That is an awesome picture! I've always been amazed at the motorcycle racers and how they lean so far over. How does the bike even stay on it's wheels when they lean that far?
I know what you mean about the pics you take all being blurry. The first few I took of Terry at Road America turned out with no car in them at all! By the time the camera snapped, he was gone already. Got a few pictures of blank walls and he's like "What's that?" I said, "well, that's you flying by so fast the camera couldn't keep up."
I learned to snap ahead of time and still only got marginal pictures.
I also know what you mean about racing on the track being much safer than on the street. The biggest unknown on the street is what the other person is going to do. On the track that unknown is taken away for the most part because there is a certain protocol to be followed when passing, coming up on someone, etc. In other words, you can much more accurately predict what the other person is going to do than you can on the street.
And I don't know if he rides on the street with as much safety gear as he does on the track, but that was another factor for us in the Corvettes. When we drive on the street we're just in plain clothes with no helmet. When we're on the track, we're strapped in with racing harnesses, fire proof suit, helmet, gloves, the whole shot so not only is it a much more controlled environment, we are much more protected than on the street too.
And the best part? You don't have to worry about speeding tickets!
Tubby
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RIP Big Boy
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Fall 1997 - Oct. 6, 2012
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