That fateful day in 2013
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- As this video has got a lot of views lately, and plenty of wacky and harebrained comments as to what people think happened (countless "bro pressed triangle on GTA") I'll add an explanation of what actually happened. Hope this helps folks.
Firstly, about the title. For the 100th time, "fateful" is not the same as "fatal" or "fetal" or "fatel" that somebody queried last week, whatever that is. No he didn't die. Sheesh - so many people skipped English class.
Secondly, to those people who demand an explanation and then whinge that it's too detailed and they can't be bothered "TL:DR"... make up your mind. Some people are just born to complain.
OK, so if you're still with us - thank you - here's what actually happened.
This was June 2013, at Sydney Dragway. Top Fuel Bike round 3. The Nitro Voodoo bike is hardly a motorcyle at all, weighing over 500kg, with it's long wheelbase and 17" rear tyre. It's a supercharged 1.5 litre motor, which sounds small capacity but on Nitro is makes around 1200-1500 deafening horsepower at about 50 pounds boost. Which is a lot. The rider is team owner and National champion Chris Matheson. So you can relate to the massive acceleration of this thing, it gets to 100mph within about 60 feet of the start, in around 1 second. The acceleration is stronger than astronauts experience at lift off. Back then in Chris' capable hands the bike has already done half track (1/8 mile) in 3.8 secs at 205mph and 1/4 mile in 6.0 seconds at over 230mph. You will also notice that the bike carries the front wheel in the air for until almost 3/4 track. So the bike actually does zero to 200mph on just one wheel - for almost 1000 feet - with no steering available from the handlebars. Basically it goes wherever it wants to. Hopefully straight, but it rarely does.
Right at the finish line of the 1/4 mile at Sydney Dragway there used to be a gentle rise and fall in the track. You'd hardly notice it, but at 350+ km/h it is actually becomes a bit of a bump. Now Chris Matheson in 2013 was already one of the most successful and experienced Top Fuel bike racers around, having already won many national titles. So he knew what he was doing. On this particular pass, just as he lifted is two little fingers on his left hand to grab the brake lever this bump lifted his hand just a tiny amount. (It's not like a normal bike layout, the brake is where the clutch normally is) and the wind got under these fingers. At that stage there was a fairing in front of the helmet and torso but no fairing in front of the hands. Now a 350km/h (230mph) wind has more than 10 times the force of a 100km/h wind, and even a strong person simply isn't strong enough to get their hand back on the handlebar once the wind has blown it off. Hence the rotation and tumble. This was NOT a conscious decision to get off. He was NOT celebrating a victory. He just caught a little too much air under the palm of his hand and that was that! The last thing he wanted to do was get off. Chris' left foot was badly broken and he had a number of quite severe burns wherever his triple-layer super heavy leathers touched the ground, as you can see by the puffs of smoke. Shoulders, elbows, hips, back. He always wears extremely high quality, super thick leathers.
Chris was taken to hospital, not for the first time and not for the last. As you may know, Chris continued with the sport and although he came 2nd in 2013 he kept winning national titles in Top Bike - 8 in total by 2022. He holds the track record at every major drag racing facility in Australia, and also the national record with a 5.92 second pass, set at Sydney in 2023. In his career so far he has run literally dozens of 6.0 passes at 220+ mph speeds.
The bike continued dead straight another 800 metres - right through the braking area, across the gravel trap, cut through the crash netting like a knife through butter, and hit the solid concrete wall at the end still doing almost 200 mph. The long forks of course took the impact, somesaulting the bike into the air with it landing on the embankment close to where the cameraman was shooting this long shot. Be aware that this head-on shot is from a camera more than 1/2 mile away from the finish line. Amazingly a lot of the bike was salvageable, including most of the motor and supercharger. Just the front end collapsing acted like a spring.
Well, later that day from his hospital bed Chris, always the optimist, was asking the crew to prepare the spare bike (the "Jackhammer", a Harley-based bike) for the next round. (That didn't happen - one might suggest he was a bit zonked with pain killers at the time - but it shows the tough cookie you're dealing with here).
I was right there - I am briefly visible in this video - in an orange vest, beside the track just before the finish line.
