red GSX and I never saw the rider move after the crash.
Eventually he was covered in a sheet and removed by ambulance, before the race was re-started.
Does anyone know what the outcome was? A marshall who was at the scene walked past me looking very pale and wiping his eyes... altogether a very spooky scene.
The Buzzard
saw the chopper fly out shortly after. haven't heard anything though
Guest
How about that toss pot on his returning lap decided he'd try and spin his side car and ended up flipping the bike tossing his co-pilot into the air and onto the road. Got taken away in the ambo and it seems the rider was happy. Jerk.Originally Posted by marty
Soo-deep
Stink...
I'll be keeping a watchfull eye on this thread.
I'm hoping for some promising news..
oooooooooooo lala
You sure that's what happened.... He seemed to lock up way before the hairpin
Lump lingered last in line for brains,
And the ones she got were sort of rotten and insane...
on the wagon
from where i was standing (on the grassy knole) it looked like the sidecar lost drive, freewheeled, attempted to make the turn but got a wheel up on the hay and flipped it
looked very nasty
Geriatric hippie
That's the way I saw it, too. There was no engine noise at all - just a big crunch on the outside of the hairpin. Assuming either the chain came off or the motor had expired.
ACC - It's where the Enron accountants all went.
Forum whore
I marshaled at Paeroa on point three, the right hand uphill corner, second corner around from the main straight end.
The red GSX [?] came around the right hander and high sided badly, we yellow flagged the race and by the time I got to the incident the gentleman was being lifted into the ambulance. Not commenting on injuries, he was alive.
The incident with the sidecar driver involved the driver cutting loose on the warm down lap and flipping it.
Geriatric hippie
I think we be talking about 2 different crashes - the one I was referring to was a classic outfit at the hairpin.
ACC - It's where the Enron accountants all went.
now where's some dirt!
I heard that he had a punctured lung along with other things. He had been transfered to waikato hospital last i heard. Can't remember the guys name though, think his last name was Sharp.
Highway Biker
Just a quick update guys...Greg Sharpe is still in critical care unit this morning but at least he was talking last night trying to remember what happened. He was air lifted to Auck hospital in the end(Thanks WESTPAC you guys are brilliant, the Doc at Paeroa who saved him with some quick action, and special thanks Speedmedic sending us and family in the right direction)
Gregs stable with broken collarbone,several ribs and punctured lung and poss other internals.Not the way to celebrate ya 50th birthday, we'll just have to save the ales for next weekend now
I havent seen the bike yet but the ole GS1000 will be rebuildable (Greg had just come back after scoring 1,2,&3 places at phillip Island) so i know where there is another GS waiting if he needs it
From me...anybody with photos would be appreciated so once gregs up and about we can help work out how it all happened
Ride safe guys
RIDE THE ROAD....RACE THE TRACK.....DRAG THE STRIP......NODMAN....retired(now whose happy?)
For whom the bell tolls
I was marshall on point 5 which is the the s bend after 'the hill'
Didnt see the crash happen put did see the bike land and Greg on the ground - To be honest i shat myself because we didnt get called to respond for what seemed like ages and he didnt move much, but i was relieved that he was atleast breathing when i got up to him where we provided some privacy.
From what i could tell he highsided and landed face first - his first words were 'what happened' so he probably wont remember it. Good luck to him with his recovery.
As for the sidecar... not sure of the full story. It seemed as though he tried to drift it around the corner right in front of me, but may have been slightly nudged. Either way the 'slinger' or 'idiots' as the marshalls call them, was thrown clear and landed hard. The driver was trapped underneath but wasnt injured, he did have a sore arm though.
I wouldnt say he was happy, but i would like to say how impressed i was at the support from the other racers that were right there. The driver said just do what ever you have to do to make it safe (the sidecar) and said to rip the shell off if we needed too - he was more worried about his mate though.
Other crash that happened literally right next to me, was a guy in F3 (i think) on an RGV250 who came hard on the front brakes, lifted the rear wheel, got it settled and then highsided right on the corner sending him over the bails and the bike into them. He got up fine, but video footage showed him missing a solid steel pole by about 2cm - something that would have killed or atleast seriously injured him for sure.
All in all it was an action packed day and there were a couple of other minor accidents that arent really worth mentioning.
The wierd thing i find after seeing all the carnage and injury is that i still want to get out there and race
KiwiBitcher
where opinion holds more weight than fact.
It's better to not pass and know that you could have than to pass and find out that you can't. Wait for the straight.
Seated in heavenly places
The following article is from todays NZ Herald online, note the last sentence:
Thunder rolls in Paeroa's day at the races
20.02.06
By Simon O'Rourke
It was a fine hot day, but thunder reigned supreme in the streets of Paeroa yesterday.
Scores of high-performance motorbikes were driven at breakneck speed down the main street, in the biggest annual event the L&P town has to offer.
Thousands of motorsport fans from around the North Island watched the races unfold from behind wire fences, while families sat on the banks of the Waihou River enjoying picnics among the Harley-Davidsons, Nortons, Yamahas and Suzukis.
Many more packed the town's public bars.
The event was teeming with people sporting dark shades, greying long hair, goatee beards, and plenty of black leather, and most of them were holding on to a helmet.
Budding entrepreneurs walked the streets as mobile "ear-plug stations", selling their merchandise for $1.50 a pop.
Retailers were lapping it up. Sam Sole, owner of the L&P Big Cafe and Bakery, said she wished the event was on every week. She was doing a brisk trade.
"This brings people from around New Zealand. I've got loads of customers coming in here from Auckland."
Ms Sole said Hamilton businesses should embrace the concept of street racing - referring to the city's intention to host the V8 Supercar event from 2008.
Local Paeroa man Tony Kimura estimated that up to 10,000 people attended the motorbike street racing yesterday.
"I worked on it when it first began about 10 years ago. It's just grown since then."
Mr Kimura said it was about a third of the size when it started.
Matamata man Gary Derby, owner of a Suzuki Bandit 1200, said he was drawn to the event for the adrenalin rush of seeing dozens of fast bikes race in confined spaces.
"I just love watching these experienced guys do this."
A volunteer for the Paeroa Promotions Trust, Moira Harman, was also there to see high speed. "You're standing here and you hear them, but if you blink you'll miss them."
Media and marketing manager Paul Lance said tickets had sold out.
"We think we've had in excess of 13,000 people here today."
He said speeds of 270km/h had been reached in the Formula Paeroa race, which attracted bikes in the 1000cc class.
Andrew Stroud of Hamilton won the race riding his Suzuki.
He also recorded the fastest lap time along the 1.6km course - 44.88s.
Organisers got through 18 races.
The sidecar sprint event called off because of a spectacular crash and the resulting mess it left on the track.
No one was injured at the event.
One hell of a ride.
Thanks - I get on good with 'Shagger' Sharp - good man - he's got the best form in the class.
Nothing wrong with open faces for low speed work - but I certainly wouldn't wear one racing or even wicking it up on the road.
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Was pretty scary seeing how long the ambo was taking with the bike crash especially after the amount of noise made by the commentator when the crash occured. Hope Greg makes a full recovery.
As for the sidecar incident:
I was the marshall on Flag duty at the curve when the sidecar crashed - the swinger was relaxed/ lounging in the sidecar as it was just a warm down drive to the pits, when the dickhead driver decided to give the throttle a bit of a twist. This flipped the car and injured the swinger pretty badly. The driver was not happy - he sort of put on a smile, but was bright red.... looked a tad embarassed.
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