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Originally Posted by lemonjon  I read on the bbc from a guy who saw the crash, he said it looked bad, but also roberts son ( i think) was in the same practice and when he saw the crash he just stoppped threw his bike down and ran over, tears running down his face.
that must the worst feeling in the world 
died doing what he loved, the thing is we all know road racing is dangerous but look how many racers turn up for all the meetings, they know the risks but they all live racing and road racing in particular.
this accident wasn;t cause by the course it was a bike failure, if it had happened on a circuit the result would be the same, he went over the handlebars at 160 mph |
He died doing what he loved. It was the only way he would leave the saddle really wasn't it, either death or an injury that stopped him riding. He did retire for a while but he just loved the sport too much to stay away.
He has 2 sons that race, his other played it safe and is military based in Afghanistan. I think Joeys son also races. Its in the blood, the 3 brothers raced and its just followed on from that.