Thursday, May 07, 2009

Cootamundra Haycarters

A big bunch of MACT riders raced at the Cootamundra Haycarters and Sunday recovery race
80 or so riders witnessed one of the biggest pile-ups anywhere! 5km from the finish when the bunch was moving along at 50kph 40 riders or so came down, filling the road 3-4 deep from drainage ditch to drainage ditch. The majority of people were OK, with a small number of broken collar bones and a dislocated elbow. Most of the damage was to expansive carbon bits and tyres. Most tyres saw 10-15cm of bald patches due to locking up trying to avoid the carnage

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