Gobert Injured in Practice?

Leading superbike Qual times and crashes into barriers in turn 4?roadracing world

 

Badly broken leg. Dangit!

 

Not a good year for the Goberts...

 

Interesting...the report states the barriers apparantly were installed incorrectly. By the AMA. Makes me wonder if the AMA can do anything right.

Note that they were NOT installed by Alpina's Dan Lance.

I wonder if Gobie's leg went under the skirt while trying to manuver before hitting the barrier.

 

Replace Sadowski

Did anyone else notice that Sadowski called it turn 3? And he was calling 10a turn 9. What a dumbass!

Not to mention he makes up all kinds of stuff while announcing like "Oh, they just made contact!" when there is clearly daylight between the bikes. I can understand wanting to make it exciting and all, but to the educated he just sounds stupid.

He may have been a good racer, but he sucks as a commentator.

 

Re: Replace Sadowski

you want Larry Meijers (sp?) back???

DS isn't perfect, but he's the best they've had.

You're just mad 'cuz 'Ski knows YOU SUCK

 

Re: Replace Sadowski

Does it really matter that much???

 

Could be worse, the could replace them all with NASCAR guys....

 

Re: Re: Replace Sadowski

They don't call me anal boy for no reason punk!

I know it's nitpicking but when everyone else in the world (including Drebber who's sitting right next to him) calls it 10a and 10b then he goes and calls it 9, he looks kinda stupid.

Go ask Turn 9 Estates (devout car racing fans who camp in the real turn 9) where they think turn 9 is. If Dave ever called 10a turn 9 in front of them he might not make it out alive!

 

Hey Sean, If you read down this thread (http://forums.13x.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10040) it would be almost ironic, if it wasn't such a serious matter at the same time...

 

Re: Replace Sadowski

Sadowski was less than desirable as a personality when he raced, but he has definitely elevated himself in the announcing booth to "fluffer".

On the otherhand, I guess we could get Larry M.

 

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I saw Goberts crash in the highlights today. He's lucky all he broke was his leg. Hope he's not out too long, but it doesn't look like he's going to be championship contender this year. Those modules didn't even look like they were fastened to anything.

 

Re: Re: Replace Sadowski

I'd take Larry over Ski any day of the week. I did notice that Dave corrected himself after the first Superbike race and on Sunday mentioned that he was incorrectly calling tuen 10a turn 9 all day Saturday.

I wonder if it had anything to do with the feedback I sent to Speed Channel Saturday after the race?

And Papa, you're just plain old P-Piggy Punk to me.

 

I hated to have to pick up Gobert friday and hear him say "I felt my leg snap" because it was upto him to make it a helluva race but EB came thru for us on the last one! and FWIW Gobert, even after he has had a bad crash and is in pain, he is the nicest guy in the business! no matter what anyone else says...

also, "SKI" IMO is the best anouncer they have for this sport! its his enthusiasm that makes the race much more exciting for "TV viewers" so what if he make a few mistakes? it is kind of funny thought that he still gets the turns confused even after he had his own racing school there! Ha haha..


everyones a critic

 

They are just not as resilient as the master (knocking on wooden object).

 

another perspective

Anthony crashed right in front of the Georgia Sportbike megaplex campsite and although me and my buds were decamped to turn 8 at the time, several in our group saw him go down and a couple of them said that he was sliding with one leg out in front of him and one leg draggin'.....it must have gotten caught on something as they think that it was broken before he hit the fence.

Did anyone else here see that guy (#916?) go down at the same spot? That guy and his bike rode right under the Air Fence and he jumped up on the other side of it and jumped up on top of the tires....that section of fence ended up perpendicular to its original position, it did not appear to be damaged but they replaced it anyway. How is it that these guys are going right UNDER it...someone is gonna get hurt, I think....there has to be a way to anchor the front skirt.