BSB: Two-round ban for Brookes

Goody76

20/07/2009 at 09:54

The only thing is that he will probably be off for 4-6 weeks now because of his thumb injury. So I hope that his ban comes in when he is back... and not from now...

SPGood

pogue mahone

20/07/2009 at 17:53

bump

"WE LAUGHTED,IT WAS FUN."

billy warren

20/07/2009 at 18:58

i think they should kick him out completely its the seconed time that he has down this now and simon andrews was luckey not to be hurt so what the point in them keeping someone in that rides like a twat tbh and putting the other riders in danger i say kick him out and give his ride to steve plater i was not happy on sunday i was shouting at the tv stupid lil boy

Duplicity13

20/07/2009 at 19:47

Anyone else think it was suspicious that he seemed ok immediately after his accident?

Brookes had picked his Honda back up again straight after the accident looking to carry on riding, was arguing quite enthusiastically with Chris Walker after the red flag, and then walked back down to the track to the pits carrying his helmet. All with no sign of what must be a very painful injury.

I know the adrenaline levels are sky high and these guys are tough but it just seems a bit coincidental that he seems ok 15 mins after his accident but 2 hours later he's already got a cast on his hand during a tv interview. Would have thought they would need to give him a proper examination, make sure the bone and ligament are back in place properly before putting a permanent cast on? Seems like someone thought his injury up to keep him out of the 2nd race and harms way.

dabbzie

20/07/2009 at 20:02

+1 goody76, what would be the point of doing it now, when he's going to be out injured anyway, its a pity they gave him his visa, none of this would have happened otherwise

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TrickyDicky

21/07/2009 at 00:22

billy warren wrote (see)

i think they should kick him out completely its the seconed time that he has down this now and simon andrews was luckey not to be hurt so what the point in them keeping someone in that rides like a twat tbh and putting the other riders in danger i say kick him out and give his ride to steve plater i was not happy on sunday i was shouting at the tv stupid lil boy

Don't agree. The championship would be poorer without him.

Yep, he fucked up on sunday, but unfortunately it does happen in racing to just about everyone who ever runs near the front at any level , at some point or another.

I think the penalty imposed is a token towards appeasing the aggreived parties within the constraints of the rulebook - I don't believe those who lost out from the incident would be feeling the same if the finishing order was taken from one lap back.

I view the Guintoli incident as a totally different affair, making the mistake he did on a warm up lap warrants a harsher penalty IMO

wavydave13

21/07/2009 at 07:21

i have to agree with everything dicky says above. he made a late braking move and got caught out by the bumps.that's racing end of. i was just gutted because simon andrews was finally going to make it to the podium.

iiMarcus

21/07/2009 at 07:36

Whether its right, wrong, or spelt badly with incorrect grammar - its just an opinion and its mine!

Revski

21/07/2009 at 08:49

i dont agree with kicking him out completely at all, being a racer myself i know just exactly what it is like, the series im running in is seriously aggressive between all the riders during the race, generally in the superbike class atleast 4 of us will some form of punch up or coming together, the same happens every meeting, the supersport class is even worse.... and the 125 GP glass..... well... they are all 13 - 18 years old and well they just kick hell out of each other all race because the bikes are so light

its not uncommon in the CEV to brake late and take out the guy infront of you.... ending his race and you just climbing back on your bike and carrying on, it has similar coverage to a BSB event.

and from personal experience i have been had a similar incident with a rider, i braked late for the first corner at catalunya clipped his rear end took us both out, his race was over... i climbed back on my bike and finished but got dragged to medical by my dad afterwards to find out i had broke my wrist.

definatley not ban him from the series, i think personally that some of the public are missing the point, and are forgetting what it feels like to race from a riders point of view... when you are on that bike... you are part of it, and nothing or nobody is going to stop you reaching that flag first.

Jackojet

21/07/2009 at 09:53

i think the ban should be enough , he needs the shakeup though , neil tuxworth didnt comment did he , he should give him a real bollockin . and any more daft riding he should be on the plane home with charlie cox !

i mean what was he thinking , he should know from practise there is only one line into the hairpin ! how was he going to get round if he had got it stopped , he should have been on the left hand side of the track !

good job the bales stopped his bike , makes you worry that these old tracks are not up to the speed of modern machinery .

sidecarkev

21/07/2009 at 10:20

It'd be a bloody boring race if no one ventured from the racing line in order to overtake Jackojet!!!!! It wasn't practice it was the race in from experience if you never come off you're not trying hard enough!!!!!

Revski

21/07/2009 at 16:07

haha sidecarkev i agree 100%, and i think also... "there is only one line into the hairpin" sorry but i think... its a race... the race line is whatever you make it

dooffle9

21/07/2009 at 23:13

Bin talking to a mate who was stood by the Marshals post at Shaws when this happened.

He said that there was no way Brooks would have made the hairpin at the speed he came in at even if he had stayed on it. He also mentioned that Brooks was grinning as he walked back to the pit.

Whitam even said just before, that Brooks was looking far too impatient.