#topfuel #nitrobike #nitro #topfueldragster #nitrovoodoo #dragracing #nitrodrags #quartermile #nitromethane #dragonboard #winternationals #sydneydragway #nitrofail
He was sliding so fast his leathers were smoking. Just stunning.
@devil95003lol
Ok he is carrying a few extra pounds but no need to get personal,..@devil95003
That was his skin smoking.
Smoking is bad for your health.@@erepsekahs
That’s why he kept rolling, exposing different parts of the suit to the ground.
The heat didn’t get built up in one particular place, and any burns from the friction would be greatly reduced by that action.
As someone who use to drag race motorcycles, I can certainly tell you it was the air hitting him at speeds NO HUMAN could ever have the strength to fight against. Super Spooky going that fast, but what a RUSH!!!!
what you mean?
@@EstradaDuran-sg6co Like a rollercoaster in a hurricaine.
@@danielrodrigues414 he was trying to fist pump to celebrate but he flew off due to the wind. They say he was doing something technical and precise but really he was show boating early. Since it’s so hard to know what he was doing they’re just playing it off like he’s doing some crazy configuration and technical thing. They’re hoping no one in the audience is over 15.
😅🤣😂🤣😅What a load of rubbish, hundreds of guys hit that speed without getting blown off their bike. NO HUMAN???? Seriously? So we had aliens doing all the other runs at that speed.
I reckon Dan-di9jd has got it bang on, showboating that backfired.
@@Numberonecock yeah numerous other people did it before with no problems. Somehow he lifted two fingers and it blew him right off… supposedly we’re to believe that unless he’s so precise in his movement that he’ll blow right off the bike. It makes more sense to me that he tried to do a fist pump in the air and lost his balance since he’s nearly laying down and at a very odd angle where you can easily slip off the bike.
Just knowing he is gonna get back on that rocket when he heals up some really shows the love he has for racing and most of the love is for the rush he gets from it.
He loved it so much he literally got off the bike for no reason
@@Danie1_l Just shows how fast he was going. That much force is just picking him up lol.
heal? that guy probably didn't get a scratch on him, those suit are made for that, he probably barely even felt it.
@@angerskarin9222 he definitely felt it
@@angerskarin9222not true at all.
The leathers are designed to stop your bones from twisting up like a pretzel made from michael j fox.
Sliding across the tarmac like that would have burned like a mf.
It almost looked like he got off the bike. The whole ride was odd.
(Edit: This is incorrect, but I'm keeping it here anyway because there's a reply to it further down. I always find it confusing when people delete comments and leave people wondering about the context of a reply that's obviously in response to a deleted comment)
I bet there was a mechanical failure, in which case it's either take your chances jumping off or smash through the sand trap at the end of the track at full speed - which seems like the MUCH worse option frankly
He just had enough and stepped off.
Smarten up ....any of you clowns ever felt the wind at 200 mph
@@heliogenesias soon as he straightened up the air catches the left side of his torso and pulls him off. Crazy
He lifted his hand the air caught it and pulled him off the bike.
I really appreciate the explanation in the description! It looked like he willingly jumped off at first, but reading the description and watching it again, the wind clearly lifted him off the bike. Just incredible!
Exactly. It literally looks like he stood up from the bike and said, "Wee!!!" but you can see that his left hand was torn away from the handle which started the whole maneuver.
Until I saw your comment(hadn’t read the description yet)I thought his right leg was caught by the bike somehow which pulled him off. Guy is made outta steel tho! Well steel and brass, you can probably guess which part is which😅
I thought he saw something that we didn't and getting off was his best option. After reading the description it made sense.
@@alloutofdonuts3998 brass knees and steel elbows?
I Rode Race Horses in the 80s and we hated windy weather because when you pass a Big gate the wind would hit you so hard and throw you off balance.
Thanks alot for added thorough description. The fact that the motor was salvageable post crash is mindboggling, even though the forks acked as damping, the decelleration must've been well above 100g hitting the concrete wall.
