olddon Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) http://motoress.com/...p?articleid=600 They call it 'speedway'? Here's a sad add link to the above: http://www.majiroxnews.com/2012/01/17/motorcycle-racer-hiromi-sakai-dies-during-practice-run/ JACK KEEN, ERITH, KENT Edited January 21, 2012 by olddon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Autorace is the direct descendent of speedway in Japan. Speedway was banned there is around the late 60s/early 70s I believe because it was considered too dangerous due to the sliding and loose track surface! I've actually been to a couple of Autorace meetings in Japan. I enjoyed the experience, but it is really a purely betting sport - more along the lines of horse or greyhound racing but using motorbikes. Oh lord! Just read the link. Sad news. When I was there riders fall off and the race just carries on, with people being dragged off the track and into an ambulance while the races continued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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