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  1. Join Date
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    #21
    Motorsports is unsafe in general.

    Kahit yun mga ibang organized motorsports events sa atin involving cars. Very unsafe din even for the spectators. Yun mga slalom, drift, etc. etc. Hindi ba inches away lang tayo kung manuod? Railing lang ang na sesparate sa atin. Pag may sumabog na gearbox or makina na dun na may flying parts delikado din. Kung may ma stuck na throttle or maputol sa steering column, bumigay na brakes. Delikado din.

    Kung yun race dyan:

    Safe na rin yan... sort of 19 kopong kopong safe... Closed road naman and mukhang may organizer pa.

    I would rather have that than mga illegal drag race sa kalye, na madamay pa ako na wala naman balak manuod.

    Get real, third world tayo. Its sad pero, ganyan ang Pilipinas. Kung nag budget pa yan sa safety wala na racing mga yan.

    Mahal ang budget for safety tapos samahan mo pa ng safety for spectators. Tataas ang entry barrier para makasali. Kokonti ang organizers and sasali ng motorsports natin for sure. Kalye na naman bagsak ng mga yan.

    Mapapansin mo naman yan when a person/society in more educated and well off, they value safety and life more.

    Those kind of organize racing is a start, baba ng safety standards. pero non the less motorsports parin. I would rather have those kaysa sa kalye magupakan yan mga yan.

    Don't get me wrong gusto ko din ng mataas na safety standards, well sana in the near future tumaas din yun safety standards natin tapos mura pa yun entry level para makasali.

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    #22
    It's funny until someone gets hurt....














    then it's hilarious.

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    #23
    forward it to 1:08 :rofl:
    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKDi95_3WcI]FCCI Dragbike - Fail Shot #1 - YouTube[/ame]

    still wearing a helmet is a must...

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    #24
    Quote Originally Posted by ozcity View Post
    yung bike itself im sure hindi mura mga parts nyan..pero yung hindi mo protektahan sarili mo aba e ka-stupiduhan yan
    Pampabigat lang naman daw ng rezing bike yung mga safety equipment. Kain? Nevermind, i-pang bili nalang ng mods; kung mabigat ka, dagdag weight lang sa rezing bike yun. The less clothing, the better... lesser brains too.

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    #25
    Quote Originally Posted by daumingshirts View Post
    Motorsports is unsafe in general.

    Kahit yun mga ibang organized motorsports events sa atin involving cars. Very unsafe din even for the spectators. Yun mga slalom, drift, etc. etc. Hindi ba inches away lang tayo kung manuod? Railing lang ang na sesparate sa atin. Pag may sumabog na gearbox or makina na dun na may flying parts delikado din. Kung may ma stuck na throttle or maputol sa steering column, bumigay na brakes. Delikado din.

    Kung yun race dyan:

    Safe na rin yan... sort of 19 kopong kopong safe... Closed road naman and mukhang may organizer pa.

    I would rather have that than mga illegal drag race sa kalye, na madamay pa ako na wala naman balak manuod.

    Get real, third world tayo. Its sad pero, ganyan ang Pilipinas. Kung nag budget pa yan sa safety wala na racing mga yan.

    Mahal ang budget for safety tapos samahan mo pa ng safety for spectators. Tataas ang entry barrier para makasali. Kokonti ang organizers and sasali ng motorsports natin for sure. Kalye na naman bagsak ng mga yan.

    Mapapansin mo naman yan when a person/society in more educated and well off, they value safety and life more.

    Those kind of organize racing is a start, baba ng safety standards. pero non the less motorsports parin. I would rather have those kaysa sa kalye magupakan yan mga yan.

    Don't get me wrong gusto ko din ng mataas na safety standards, well sana in the near future tumaas din yun safety standards natin tapos mura pa yun entry level para makasali.
    Still, racing without a helmet and enclosed footwear is a must.And dun sa race sa Subic Int'l Airport, wala naman spectators na 1 inch away from the drag strip, eh.

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    #26
    pa'nong naging safe yan, gumewang lang ng konti yung mga racers, daming masasagasaan na expectators.

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    #27
    (sir renzo, "With a helmet..." po dapat ata, but I do get your point)

    Tama naman talaga, get the best safety equipment one can afford. But the thing is pag sobrang daming rules and regulation tumataas yun barrier of entry. No safety equipment no race. Ang reality is bumabalik sa kalye mga yan. Less safe.

    Depende na lang sa regulation ng organizer yan. obviously mababa yun safety standards ng organizer ng tricycle racing.

    But thats a 100x better than kung sa open public road lang mag racing yan. Ma nakasabay na ako ganyan, naka superman pa isa sa underbone nya. Looking for extra aerodynamic advantage...

    Isipin nyo na lang parang mga rally racing ng 70s, 80s. May spectators mismo sa race track. hahaha!

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    #28
    there's still some positives to take from this:

    - pag naaksidente, mababawasan ng gago sa mundo.
    - pag me nadamay na manonood, mababawasan ng mga gago sa mundo.

    san ka pa?

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    #29
    Quote Originally Posted by ozcity View Post
    forward it to 1:08 :rofl:
    FCCI Dragbike - Fail Shot #1 - YouTube

    still wearing a helmet is a must...
    Naubusan na ng utak tong mga rezing-rezing na mga to.

    Drag racing on a wet pavement?!?

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    #30
    Quote Originally Posted by simplicity View Post
    there's still some positives to take from this:

    - pag naaksidente, mababawasan ng gago sa mundo.
    - pag me nadamay na manonood, mababawasan ng mga gago sa mundo.

    san ka pa?
    True true.

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