Death at Longtan Motorcycle race

[TheGingerMan]

It boggles me mind that San Fran tommy starts a thread about an event, tragic indeed, in my neck of the tea groves.
Here I thought he only trolled the surf for flotsam about Taipei.

I hope this will be a lesson to all the rollers that cause no end of consternation as they weave and roar through Gaoyuan on their way to that shoddy track. Speed junkies need a place to let loose, but lots of them have no regard for the cardinal rule of safety first on public roads. I've had to reprimand a few of them at the nearby gas station after a few of them have roared past me and my kids on our bicycles. God knows what they get up to on an unlicensed, ill-kept track.

Doesn't anyone know how to just go for a soda anymore?

I don't understand anything you said! Can you please speak English!

I would try and dumb it down for you, but in essence it would fail.
That track attracts road hoggish vermin, and living in that community, I am of the firm opinion that it should be shut down.

Maybe I will see you at the gas station next time?

[Ducked]

Why the hell not? I think they're mad to race on that track. They know its a shit track, though, and they know what they're talking about, so why NOT ask them?

Um...because you think they're mad.

[tommy525]

heres a thread of previous fatality. Id forgotten there were previous ones:

http://www.forumosa.com/taiwan/viewtopi ... 4&start=20

[sandman]

Why the hell not? I think they're mad to race on that track. They know its a shit track, though, and they know what they're talking about, so why NOT ask them?

Um...because you think they're mad.

If I'm going to limit my discourse to people I don't think are mad, I'm going to find myself in a mighty lonely place very soon.

[rk1951]

I would try and dumb it down for you, but in essence it would fail.
That track attracts road hoggish vermin, and living in that community, I am of the firm opinion that it should be shut down.

Maybe I will see you at the gas station next time?

Ok, you can have your opinion! That track has some problems for sure, but I have been racing out at that track for over 3 years now and I think it is great. I don't mountain ride here because it is too dangerous for me. I really appreciate that track and it has given me hours of riding that I would never get to do if it was gone!

I consider myself to be a pretty good rider and I would say that 80% of the riders out there are too. There are the other 20% that are new or don't know what they are doing, but I have been racing since I was a little kid and no matter what country or track you are on you will always have punks! Anyway, that track will never get shut down. Sorry, so you are just going to have to deal with it.

[rk1951]

heres a thread of previous fatality. Id forgotten there were previous ones:

http://www.forumosa.com/taiwan/viewtopi ... 4&start=20

This was very sad! It had nothing to do with the track itself. It was human error! The guy who operated the gate to the track thought all the riders had come off the track and he allowed a car to enter. The motorcycle rider who was killed also didn't notice the checkered flag and that the practice session was over and that is was time to get off the track. So this was just a terrible situation. It was so sad!

[tommy525]

Yes and it points out that there should not be an illegal race track. Because its even more unlikely to be run properly.

IF there is to be a track it should be a licensed and proper track. I think there should be a track. And it should be licensed and designed properly and maintained as such, with the proper facility or at least well equipped transport to a proper facility to treat accident victims. Standby helicopter for example.

[omerojs]

Yes and it points out that there should not be an illegal race track. Because its even more unlikely to be run properly.

IF there is to be a track it should be a licensed and proper track. I think there should be a track. And it should be licensed and designed properly and maintained as such, with the proper facility or at least well equipped transport to a proper facility to treat accident victims. Standby helicopter for example.

Like the one in center Taiwan...

[rk1951]

Like the one in center Taiwan...

Dapeng Bay is actually down south in Pingdong! It sucks because they make it almost impossible to get on the track if you aren't rich. If you just want to start practicing, you need to buy a yearly membership for 25,000nt which you need to pay every year. Also practice sessions are 1000nt for a 20 min session. I would love to get on that track but since I live in the North I can't justify buying the membership.

The only other way around it is if a club rents out the track for the day and you are affiliated with that club than you can practice without buying the membership.

[Super Hans]

I consider myself to be a pretty good rider.

You're cool.

I don't mountain ride here because it is too dangerous for me.

Oh.