Australian Motorcycle News

Soldier’s luck and gallows humour

THE PAIR OF us had just finished setting up our marshals point near the end of The Bend Motorsport Park’s one kilometre-long main straight when the first Superbikes started coming through.

Drizzle and a cold wind had us thinking more about personal comfort but suddenly our minds were focused.

An explosive sound was followed by a flash of metal spearing past us

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