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askmrjesus · 09-05-2010, 02:12 PM

This is fucked up.

Tomizawa may have not had a chance of surviving the crash, due to the severity of his injuries, but the way it was handled, leaves me wondering.

I realize there is a lot of pressure on Race Directors to keep on schedule, especially at this level of racing, but that shit should have been red flagged right there and then. You don't just toss a guy with that kind of damage onto a stretcher, without at least a cursory check on his condition.

This blurb from the LA Times:

Moto2 is the new name for the former 250cc category, one step below the 500cc division of MotoGP. Moto2 also generates tremendous speeds and officials said they decided not to cancel the race due to the fear of other accidents if a red flag was suddenly shown.

What utter bullshit. The red flag was not shown because of TV scheduling in Europe. I've never heard of not flying a red for "safety reasons".

Tomizawa may well have died in any event, I can't say either way, but I expect a hell of a lot more professionalism from race control, and medical staff, than I saw today.

JC

09-05-2010, 02:12 PM	#4
askmrjesus Soul Man Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Everywhere, all the time. Moto: '0000 Custom Turbo Cross (with jet kit). Posts: 6,481	This is fucked up. Tomizawa may have not had a chance of surviving the crash, due to the severity of his injuries, but the way it was handled, leaves me wondering. I realize there is a lot of pressure on Race Directors to keep on schedule, especially at this level of racing, but that shit should have been red flagged right there and then. You don't just toss a guy with that kind of damage onto a stretcher, without at least a cursory check on his condition. This blurb from the LA Times: Moto2 is the new name for the former 250cc category, one step below the 500cc division of MotoGP. Moto2 also generates tremendous speeds and officials said they decided not to cancel the race due to the fear of other accidents if a red flag was suddenly shown. What utter bullshit. The red flag was not shown because of TV scheduling in Europe. I've never heard of not flying a red for "safety reasons". Tomizawa may well have died in any event, I can't say either way, but I expect a hell of a lot more professionalism from race control, and medical staff, than I saw today. JC __________________ The way things are going, they're gonna crucify me.