Scenes from Sportbike Track Time:
Why We Wear Gear!
Photos by 129photos.com(A) Grattan Raceway: When your body position
goes from being in complete control to some-
thing like this and the rear tire is not touching
the track, it's a good to be wearing the best pro-
tective gear you can. (B) Grattan Raceway: It's
easy to get excited and to try too hard to trim a
few 10ths of a second off your best lap time. But
having both wheels off the pavement qualifi es as
taking too tight a line in a corner. (C) Talladega:
You’ve been trying too hard to drag your elbow
when you start to fall off the inside of the bike
and it kicks upright, either letting you get it back
under control, or tossing you over the top. (D) Au-
tobahn: They say, never give up trying to make
the corner. Well, not until you’re on the grass!
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B
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