Early in the afternoon on the final day of the two day test at Phillip Island, Troy had a nasty moment when he hit a bird at over 230 kph! The force of the impact pulled Troy’s left hand from the handlebars and Troy had to fight to control his BMW S 1000 RR with just his right hand. Somehow he managed to regain control and was able to get his left hand back on the bars, just in the nick of time, and avoid crashing.But the bird’s impact on Troy’s left bicep caused enough pain to prevent him from getting any more track action. He went to Clinica Mobile and was advised to rest the left arm as much as possible and get it in better shape for the race next weekend.Troy Corser: (97 laps, best lap 1:32.9)
That was a very scary moment I can tell you. B>I saw the bird on the track and moved inside to avoid it, but it flew up at the last moment - straight into my left bicep. Hitting a one kilo or so bird at over 230 kph is no joke and my left hand was forced from the handlebar and I had to control the b
ike with just my right hand! I’m not sure how I managed it, but somehow I did and was able to get the bike back to the pits. The left bicep was already swollen so I paid a trip to the doctors and was told not to get on the bike again and rest the arm as much as possible.It was a pity, because we had quite a bit more to test and were not able to do so. But, we did manage a lot of stuff and I feel very comfortable on the bike. The S 1000 RR feels as good round Phillip Island as any other bike I’ve ridden round here. I’m not bothered at all about other people’s lap times. I know what I can do on race rubber and I know that laps in a long race are very different to setting one-off quick laps. We are progressing and although there is a lot of work to be done, everybody is fired up, working hard and determined to do the very best they can. Let’s see what happens next week now. See ya,Troy
ike with just my right hand! I’m not sure how I managed it, but somehow I did and was able to get the bike back to the pits. The left bicep was already swollen so I paid a trip to the doctors and was told not to get on the bike again and rest the arm as much as possible.It was a pity, because we had quite a bit more to test and were not able to do so. But, we did manage a lot of stuff and I feel very comfortable on the bike. The S 1000 RR feels as good round Phillip Island as any other bike I’ve ridden round here. I’m not bothered at all about other people’s lap times. I know what I can do on race rubber and I know that laps in a long race are very different to setting one-off quick laps. We are progressing and although there is a lot of work to be done, everybody is fired up, working hard and determined to do the very best they can. Let’s see what happens next week now. See ya,Troy Fonte: http://www.troycorser.com/
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