Jimmie Moore got off at Brainerd at 180+ in '03 and would have been fine, but he hit the only tree on that part of the track before he slowed down and it broke his arm. We were both working out at the same gym in '03 and we (Jimmie, the gym owner and I) rode together as he was rehabing.
We have some super back roads here in Oregon. ;)
What did you think of Matt's performance at Pike's Peak; about half way through the race his rear tire went away, he stopped put on another tire and finished fourth and he still leads in the championship ~ that cat can ride!
Yep ~ ya gotta watch those larger vehicles that share the road ~ I always pretend that I'm invisible, so I'm never surprised by what a four or more wheeled vehicle does ~ when you think that everyone sees you is when you get smoked.
Mladin is in kind of strange situation. He is way too good for AMA but not good enough for MotoGP. World Superbike is an option but I don't think the money is all the much better than AMA and not enough to leave the US where Matt is obviously comfortable.
I once had high hopes for Yates and E Bostrom. Both are just horribly inconsistent.