Massive Air In Drag Bike Flip Video
A few weeks ago a drag bike race in Perth, Australia ended in a foot race (see If You Ain’t First, You’re Last). This week, a drag race in Perth begins and ends in the same millisecond as drag racer Brett Ghedina flipped his turbocharged Honda, Saturday night at the opening round of Comp Bike eliminations at the Perth Motoplex. Ghedian, via social media, explains what went wrong.
“In the first elimination round we experienced a wiring-related fault to the boost controller, which I thought would only give me wastegate spring boost pressure. Unfortunately it had the complete opposite effect, and applied maximum boost when I brought the engine onto the 2-step. The rest happened in a millisecond! (check out my eyes!). The only injuries to me was a bruised knee, but the bike fared far worse….”
A former Motorcycle.com staffer who has gone on to greener pastures, Tom Roderick still can't get the motorcycle bug out of his system. And honestly, we still miss having him around. Tom is now a regular freelance writer and tester for Motorcycle.com when his schedule allows, and his experience, riding ability, writing talent, and quick wit are still a joy to have – even if we don't get to experience it as much as we used to.
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It's nice that he hasn't lost his sense of humor even moments after such an embarrassing fail.
Really, it's still too slow for me, he said with equal mixture of foolhardiness and utter insanity. At least that guy has the class to laugh about it. Don't know what kind of wheelbase you'd need to handle that acceleration.