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Ashley, you are very brave. I only rode on public roads for ten years, then I went racing. I am not joking when I say road racing on a circuit is much safer. - I was married when I was 23, and had road bikes since I was 18. By the time I was married, I had known about 20 guys who had been killed while riding motorcycles on public roads. I can only remember 4 people who have died in road races in Australia from the 1950s until now. Road racing is not what it looks like from outside the fence. Some people seem to believe reflexes are important, however being slow and systematic at high speed is better. When you watch someone crash a motorcycle during a race, it can look horrendous, however appearances can be deceiving. I would not like to race on the IOM - I would probably approach a corner on the wrong side of the road. It takes me 5 laps of a short circuit to be fast enough to race, and always has.An old road racer once told me 'when you start road racing - force yourself to go slow' He was an idiot - why would I listen to him ? I also used to compete with my mates on public roads. The first time I went up the road on my back at about 90 MPH - my two young kids were standing there watching. I never had to watch them road race - they were having none of that.
Ashley, you are very brave. I only rode on public roads for ten years, then I went racing. I am not joking when I say road racing on a circuit is much safer. - I was married when I was 23, and had road bikes since I was 18. By the time I was married, I had known about 20 guys who had been killed while riding motorcycles on public roads. I can only remember 4 people who have died in road races in Australia from the 1950s until now. Road racing is not what it looks like from outside the fence. Some people seem to believe reflexes are important, however being slow and systematic at high speed is better. When you watch someone crash a motorcycle during a race, it can look horrendous, however appearances can be deceiving. I would not like to race on the IOM - I would probably approach a corner on the wrong side of the road. It takes me 5 laps of a short circuit to be fast enough to race, and always has.
An old road racer once told me 'when you start road racing - force yourself to go slow' He was an idiot - why would I listen to him ? I also used to compete with my mates on public roads. The first time I went up the road on my back at about 90 MPH - my two young kids were standing there watching. I never had to watch them road race - they were having none of that.
