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yep... have one of those..
fall 2000.. friend and i are at willow springs (big track).. WSMC saturday practice sessions in the morning.. coming out of the right hand turn 2... we're doing about 100 mph.. start accelerating down towards the uphill left handed turn 3... and we get SMOKED around the outside by two riders.. and i mean SMOKED!...
now the best part... i'm watching them go towards turn 3 and all of sudden their bikes went sideways.. completely... both rear-ends kicked so far to the right.. i thought they were gonna do 180's.. and then they disappeared up into three..
i had been out to that track many times for fun... been passed by chuck graves.. and some really fast guys.. but i had never seen anything like that.. it was crazy.. i almost missed my brake markers and crashed... my friend and i pitted after that lap.. we were speechless...
once in the pits... we hunted the bikes down... when we found them.. the two australians looked up and said " hey mates.. how's it goin'?...
turns out to be Anthony Gobert and his brother breaking in bone stock R-6's for the upcoming AMA series.. we chatted for a bit... turned out they like to mess around like that together.. from growing up in motocross together.. then we had to get ready for the next session...
we hear the term "backing it in to a turn".. and i've seen it from track-side.. but seeing it from that point of view... good god man.. it was AWESOME!... wish i had a helmet cam.. or something...
good times..
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