WSBK Barcelona test. Toprak has a big off.

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WSBK Barcelona test. Toprak has a big off.

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https://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2022/R ... +big+crash

In a test spent getting up to speed, it was a day two to forget for Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK), who suffered a big highside on the exit of Turn 5 just half an hour before lunch, where he was due to finish anyway. His bike took a big hit too, and after a medical check diagnosed a deep wound to his elbow, he was taken to hospital for it to be examined further, rounding out the test in sixth. He returned to the track and despite a bitter end to the two days, he was in good spirits. After finding a late breakthrough on Saturday evening in terms of a direction to follow for rear grip solutions, teammate Andrea Locatelli was in good form on Sunday, as he finished fourth and fastest Yamaha after a strange first day and only half of a second day.
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I'd like to see him on a MotoGP bike. Even if he's not the quickest he'd be one of the more spectacular.
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He's due at Cadwell this weekend!
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G.P wrote: Wed Aug 24, 2022 3:58 pm I'd like to see him on a MotoGP bike. Even if he's not the quickest he'd be one of the more spectacular.
Like a modern day Norick Abe.
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That's a really annoying injury. Elbow wounds take forever to heal and annoy you waking and sleeping.
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that's gotta sting!
They're all total nails these guys though.
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Skub wrote: Wed Aug 24, 2022 7:46 pm That's a really annoying injury. Elbow wounds take forever to heal and annoy you waking and sleeping.
Elbows and knees are a total bastard in leathers too - most other stuff you can 'work' around. Those two are just bloody annoying (and painful)

Sadly I have experience - not so impressive as his, but the knee damage I 'ignored' so I could to a weekend at Pembrey was a bugger to deal with!! LOL
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Noggin wrote: Thu Aug 25, 2022 11:58 am
Skub wrote: Wed Aug 24, 2022 7:46 pm That's a really annoying injury. Elbow wounds take forever to heal and annoy you waking and sleeping.
Elbows and knees are a total bastard in leathers too - most other stuff you can 'work' around. Those two are just bloody annoying (and painful)

Sadly I have experience - not so impressive as his, but the knee damage I 'ignored' so I could to a weekend at Pembrey was a bugger to deal with!! LOL
Last week,after about 20 miles I had to return home and change my leather jacket for the more roomy textile,because the leathers were nipping my elbow and making it bleed again.
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