Actually fires are pretty rare (relative to the overall number of
crashes), but no doubt there are some people that really look forward to
a good fire.
Speaking of which here's a video of my rider from 1998 having a little
fire problem in the first World Supebike race at Monza:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=485631
Rick Johnson
Bend, Oregon
"We must, indeed, all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately."
-- Benjamin Franklin
Max Kirchoff wrote:
> This could be solved if bike racers simply caught on fire when
> crashing. People would flock to watch the sport.
>
> Max Kirchoff
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone...
>
> On Oct 7, 2009, at 7:37 AM, Rick C Johnson
> wrote:
>
>> 15,000 other people? You vastly underestimate NASCARs popularity. An
>> event where that few of people show up is called a practice session.
>> I wish bicycle racing was half as successful in promoting itself as
>> NASCAR. Imagine having live flag to flag TV coverage of every
>> national event, purses that cover more than entry and transportation
>> cost. Regular people passionate enough about our sport to put rider
>> stickers in their windows. Salaries - both riders and officials -
>> actually above the poverty level. Kids dreaming of growing up to be a
>> profession bicycle racer.
>>
>> Yea, NASCAR is dumb alright...
>>
>> Rick Johnson
>> Bend, Oregon
>>
>> "Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it" -
>> George Santayana
>>
>>
>>
>> Mike Rosenfeld wrote:
>>
>>> Keeping the Mike theme going here.
>>>
>>> Actually Nascar makes more sense than cyclocross. And the gene pool
>>> is so much bigger... literally and figuratively. You only have to
>>> turn left. It isasier for the spectators to watch, they get to pack
>>> in with 15,000 other people and share the experience in the 100
>>> degree sun. Driving those motorized coolers from your car to the
>>> stands is always fun as well. Heat stroke you say? Naa...just
>>> drink another Budweiser to rehydrate. Do they make a helmet mount
>>> for two beers and a giant novelty straw?
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:32 AM, Mike Kerkmann
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>> Have you considered switching to Curling? It's an "olympic"
>>> event, and therefore truly and legitimately international (cycling
>>> is really a euro thing and we're just wannabe's, trying to be
>>> cool. That's why the TdF is still in France... Monaco and Spain
>>> got tastes this year, but did the US? Does anyone in Europe watch
>>> races that are held in the US?).
>>> If you turned curl master, you wouldn't have to share your gene
>>> pool with those of us that are silly enough to shave our legs, and
>>> ride around in circles downtown or through a dairy field in the
>>> rain or down alleys on fixed gears or dual slalom (those guys
>>> spend so much time in the air, it can't be bicycle racing either).
>>>
>>> Where's Joe Stark when we need him to sort these dilemmas out?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --- On *Tue, 10/6/09, rick hammel />> >/* wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> From: rick hammel >
>>> Subject: [OBRA Chat] the silent majority has given me more
>>> proof: Cross NOT Bike Racing
>>> To: obra@list.obra.org
>>> Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 8:12 PM
>>>
>>>
>>> I guess Stairmasters are no different then rollers now. . . .
>>> judging by the white washed walls, this pic must be from
>>> Greece or something. maybe they do do cross in europe. i'd be
>>> so embarassed if this was happening in Oregon.
>>>
>>>
>>> Further proof that 'cross is NOT bike racing...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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