I watched this video years ago on another upload I think, and I had absolutely NO thoughts that he was celebrating, however my take back then was he observed something wrong with the braking, and not his hand actually 'lifting off' at 350kmh. I've tried speeds at MC bike ~220mph and this was more than enough for me.
And thanks for de description of the driver, as an European I followed Top Fuel class dragsters broadcasted on prime channel, of which I at first hand since a guy in my neighbourhood was European Champion with his insane 7 engine Statoil dragster. I remember an event following funcars and dragsters, but when the MC rockets started it was too much for my nerves.
if only the added description had not been full of so much whining and complaining
What was this comment even about
Yes humans become wind bags above 200 km/h. Feels the same for me. My Vmax will start slapping around that speed
Terminal Velocity of a human being sprawled out is ~120mph. Tucked in the terminal velocity ups to about ~150-180 mph. Drag bikes can go a bit faster than that. If any part of your body sprawls out at those speeds, your body turns into a parachute, and the wind resistance will rip you off the bike. It's like a reverse tornado where instead of the wind grabbing you, you are grabbing the wind.
Edit: The video description has been updated at some point between when I made this comment and now. I recommend giving it a read. TLDR, was doing 230+, his fingers let go to reach for the lever, he caught too much air in his palm, and the video says the rest.
Also to all you thinking "Well I did X mph and was fine" well, yes, if you go a speed well under what a drag bike can do and don't let go I'd expect you to be fine. it's kinda obvious that so long as you don't let go or lose your grip on your handle bars that you won't get your arm ripped out from underneath you. Also sitting up straight vs letting go of something with your hand are two completely different actions that take place in two different regions of your body (or 3 technically because 2 hands), and I don't know why people are trying to equate them as being similar, but I'd like y'all to stop that. You can usually fight the forces against your torso with good hand and arm strength. Point is if you let your hand go, that's it. If the underside of your hand is the bodypart that catches wind, that's it. If you lose your grip, that's it.
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@@oceandriver7nuh uh
@@osplimos2378lol your avatar is what the other guy typed
@@Derek_Wyld nuh uh
Oh yes i see the wind lifted him off !
That’s probably the greatest advertisement for whoever made those leathers and helmet. Lucky lucky guy. Good to see him ok.
yeah, I don't get people who don't wear protective covering on fast bikes. You aren't shielded from accidents like in a car and you have other obstacles to avoid on the ground, the road burns and broken body parts are no quick recoveries.
Came here to say the same. Probably didn't have a scratch on him.
I had a brand new pair of Draggin jeans on when a woman in a Ford Escort came into my lane and we hit head on. I can remember looking down at her through the windshield thinking this isn’t going to end well. When I landed I slid down the road about 100 yards.
The slide wore the denim off but didn’t go through the Kevlar. I also was wearing a heavy leather jacket, helmet, and Kevlar gloves.
Totaled the bike but I walked away from it without any road rash. My friend and riding partner was behind me and as so traumatized he sold his bike and never rode again.
Moral of this story: wear good protective gear to protect you from the other guy.
@@stirlingandmax6922 money we’ll spent. Sad to hear your pal gave up his passion.
Many years ago, i started wearing Arai helmets after seeing racer wearing one, who was crawling across the track after an off, get struck in the head by a bike doing over 160kph that couldn't avoid him, he suffered no head injuries. After years of buying them i tried on a Shoei, and realised i have a Shoei shaped head, so now i wear one of those.😄
0:13 hey! thats what im thinking!
When I accidentally press Y in GTA 5:
How has this comment not got more likes! Lmao fucking great one
I don't have a P.S.5 but I've done everything imaginable in GTA San Andreas.. so I can imagine what pressing the Y button looks like.. and began laughing hysterically... 😂😂😂
Rider: "scratch that off my bucket list"
@@mikebird5148because these are clearly GTA IV physics
😂💀💯
Legend has it that his bike is still cruising onward at full speed.
John Cena threw him off the bike and then he rode it
Except it isn't... 🙄🤡
Legend has it the bike has now completed this straight circuit twice without turning around. It circled around Earth.
@@colblimpYes, it is.
@@colblimpit is, I saw that motorbike just yesterday
So rare to have a knowledgable and complete explanation of something that happens so quickly. Thank you.
