by Takamii » Sun May 22, 2011 12:43 pm
had a call on saturday morning from a racer in Adelaide who has one of my helmets for racing ( he bought it from Micks Leather fix at Winton just before Easter )
He called to thank me for saving his life
He was racing at Phillip Island I believe ( just last week ?) and was in second spot - lost it due to slippery conditions started sliding in a low side and was hit on the back of the head by another bikes front wheel at about 170 kph ( the rider who hit him claims approx this speed ) - all he heard was a huge bang like an explosion and was wondering what the hell it was from
The helmet seems to have a crack in the clear coat about 3 inches long but the carbon fibre doesnt look cracked or damaged at all ( according to him ) - he will send it back to me so the factory lab can analyse the helmet and its performance in this situation
He slid and tumbled etc across the track and so on - the visor didnt even come off the helmet, he tells me during all this he did not loose consciousness or clarity - he was clear minded all the way through and after the incident and when he stopped rolling/sliding he stood up and opened his visor and went to help the other guy
The guy that hit him high sided onto the grass and his SHOEI lost its visor and got smashed up, apparently this guy also lost consciousness.
He is writing me a story about the incident and so is the guy that hit him and they will send me pictures - I will post this up for people to see when I receive it.
he is also going to supply his phone number for people to call and verify the incident if they wish
His name is Alex - 0407 716344
( oh and him and his mate ordered 4 new helmets for racing based on this incident and the outcome )
