Mallory Park BSB

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Anyone at Mallory Park at the weekend?
Any comments on the number of crashes and every race having to be red flagged?
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[sv_cath]

I didn't go but did watch in on TV.
It certainly seems that the bikes are getting too powerful for some of the British circuits, specially when there's not enough run off, but I don't know what the answer is, unless there's enough money to make the circuits safer?
I did feel sorry for anyone at the track, as although the racing was exciting, it must of felt like a very long day!

PS - anyone know how Tommy Hill is? That was a huge highside, poor chap!

[NickD]

Yeah, we were there, and while the last race had to be postponed, I don't think it spoiled anything. In fact, the fact that the 2nd restart of race 2 left us with a 12 lap dash made it pretty exciting. The nasty smash in the supersport race happened just under our noses, and was really ugly, to the degree that a couple of the girls with us were starting to get a little tearful. It was an unusual day, but I don't think all the crashes (and the spectacular oil slick) ruined the fun.
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[NickD]

[NickD]

Oops, turns out they ran the last race after all, they said it would have to be put off to meet the 6pm curfew so we buggered off.
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Tear along the dotted line!

[ts50x0]

yeh i was watchin it all from edwinas and the crashes there werejust too high, made an exiting day though, thinki 5 went down just at that bend in the 125cc race.
thought edwinas was ther to make mallory safer????? not working guys!!!!!

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[quote="ts50x0"...thought edwinas was ther to make mallory safer????? not working guys!!!!! [/quote]
As far as I understand it Edwinas chicane/curve/bend/whatever was put in to make it safer for cars

As far as I remember most of the accidents at Edwinas were in the first couple of laps of a race. Suspect cold tyres plus misjudging the braking point.
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...and the whirlwind is in the thorn trees, it's hard for thee to kick against the pricks...
Gibbs, what did Duckie look like when he was younger?

[ts50x0]

yeh think most races ther was a crash or pile up on the 1st lap. u see the one where the ducatis throttle stick wide open afta he crashed in neutral?? think it was the super stock race, could have been in the supersprt.