Anybody see the carnage yesterday at Brands Hatch or maybe you went? I watched it on Eurosport, I,m keen to keep an eye out for one of our customers Danny Buchan who rides Superstock for CN Honda, he went skidding on his backside, as did a lot of others due to the conditions (he appears to be OK).
The whole meeting was postponed after fuel contamination added to the rain, apparently from a crashed bike that was picked up and continued the race with a fuel leak.
Obviously the best decision for safety reasons, but it does bring into question the practice of downed bikes being picked up and continuing the race.
Whereas I applaud the spirit of the downed racer, I think a quick glance and back on the bike is not the best of safety checks. Once they are down for safety reasons they should call it a day and pull out of the race.
Plenty of officials agreed on the day when being interviewed by Eurosport, what do you think? :-?