You're welcome. I only added that this week, after reading so many completely hair-brained theories in the comments - about Chris waving to the crowd, deliberately getting off, etc. I thought I'd interject a little reality, just to be different.
it was a brilliant description of what happened. you got the facts across so well. @@inCARnationAustralia
@@inCARnationAustralia care to share it with the rest of us?
@@sambrooks7862 it's in the description of this video
@@sambrooks7862it's in the video description.
Watching the video with your explanation in mind, it now makes perfect sense. It is clear (now) that his arm was ripped by the wind, as if some invisible force yanked the crap out of it, whipping the rest of his body off the bike! What a trooper!! Balls of steel right there!!
some invisible force AKA wind resitance
@@ALFTUBE50wind pulled him off 🙄. Wind doesn't pull ppl off
@@blackhaze8233 so next time you drive put your arm out the window, the wind will push it back
wind doesnt pull people off? so tornadoes dont exist in your mind or what lmao
@@SheldonCorcoran-i2x tornadoes don't exist either. There made up by the government in order to keep us scared.
Loved the description: ' "fateful" is not the same as "fatal", or "fetal" or "fatel" that somebody queried last week, whatever that is. Sheesh - so many school dropouts. Come on folks! Grammar.'🤣😂😂😂
school dropouts
Not everyone's first language is English. I knew it's not Fatal, but C'mon man. Not everyone is born to speak english.
Dropouts? Baltimore graduates honor students who can't spell, add or subtract. They have to axe for help with these tasks.
That conclusion isn't very logical. Most people actually don't care that much.
@@BoBo-pl3ww Probably it's just an escamotage not to get an age restriction?
That's why a I only race mopeds 50cc class, You won't get any thongs thrown at you but nobody will also see you crash either mostly because nobody is there to watch😔😔
mopedsare like fat girls, fun to ride but you dont want anyone to see you
@@davechavis4275 🤣👍👍
@@Old_rockfish my brother had a street bike a CBR 600 my brother LOVES speed and he pushes everything to the limit but luckily he is a great rider. He told me whenever he was driving like an Asshole he never almost died, only when he was riding responsibly did he almost die. I asked him why he thought that was and he said well whenever I ride like an Asshole I am very aware of what's going on around me because I'm almost expecting something to go wrong but when I'm just enjoying the scenery and cruising I'm relaxed and not expecting nothing to happen and that's when somebody would be passing on a corner or a deer would run out in front of me. The moral of this story is ALWAYS RIDE LIKE AN ASSHOLE lol
Lol
@@Old_rockfishIve ridden up to 1000cc and only ever gotten hurt on 125's. I think its because you throw your inhibitions out the window more like "oh its only a grom whats the worst that could happen" So you wear shorts and flip flops on it lol
His bike will be passing Voyager II in 2031.
@0:06 "Hey. You guys want to see my Evel Knievel at Caeser's Palace impression?"
For the Lazy People :
In June 2013 at Sydney Dragway, Chris Matheson rode the Nitro Voodoo bike, an unusual motorcycle weighing over 500kg. It had a powerful supercharged 1.5-liter engine generating 1200-1500 horsepower on Nitro fuel. The bike accelerated incredibly fast, reaching 100mph within 1 second and performing impressive track times. During a race, a small bump on the track caused wind to lift Chris' hand off the handlebar at 230mph, leading to a crash. He suffered injuries but continued racing, achieving multiple national titles and records. The bike continued straight, crashed through barriers, and hit a concrete wall. Despite the crash, much of the bike was salvageable. Chris showed remarkable resilience by asking to prepare a spare bike from his hospital bed.
I'm too lazy to read it, can you read it out loud for me?
@@Fluiding Chris ride big bike.
Big bike has NOS, make big bike very powerful.
Chris hit bump and fall.
Chris live, say he want to ride again on spare bike because he brave.
After accident, big bike can still fix.
Chris after recover won lots of records.
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All jokes aside, it's insane he survived a fall like that and even kept riding later on in life. Mad props to him honestly!
