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07-04-2007, 5:03 AM
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| Join Date: Nov 14 2006 Location: South Africa - Gauteng Bike(s): CBR1100XX 02 Posts: 54
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There was a motorcycle racer that deliberately blew up his motorcycle whilst leading a championship race. Does anyone know something about this? Perhaps who it might have been? | ||
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07-04-2007, 1:16 PM
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| Rapin' Asphalt!  Join Date: Sep 29 2006 Location: West Richland, Washington Bike(s): '02 CBR1100XX, '03 FJR1300, '08 Busa Age: 50 Posts: 874
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Do you at least know what racing venue is was? WSB? MotoGP? Some other?
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07-05-2007, 9:37 AM
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| Join Date: Nov 14 2006 Location: South Africa - Gauteng Bike(s): CBR1100XX 02 Posts: 54
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I managed to find out that the gentleman was a racer for MZ and won a couple of championships for East Germany. Managed to get the name ernst Degner - defected from East Germany with parts and blueprints on MZ technology. He then joined Suzuki and that was the beginning of Suzuki's winnings Another q - carbon black was replaced by something, what was it and when did we see this change appearing on tyres? Now I know that silica is now getting used in the tyre thread, as a replacement for carbon black, but I'm not sure when this started - perhaps CompK tyre from metzeler 1987? But were they the first to use silica in tyres? Last edited by arcticflipper : 07-05-2007 at 9:44 AM. |
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