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Title: Cal Crutchlow
Post by: Andy H on 13 July 2019, 10:49:54

Can't fault his commitment.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/motorsport/48900496 (https://www.bbc.com/sport/motorsport/48900496)

Title: Re: Cal Crutchlow
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 13 July 2019, 20:31:19

If he could learn to feel where the limit is, he could stop falling off most weekends, and save himself from more broken bones.  ;)

Title: Re: Cal Crutchlow
Post by: BazaJT on 14 July 2019, 08:16:28

I think they're all ever so slightly bonkers :D Many of them ride/are riding about with injuries of varying severity.Cal is riding a slightly "lesser" bike and I think is having to over ride it-similar to Casey Stoner on the Honda in 2006-which can lead to a higher probability of chucking it into the kitty litter.Can't fault his determination/commitment though :y

Title: Re: Cal Crutchlow
Post by: BazaJT on 15 July 2019, 17:15:03

Of the 19 riders in the latest WSB round from Laguna Seca Laverty and Van Der Mark were both riding with a wrist apiece that are held by plates and screws,Cortese has sever tendonitis in his left shoulder due to ligament damage and Haslam was riding Sundays races with cracked bones in one hand[after binning it on the corkscrew]which didn't require surgery but needed painkillers :o

Title: Re: Cal Crutchlow
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 15 July 2019, 19:24:37

Haslam is one rider I have never rated. His Dads contacts has allowed him to ride top level machinery for the last 20 years and the only time he has won a title was when Shakey Byrne crashed in pre season testing and broke every bone in his upper body, so removing the main man in BSB from the equation.
Now he is Rae,s team mate and being made to look pretty average, because he is.