The main thing I take from this is that there was a bump on a drag strip? That's like a brain surgeon with parkinsons.
I ain’t reading allat
@@FluidingThen after reading out loud, he can bring you a hot chocolate and tuck you in bed.😂
A mate of mine once came off a motorbike on the motorway. He was doing about 80-90 mph and suffered severe abrasions on his back, where his leathers rode up. He felt ok, until the next day he woke up to a scab the size of a dinner plate on his back. He had trouble breathing never mind moving...
Try sneezing with 12 broken ribs 😅,I had to squat and take it 😅dust up the nose 👃
@@ianmangham4570you forgot taking a shit
That’s an advertisement for a one-piece leather suit.
@@ianmangham4570 know where your coming from, painful.
When I was a kid a guy showed me his back and shoulders it was just scabs everywhere he said this is what happens when you don’t ride your bike properly
Thanks for the detailed description Nitro Voodoo, wow what force. I know a guy who was pretty good in Texas on a nitro Harley, his stories certainly raised my hair!
Added a like for the explanation of what caused the crash. It honestly looks like he just sat up and jumped off, and short of an intake leak acting like a blow torch applied to his sensitive bits I can't see anybody willingly doing so at 200+mph.
I don't think he deliberately fell off. But once he lifted his hand and his body took the full force of air resistance, it was game over for staying on the bike at that speed.
I was going to say the same of liking for the really good description. Remember kids, science is everywhere! Haha.
He left on purpose. Wish they’d explain….
i didn't see an explanation. timestamp ?
i found it.
Never thought about the force of the wind blowing your hand off the handle bar.
The wind didn't blow his hand off the bar. In interviews, he said that the bike hit the bump just as he was lifting his fingers to grab the brake, and that knocked his hand off, at which point the wind grabbed it.
@@mathislacroix5177...don't hate cause he actually knows the story, be better.
@@fredrumbaugh5160 I’m not hating because he knows the story?
@@mathislacroix5177 dude ur the rude one i actually appreciated valerierodgers extended explanation
@@tbounds4812 alright
We watched a guy at Daytona go 900 feet off a bike in turn 4 . He bounced off the ground 3 times and flew the rest. We saw him in the pits after and he said his suit leather was made from kangaroo and is tougher than cow hide. Crazy stuff , hey Steve Crevier
At first, I thought maybe he was engulfed in nitro flames, and was getting on with the stop, drop, and roll regimen, but was saving time by combining the three simultaneously.
What manner of person are you? 26yrs old and still living at home?
@@mikebeard8505what?
@mikebeard what a weird question. And I do hope he lives inside his home otherwise it would imoly he is homeless.
I know there are a ton more variables on the street but this is exactly why I get a little livid when I hear squids say “Going over 100mph gear isn’t going to matter!”.
He might have had some friction burns from the leathers cooking at those speeds a bit and maybe some fractures but it wasn’t his bare skin and his mind is still in tact.
All the Gear , Every Time !! Dress for the Slide !
@@snowflakesuperbike8294
It's ATGATT and to each his own.
I'd be dead right now if I wasn't wearing full gear.
Me Too !@@user-ge2qn6gp4o
Except this is a track and not the street. Had this happened on the street he most likely would have hit or been hit by something.
"Keep rollin' rollin' rollin' rollin'" - Fred Durst (circa 2000)
back up back up
Thank you for this excellent explanation.
You can see whichever way his body was angled, that's the direction the wind resistance pushed him until he slowed down enough. I can definitely see how wind resistance could be so strong, where it could be tough to grab back onto the handlebar once your hand is bumped off from a bump at high speeds (such as stated in the video description).
When you're driving a motocycle at full speed in GTA and you accidentally press Y
Balls of steel for staying into it when it started bucking around the 330 mark, the explanation made sense cause the video looks like he just bailed. Elmer Trett was one of my heros when we were in the drag bike world and if you ever get a chance watch one in person those top fuel bikes are beautiful and engineering masterpieces.
