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[F5 Dave]

The girl is probably still spectating, and i don't want to say her best days are behind her, but perhaps sharp focus won't do you any favours there.

[sugilite:Me]

He'll get near to MM in the press briefing but that's about it.

Spat my coffee on this one - Brilliant!

The faster guys in our class I will never have the skill level to match, given that I will never stop trying.
Like 4 secs per lap eg Paul Pav or Sean Donnelly not to mention the young ring ins that race at the classic on the xr69s etc.
But these very same guys have supported and helped me more than they ever had to. Not just at the track they have become friends.
Because I started racing at 60 and only been racing 7 years, I will never have the expertise to challenge them.
I wonder what might have been if I had started at 20 but also wonder if I would ever have had what they have.
I keep chasing Hp and handling but its not really that, its me LOL
I race in the top 6-10 when everyone turns up and top 4-6 if I get lucky in the top F1 post classic class, but there is generally a gap to 1,2-3.
I'd die a happy man if I ever got a podium at any Race meeting.

Great post! Super impressed you STARTED your racing career at 60. Looks to me that you are doing bloody well. I raced pre89 in 2006 and thoroughly enjoyed it. I see the same names involved at the pointy end.
Had you considered hiring a scantily attired brolly dolly to show the front runners a white flag one lap early - boom! Podium for you. Thank me later

The girl is probably still spectating, and i don't want to say her best days are behind her, but perhaps sharp focus won't do you any favours there.

Her boobs will be larger for sure, they seem to get bigger with age. Probs explains the extra droop

I'm "trying" to watch F1 to see how Lawson is getting on. The last race was scheduled to start at 1am, turn on the goggle box to see them wringing their hands in angst because it is raining and the stewards cannot make up their mind whether to start the race or not, where upon I turn off said goggle box, roll over and go to sleep. MotoGp would have me pulling out the ole matchsticks to keep my eyes open. Says it all really.

[SaferRides]

I'm "trying" to watch F1 to see how Lawson is getting on. The last race was scheduled to start at 1am, turn on the goggle box to see them wringing their hands in angst because it is raining and the stewards cannot make up their mind whether to start the race or not, where upon I turn off said goggle box, roll over and go to sleep. MotoGp would have me pulling out the ole matchsticks to keep my eyes open. Says it all really.

I recorded it to watch on Monday evening. Sky, as usual, didn't extend the end time... I still haven't watched the last half.



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[pritch]

[QUOTE=F5 Dave;1131238723 He'll get near to MM in the press briefing but that's about it.
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Excellent!

[pritch]

Ok so starting with eyes. I read an article eons ago that measured top athletes and their eyes were just better, not just in accurate vision, but in the ability to focus quickly and create a more accurate 3D model. (Eddie Lawson was amongst the very best the researcher had measured, so yes an old article).

An even older article? In his book 'The Racing Driver' Dennis Jenkinson writes about good eyesight being among the required attributes of a racing driver. He thought that Sterling Moss had exceptional eyesight. There have been few F1 drivers or GP riders who required glasses. Maston Gregory and Harold Daniell are the only ones I recall off hand.

[SaferRides]

Eyesight / vision is incredibly important and I'm sure it's one of the key attributes of the great racers.

This book includes some great info on how to see ahead when riding. It really helped me, as my eyesight is pretty average!

Sport-Riding Techniques: How to Develop Real World Skills for Speed, Safety, and Confidence on the Street and Track.
Book by Nick Ienatsch

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[F5 Dave]

Yes but a key takeaway is that correction for focus is only a part of 'good eyesight'.
It's what most people think of but not beyond.
Squash players i assume need to cope with a very high ball speed at close range. You would be closer enough to see it with pretty average eyesight. But the difference in that instance would be the speed you could focus. And also your ability to build a 3D understanding of where the ball is in relationship to your surging body as you try get near it with your head bobbing all over the place and then coordinate your arm movements.

Never played but seems like it makes sense.

[BMWST?]

I watch the paddock pass podcast on Youtube. Neil Morrison interviewed Johan Zarco. Zarco is a very interesting character indeed. If you have a chance look it up Its worth it just for the Zarco interview

[BMWST?]

Yes but a key takeaway is that correction for focus is only a part of 'good eyesight'.
It's what most people think of but not beyond.
Squash players i assume need to cope with a very high ball speed at close range. You would be closer enough to see it with pretty average eyesight. But the difference in that instance would be the speed you could focus. And also your ability to build a 3D understanding of where the ball is in relationship to your surging body as you try get near it with your head bobbing all over the place and then coordinate your arm movements.

Never played but seems like it makes sense.

this is just eye hand co ordination. Some people have it and some dont.And there are degrees .I bet MM is at the very top of that scale

[iYRe]

I watch the paddock pass podcast on Youtube. Neil Morrison interviewed Johan Zarco. Zarco is a very interesting character indeed. If you have a chance look it up Its worth it just for the Zarco interview

haha I literally just watched that too. His comments about what he wants to be remembered for raised him to the top in my estimation of his character.

[BMWST?]

haha I literally just watched that too. His comments about what he wants to be remembered for raised him to the top in my estimation of his character.

not only that. His reasons for riding street bikes is also very practical

[iYRe]

not only that. His reasons for riding street bikes is also very practical

yes, very much so, mine are similar lol

[F5 Dave]

this is just eye hand co ordination. Some people have it and some dont.And there are degrees .I bet MM is at the very top of that scale

I'd argue that hand eye coordination is a fair part of it, but not the full picture. Shooting is hand eye. Shooting from horseback is something more.

[SaferRides]

I watch the paddock pass podcast on Youtube. Neil Morrison interviewed Johan Zarco. Zarco is a very interesting character indeed. If you have a chance look it up Its worth it just for the Zarco interview

And he's just won the Suzuka 8-hour for the 2nd time after raising the degree of difficulty by doing it in a 2-man team.

“Hopefully next time there will be three of us. I love this race, we have one of the best bikes, and it’s a pleasure to ride it. I like that this is my kind of vacation.”

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