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Allan Posted - 03 Jul 2011 : 06:21:31 AM
A MOTORCYCLIST has been killed during a race at Eastern Creek in Sydney.

Police said the 55-year-old man was participating in a professional racing event at Eastern Creek yesterday afternoon when his motorcycle crashed.

The rider suffered severe head injuries and was taken to Westmead Hospital, but could not be revived.



Read more: http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/motorcyclist-dies-in-raceway-crash-at-sydneys-eastern-creek/story-e6frfku0-1226086400453#ixzz1QyvP9Ibv
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Geoffpgrant Posted - 11 Jul 2011 : 5:18:04 PM
RIP Paul.

Paul was a mate of mine and he has lived racing since the 70s. In his own way he has influenced a lot of people (including me) in the world of motorcycle racing. He never quite understood why I felt the need to race with three wheels but he always was happy to talk about race strategy. One of the things that he often talked about (especially with some of the junior riders that he sponsored and trained) was safety. He always acknowledged that something can go wrong at any time and he knew the theory of how to react when it did. It is only a few months ago that he was showing me a sprained thumb saying he forgot to take move his thumb from around the handle bars as he was getting into difficulty! Paul knew what he was doing and knew the risks and he still raced probably more than most people I know. He died doing what he loved. You will be missed Paul.
Geoff
Sidecar #30
JasonL Posted - 06 Jul 2011 : 08:38:05 AM

That's a bit harsh John!!
john Posted - 05 Jul 2011 : 7:42:41 PM
So its a case of ********s not looking where they are going.
Thats bad luck, nothing can stop this unless people look ahead.
JasonL Posted - 05 Jul 2011 : 1:29:42 PM

A rider had trouble getting away off the line and was hit by the rider who died. The start and 1st corner are the most dangerous aspects of a race. The Hartwell fatality at PI last year was under quite similar circumstances
conker Posted - 05 Jul 2011 : 09:17:58 AM
GD66, I don't usually believe in 'luck'. Motorcycle road racing is 'safe' - the risks are usually minimised to a level which is tolerable to all stakeholders.But we can do all the risk assessments, ensure machine reliability,rider competence,track safety, and people will still get killed in our sport. All it takes is for somebody to slide down the bitumen and hit their head on a solid object, a bike, slight ripple in the bitumen, anything. There was a case a few years back where a rider fell off, and the following rider hit his head with a knee and drove his face into the bitumen. It's easy to get killed. All you can do is take care, and do all the responsible things you need to do.
conker Posted - 04 Jul 2011 : 07:46:02 AM
'theory was/is u have to fall off to know how quick u can go!'

It's a better trick to count your gears during practice sessions, and work up to the corners until you just lose a bit of control in them. Then you know the limit without getting the painful experience. The trouble is that with modern bikes the transition between 'in control' and 'out of control' can be very quick, and anyone who's got bad habits can easily get bitten.
GD66 Posted - 04 Jul 2011 : 07:23:45 AM
Very sad state of affairs, there's plenty of info on this crash on other sites and it's one of those situations where no amount of planning, experience or preventative safety measures would have helped.
Just rotten luck.
Allan Posted - 04 Jul 2011 : 07:00:37 AM
theory was/is u have to fall off to know how quick u can go!
john Posted - 03 Jul 2011 : 11:07:05 AM
There was a Formulea Extreme meeting listed for that weekend.
The crash was at 2.45pm.
conker Posted - 03 Jul 2011 : 08:48:03 AM
Allan, your mate John once said to me 'every time we fall off a motorcycle, we could be killed'! I've never thought like that, but it's the truth. Whenever I start my racer, and climb aboard, I'm never going to crash again. So who's silly?

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