I was there that weekend. Blaine Johnson was killed also in TF dragster
"Might explode or I might take flight. I'll go with the latter".
more like mental illness 🙂
Thank you for your detailed description of the events that took place that day. I don’t know ANYTHING about this sport and though I didn’t fully understand the technical side of your explanation with the amount of horses and so on, I know that it was truly a lot. It’s very interesting to read what occurred and God bless him that he survived. The only thing comical about this whole thing is when you referenced the wacky and hair-brained comments. That certainly gave me a laugh.
How he hasn't broken both arms during that is a miracle to me
Wow... that's a monster motorbike! No wonder it's tough to control. Thanks for the explanation in the detailed description: it clears up everything. 👍🏾
Glad this rider was wearing the right stuff. These people who ride in T shirts and shorts and sandals……Some don’t even have the sense to wear a helmet. I can’t imagine getting ground to the bone on the pavement. I know a guy who got skinned up like that and he said getting brush cleaned at the hospital was the most painful thing imaginable.
STFU 🤬 that stuff is mandatory at tracks along with kill switches tether and safety inspection. Don’t worry what other people where on a Sunday ride
Is he ok? Talk about road rash i hope his skin wasn't too red after that! i know how road rash can be painful and hurt for hours maybe in these cases days after the accident!!!! My prays and thoughts to their recovery and may they ride again soon enough!!!
I could not imagine just how horrifically strong the wind force must have been to lift him off the Superbike like that
He lifted his arm, then high velocity air blew him right off the bike.. incredible.
he lifted his finger to hit the brake and the sheer force of the air basically lifted his whole arm up and then his body. the description explains the situation quite well
That feeling when the brake lever feels like the clutch😮
That's the truth. If you're an experienced rider, you know you only have two choices. Bad or worse.
Been there, done that. Not one of the better feelings to experience, believe me!
This "bike" has the clutch lever where the brake lever should be
Anybody who’s ridden their bike on the highway at speeds in excess of 100 mph, with external high wind gusts (from both speed and weather), with little or no cowl, can totally vouch for the massive fight to hang on here. My guy rode it out like a champ 👌🏼
You can just see the force of the air pushing him! Glad he lived through that, the burns were probably gnarly
"Granpap! How'd you get those scars?".
"Well, dummy. I need the speed. I got that speed. I will always remember said speed".
that’s not air pushing him😭 that’s smoke from his leather suit, momentum from the bike is keeping him going.
Thanks for the detailed explanation in video description
Im a drag racing fan. Mostly top fuel and funny cars. It always shocked me how they lean to attempt to correct the path the bike chose. And the way they carry the front like that is pretty awesome. Glad your budddy is ok and made it through this. One lucky hombrey thats for sure.Thanks for sharing this video and the story to straighten out the comments. Rock
I've been ~200mph on a motorcycle. The force of the wind on your body is unbelievable. Once you get to about 150mph, every one mph increase in speed increases the force of the air very noticeably. At about 170mph, every 1mph increase is *extremely* noticeable.
I could have held on i train my hands out the window on highways riding shot gun so i know how to resist the wind though it is tough i know from experience he just has to train and get stronger so the wind don't throw him off like a rag doll in a video game is all! but i'm glad he was ok and didn't get hurt so bad good luck on his rides in the future and may God be with him too!!!!
@@v4v819😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The fact that the bike stayed up just goes to show how the bike does not want to fall
its the gyroscopic effect from the spinning tires
It has very stable geometry when both wheels are on the ground. But many times the front wheel is often in the air until the 800' mark
To hell with your explanation, I insist on believing he decided to jump off at 200mph because he was such a badass.
Sure, if that works for you. Why not. He is a badass. In ten years he's fallen off (or jumped off if you insist) at ridiculous speeds several times, been electrocuted, had motors explode, blower belts rip into him, broken lots of bones, especially feet and ankles wiping out timing blocks, run almost the entire 1/4 on one wheel, dragged the thing along the walls both sides so many times I lost count, and yet he lives and gets back on. Titanium nuts that guy.
Thanks for the explanation Because the first thing I thought is what is he doing trying to get off the bike before it stopped..
Remember that incident well. I felt sick to the stomach waiting to see how bad Chris was. The whole track went quiet. Scary stuff.
