In a phone call from Road Atlanta this afternoon I was told Opie Caylor was involved in a collision with a deer at the bottom of the esses. Opie is up & ok but I am told the deer was not so lucky. Seems Bambi ended up in a couple pieces Way to start the weekend off with a bang Ope Dogg. This ought to make for an interesting story, hmmm.
...sorry, couldn't help that one. I'm very glad Opie's up and about. Lucky for him that the deer season is already open.
Fook me... ...so much for the "roadracing is safer than street riding' argument. Geez... I would have shit my pants.....leathers, whatever... Hope he's okeydokey...
From the track: Opie is OK! He was on the Schwantz school's camera bike. Entered into the Esses (between 4 and 5) when the deer bounded out. Opie split the deer in 1/2! But to re-cap he's OK. Opie... not the deer.
Okay guys, remember to safety wire your deer whistles before going through tech. And none of those cheater whistles on superstock bikes
Re: Fook me... During my very first time on a race track (Nelson Ledges on my street bike) I was going faster than I had ever gone and half way thru turn one a freakin groundhog darted out at me and missed my front tire by.... well, not enough. Scared the crap out of me to say the least. I can't imagine seeing a deer at race pace. Good GAWD! Hope he's alright.
so we should expect to see the video of this? Glad he's ok. Rhood-grab yer guns and set a stand up on the hill!!!!
Let's just hope that the camera was on, this should make for some interesting footage (sp?) I'm glad opie is OK, that part of the track is pretty fast - no wonder he split the poor thing. Makes me wonder if some meat got into the airbox thru the ram air intakes BTW: thursday should be interesting weather wise, pack your swimming gear and lightning rods gang !
It was reported to me that the "alleged" video (if any) has been confinscated for insurance / liability reasons.
You should issue rifles to all the corner workers or Get some of the locals out there to stand watch with the corner workers. They can pick off the deer between races. They get to keep the rack and the meat! Ed
Yeah, suppose one of those hired guns mistakes one of our squidly friends for a leopard. That'll teach him to 'fur-up' his bike.
It would be nice to hang a set of triple trees above the mantle. You know you can tell the age of a squid's bike like a tree. Count the rings of bondo. Crispy