Well, having a great day at Mallory until I ended up on my side after the hairpin. Bugger. It was the sixth session and I had been round the hairpin 30 times at least with no issues. Great track though and apart from a minor hiccup, I really enjoyed it.
One of the spectators at the hairpin, who was a trackday rider, reckons that the footpeg probably dug into the tarmac and unsettled the bike. It makes sense when I look at the footrest, as the pin underneath is scraped and bent, which could of also been caused by the bike going over. I was banked but it didn’t feel any different to the previous sessions. I did have a good look at the tarmac on the hairpin exit on the way out, and there are some grooves that could be consistent with what the spectator thought had happened. I just don’t know.
Front brake lever snapped, engine casing damaged, foot peg and rear brake arm bent. Exhaust damaged. Plastics damaged but repairable. I think I got off quite light on the repairs as I came off on the slowest part of the track. Luckily, I can sort the plastics out myself, as I am in the auto body repair trade.
@Edy I'd forgotten you were there. Hope you're ok. I was in garage 2 in the Inters group. I've a few videos to upload at some point.
Its quite common for the footrest pins to contact the track. Most trackdays riders on road bikes, unscrew and remove the pin. I would definitely say that was your issue. I have in the past advised some riders to remove said pin.
