This Track Day Biker Was Knocked Unconscious At Over 140mph
This biker enjoying a track day is lucky to be alive after bodywork detached from the bike in front and knocked him unconscious – at over 140mph.
The impact amazingly left professional racer Josh Boyd slumped in the seat of his BMW S1000RR, which coasted off the track and hit the barrier. Thankfully, the rider was ultimately not hurt too badly, reporting bad bruising and a black eye.
The racer was apparently getting some practice at Norfolk’s Snetterton circuit in Norfolk, when he was struck by a loose belly pan that fell off the bike ahead of him. You can see at that sort of speed, it’s a wonder the plastic assembly didn’t take him clean off the bike (or his head off his shoulders). The impact happens just off-camera, but the moment the bodywork breaks free and Boyd’s subsequent crash is all captured.
His Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship team, Jones Dorling racing, were clearly not impressed with the other rider’s inability to properly attach – or check – the belly pan. On social media the team wrote:
“Not what we wanted to be sharing with you all after yesterday but Josh puts this precisely as it is. An accident that could’ve been prevented through proper procedure and proper checks!!! Thankfully Josh is ok and will be back racing ASAP.”
Boyd himself added a justifiable rant of his own:
“Clearly we live in a world where people cannot be left to make their own decisions and must have their hand held through life.”
“It’s sickening to think that track day organisers are all quick to prevent you from joining the circuit if your noise level is 1db above the set limit but will not check to see if the machines themselves are fit for purpose. This incident was caused by carelessness from the owner of the yellow ZX10R. Properly fastened and secured bodywork doesn’t ‘fall off.’
“CT scan at the hospital confirmed I do have a brain so nothing of immediate concern. Not much that i can do to speed up recovery apart from eat and sleep.”
Get well soon, Josh!
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He came out alive with minor injuries. THAT is how important a helmet is.
I find it amazing how the man whose bike’s pan fell off didn’t stop. He had to have felt the pan go under his rear wheel or something.
He has never tried to contact Josh to even apologise and even whilst Josh was being taken to hospital by ambulance took part in a second track session!!!
tech inspection needs to be fired…into the sun
I shattered my tibia and fibula falling off a mountain bike at around 10mph…how the hell did he get away with ‘just’ minor bruising as that’s one hell of a big hit!
Because of gear. Gear saves lives, really. I have been saved a couple of times by wearing gear
Both gear and relatively smooth landing I assume.
I broke two ribs from a small crash on a mtb and this guy has minor injuries.. .. fml
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RMD-huq4Y4
who paid for the damage?
Josh owns the race bike himself and therefore has to pay for his own repairs that is why a friend of his has set up a go fund me page to help this young lad continue with his promising racing career.
Jesus take the bars!!
Holy crap
My thoughts exactly
Damn that is actually quite scary!
I smell some cooked tech inspector, get it? cause he’s about to get fired? well that was a bad joke, moving on, why was that fckin fairing was held on by duct tape ffs. and anything can do damage at 150+ mph. but the real deal is. how he got away with minor injuries. wear proper gear guys..
Because usually duct tape and zip ties are the go to for repairs in a hurry 😂
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