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Crash #
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Date
(reverse cron)
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Event
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Description
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Root Cause Analysis
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Outcome
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Lessons-Learned
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1.
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2011 July
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Low-side
Summit Point Raceway
Main Circuit Turn #3
Ninja 250
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Was following Cutter, last session, last day, he was trying to help me raise my game
I was pushing
Bike went right out from under me
Didn’t feel any SRs
I thought I’d leaned over too far, lost traction;
Alex said “No, you probably pivoted on that centerstand of yours”
For 1000 track miles I had occasionally been scraping hard parts when failing to keep the Ninja (16” wheels) sufficiently upright
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Failure to ride own ride
SR #6
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Broke shift lever
Deranged the inner gear selector (1st, N avail only)
Left front turn signal snapped off
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1. Identify exact turn-in point
2. Monitor lean angle
3. Monitor self for riding own ride
4. Last session, last day, take her easy
5. Dummyproof the bike, remove things like centerstand
6. Be extra aware of bikes that will only tolerate less lean angle
i.e.
BMW with cylinder heads sticking out
Ninja with 16” wheels and hardparts
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2.
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2009 August
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High-side
Summit Point Raceway
Shenandoah Circuit Turn #5
BMW R1100S
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Rear end shake, was not sure if slide or stutter
I diagnosed too much lean angle
I decided to roll-on to lift the bike up
Thought to myself “This is fkkkg great!”
I rolled on the gas having a blast
Did not experience fear, did not brake
First trackday of the season, over-exuberant; did not review homework, put my head in the game
Feeling competitive with the other 2 students
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Failure to ride own ride
SR #6
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Bike fared better than I did
Broke a bunch of things
Did not ride the bike home.
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1. Identify exact turn-in point
2. Monitor lean angle
3. Monitor competitive instinct
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3.
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2009 Jan
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Low-side
en route drycleaners vic Eggspectations
BMW R1100S
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Too-sharp turn-in, tires cold
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Failure to ride for conditions
SR #4, #5, #6
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Bike wouldn’t start but oddly when I jumpstarted it, she fired up ok
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1. Adjust for wx conditions
2. Allow warmup time
3. Plan a safe line
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4.
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2008 June
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Low-side
Summit Point Raceway
Main Circuit Turn #1 at meeting of tarmac and concrete patch
BMW R1100S
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Feeling competitive with the other 2 students, Jimmie and Afshin
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Failure to ride own ride
SR #1 and #2
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Bike ok
Rode it home
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Monitor competitive instinct
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5.
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2008 April
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Low-side
Summit Point Raceway
Shenandoah Circuit Turn #19
BMW R1100S
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Running Shenandoah backwards, I fixated on turn-in point
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Failure to look to the apex from the turn-in point
SR #4, #5, #6
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Brake fluid reservoir banjo bolt loosened; fixed her on-scene
Left footpeg broken, replaced with GSXR pedal and some drilling
Rode it home
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Look through the corner
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6.
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2007 Jan
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Low-side
exiting Mayfair
BMW R1100S
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Too-sharp turn-in, tires cold
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Failure to ride for conditions
SR #4, #5, #6
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Fork tubes out of alignment, fender scraping
Rode it to Bobs BMW
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1. Adjust for wx conditions
2. Allow warmup time
3. Plan a safe line
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7.
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2005 October
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Low-side
Race Road
Jessup Maryland
SV650k3
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Approaching right-hander on country road; too hot; braked in corner
In over my head
Riding home at dusk over-amped from work
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Every single SR
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3 broken ribs
Bike totaled, but not really and I wish I’d kept it
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life … fully-descended
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