Why is it important to wear the proper safety gear while racing?

We all know racing is dangerous and expensive; but to cut corners on your safety gear is one thing you should not do at all. At an August race, a runabout racer thought it would we a good idea to just have sunglasses on, instead of purchasing a pair of goggles.

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Little did he know, the rest of the day would change day for another rider and his life forever? 

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For this race, only two riders showed up to the line. One was a Pro rider and the other was a novice. Apparently, the novice rider was not very familiar with the coarse. The 2 were battling door to door after coming out of the s’s to approach the final left turn before going into the front stretch. The pro rider gave the novice rider plenty of room on the inside, but the since the novice rider was not wearing goggles, he had no clue where the next left turn buoy was. Missing the buoy completely.

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The two were battling and neither let off the throttle, BAMMM the pro rider completed his turn while the novice rider didn’t turn creating a collision sending the novice rider in the air and the pro rider to the hospital with a broken leg. Luckily the pro rider had all the proper gear on that basically saved his life. The wetsuit he had on held his leg together long enough to get the proper medical protection he needed.

This is why it is important to wear the proper gear such as: wetsuit, water shoes, spine/chest protector, helmet, goggles, life jacket and leg guards are all very important which could end up being a life or death situation. This could have been avoided with just a pair of goggles and knowing the coarse. If you feel that this should be checked as safety inspection at the line and before racing starts please advise your race director.

Safety should always be the first priority for keeping everyone safe!

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The Southern CA Flat Track Series had great vibes and some pretty intense racing under the Saturday Night lights. Several classes showed up that made the action at Perris Speedway a night to remember.

The night kicked off with the qualifying events and the Side cars which went back and forth all night. The #64 side car team of Dillon Osborne and Ashley Gibbons dominated from start to finish taking the sweep in all their  heats and the main event.

Next was the kids turn to race. Even there was only four competitors, this class had some action.

With the weather being a nice mild June day, the four competitors showed up to the line and were ready for battle on this short oval coarse. The Class consisted of # 5 Ryder Schultz, #95 Noah Weber, #714 Dayton Anderson and #92 Max Rose.

The green flag dropped and it was the #92 of Rose out in front taking a quick command for the first lap. Quickly charging, though the turns of the oval track, came the #5 of Schultz who would eventually take command of the race to capture the checkers and eventually go on to dominate the evening for the Pee Wee class.

Heat 7 saw Eagle Aaron Fox take command of the race but on the last lap had a mechanical failure heading into turn 3 causing him to wreck into turn 4. Unfortunately ejecting him off the bike and sending it into the air multiple times. He would walk away thank goodness. Here's a live clip of the race shot from the cell phone. Please give our Facebook page a like while you are there.

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The Hooligan class also had great action all day. In the main, the #829 of Foley had taken charge of the race with #27 Craig lurking in 3rd until the #55 of Robinson in 2nd, made a mistake going into turn #3, causing him to go down and the red flag was thrown. Everyone lined back up to do it again, but this time it was a different story with the #829 surrendering the lead to the #27 of Craig who took over the leading spot and never looked back.

Born Free 10 kicked off with ample of vendors, spectators, cool motorcycles, live music, food and beverage. The rally was for 2 days Saturday June 23 and 24.

Being that it was the first time I was at this event, I was very impressed with the turn out of motorcycle enthusiasts  that showed up to support the event. Tucked away behind Irvine Lake at Oak Park Ranch is great venue for this event.

It was a great day at the show with great weather and everyone was enjoying themselves, networking with the vendors to see whats new in the industry. The live music was going on too with musicians playing songs from Toto, Journey and much more.

The custom build bikes were amazing, with the time and effort that goes into it with the builders. To the left is just one of the cool motors that we were able to find. There were all types of other bikes on display too from classics to flat track racing bikes.

If you have never been to this show , it is definitely one to put on the list to attend.

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