Me too. I was at 3/4 track with TV camera. You can see me at 0:05 (momentary flash of orange vest). Feared the worst.
There was another one where he hit the wall and got hung up on the wall for a bit . Don't think it was this guy but definitely an Aussie Willowbank from memory
He's got a special suit on and he's got a lot of adrynoline in his body so you i'm sure he didn't feel much but maybe a rub from the street when he rolled. You can tell by how he got up on his knees that he was ok and didn't have any problems that way good for him cheers!!!!
Numerous broken bones. He checked out of Westmead hosp as he wasn't happy and checked in to Brisbane hosp. Spent a couple weeks recovering in hosp. Retired after going sub 6 @@v4v819
Proof that helmets save lives. Dudes head would have been turned into hamburger meat without it.
He bailed at 200 MPH, the dude is LEGEND!
Scary. There was a famous rider who died in 1996 from this, i can't remember his name. His face and head was disfigured with amount of flips his body did.
"if you fall off we can claim insurance, just make it look like an accident"
😂😂😂
Awesome description! Did the sport evolve to have wind guards over the handles?
Yes it did. Good observation. Chris added a new faring before he rode the rebuilt bike again
Thanks for the explanation in the description Sri.. cheers!
Long story short Chris' foot was badly broken and the reason why it looks like he got off his bike was because he was at like 260kmh or mph, he caught too much air under his left hand and it detached itself from the handlebars sending him off, glad he's okay and no im not into this motorbike drag racing stuff, I found this on my recommended and i knew instantly that it would have a huge description so yeah long story short version thanks!
That is very interesting! My hair brained guess was a runaway motor and he stepped off.
As a teenager I used to help a friend's dad with his V-drive Hydro drag boat, I would go out in the other seat facing backwards and work on the engine between runs until we got it tuned and running best we could.
That boat wide open the wind force was incredible and even any tiny water spray felt like shotgun pellets. So, I understand that wind getting under his hand.
Yikes, the air literally peeled him off the bike. The first time I went with my buddy to the Jet and Truck Nationals at Moroso, and the bikes came up, he said you have to be a special kind of crazy to drag race a bike. This would be one of many reasons why.
After seeing how fast the bike was going and how he fell, I thought I read the title as "That fatal day in 2013"
These BeamNG mods are insanely realistic
Done this at 30-40mph on a skateboard, thankfully I had a few layers on and it was wet but I still had a palm sized chunk of skin taken out my ass, couldn't sit down properly for weeks, had to hang one butt cheek off the side of the chair lmao. If your in full gear with a young or durable body and land in a lucky way like this guy then it's quite fun, at least the moments where ur rolled onto ur back with arms and legs spread like a starfish and you spin a few 360's, but the moments where you roll like a barrel are less fun and also lying there after it tryna work out if you broke something before getting up isn't much fun either lol.
Served you right 😊👍
@@Reppo80085tf he do to you?
how the fuck do you go 30-40mph on a fuckin skateboard of all things? did you take that thing downhill? my dude has a death wish lol
Yeah I was bombing a hill with my friend and he ate shit then rolled in such a way that his hat flew off in front of my skateboard and caused me to also eat shit. The odds of that happening seem like 1 in a million. The road rash was not too bad and neither of us broke anything because we both rolled and then slid out of it. I can't imagine trying to roll at 150+ mph, I'd probably break every bone in my body
How can you even go that fast on a skateboard?! And secondly, you must've been ready to say goodbye to your health. I was riding a scooter at 35, slowed it down to around 15 and still managef to break my leg.
It's so cool how the low pressure zone caused by the bike sucks him to the middle of the track, keeping him away from the barrier
That's what you call stepping OFF , The wind caught him took him Right OFF . YOU HAVE TO STAY TUCKED IN TIGHT ! Head down elbows in tight , if you've ever watched road racing they use their bodies as a air brake coming in to the corners and it makes a HUGE Difference but you better be holding on f..n tight .
Mighty nice of you to give advice for the professional top fuel motorcycle racer right here.
@@BusterChestnutsclearly it's meant to inform the casual viewer. Maybe try not being nasty?
Hope that's not the voice of experiance.... good advice!!!
Years ago, I was at the Pro-Star motorcycle drag races in Gainesville, FL and a guy came off of his top-fuel Harley at the end of his run. He managed to walk away from it.
Wow, it's a good thing you typed that. It makes a huge difference.
This is like when a GTA streamer's chat says "Press F for a speed boost"
New worlds record: longest slide on asphalt by a human
It probably was. 9 seconds, starting at 350km/h. He was pretty bashed up in hospital later that day. Badly broken left foot and lots of burns.
Thank you for the explanation in the description. I wish more posters would do this.
i remember filming this - i was the camera operator at the deep end and caught him falling off. the bike continued through the net and sand trap and slammed into the bank of the hill below me - i had pieces of faring and bike parts landing all around me! glad he was ok i think he only suffered a broken ankle from memory
I was there too. A bit more than a broken ankle. Had friction burns everywhere. The description tells the full story. It took another ten full years before Chris finally ran his 5 second pass at Sydney Dragway. 5.92. And promptly parked the bike in a museum. But is still running a team with Mark the hard man Drew on a Nitro Harley, and looking to supercharge it. But well done - you got excellent shots over the years. I bet it was a surprise to see it cut through the catch fencing like a red hot knife through butter. The forks were toast but the frame actually survived to be repaired.
what a detailed description, thanks!
My married life in 21 seconds!
Accidentally pressing F while playing GTA V
I’m so glad I’m female. That urge to do dangerous, risky things, and the lack of fear of those dangerous, risky things, doesn’t exist in me, and I’m so grateful. Testosterone makes some of y’all do the craziest stuff for no reason, and in addition, it’s quite a powerful anxiolytic, so you’re not even aware of just how scary/risky the behavior is. This is why women experience more anxiety than men in general, but that anxiety tends to keep us safer. It also keeps our car insurance and life insurance rates much lower, so there’s really no downsides.
Stay safe out there, men. You are loved and needed. Your families need you, and society needs you too. You contribute something to society that women alone cannot, and we need you on this earth. Please stop and think before you engage in risky stunts.
Sincerely, a rational radical feminist ❤
Having used up 8.5 of his 9 cat lives, you'll be pleased to know Chris retired from riding at the end of 2023, having finally achieved every goal he set himself. Thanks for your concern.
You don't sound so radical, but maybe to a typical 3rd wave feminist you are.
Yeah, well... chicks dig it... We're simple creatures.
Being an adrenaline junkie isn’t exclusive to males lol
He litterally rolls like gta 4 when you jump out the car...crazy
Thanks for the explanation! I was trying to figure out what the hell made him FALL at first...
for those who don't want to waste their time reading the description, but still wanna know what happened. here is all you need to know:
"He just caught a little too much air under the palm of his hand and that was that! The last thing he wanted to do was get off. Chris' left foot was badly broken and he had a number of quite severe burns wherever his triple-layer super heavy leathers touched the ground, as you can see by the puffs of smoke. Shoulders, elbows, hips, back."
If you look closely you can see his huge balls over balancing the bike😂😂😂
You say that his left foot was badly broken. But he still stays up on his knees as the ambulance drives up to him. Tough guy 😁
That was air pressure, for sure. Long ago, I may have exceeded 140-mph a few times, LOL. At that speed, you feel virtually weightless from the air flowing under & around you. If anything was hit by that slipstream, it would be blown back violently.
Kinda reminds me of the Camaro that took flight, flip and landed. 3/10.
"3/10!?? Are you crazy?".
"That whole thing wasn't supposed to happen! You could have died. I love you, Chad".
He jumped ! Insurance reasons !😳
uh, no, he did not jump. the air resistance at that speed got hold of the loose arm and ripped him off the bike. watch the video again. and remind yourself to keep a grip when you're doing over 100 mph.
Awesome explanation, without it I really didn't understand why he came off the bike. Thanks.
Looked as if its brakes failed and he bailed
Can you even read?
@@bybassman1842 nope dont give enough of a fuck... Im here to watch not to read.
I guess that's what it looks like when a 200+ mile an hour WIND HITS YA!
The wind didn't blow him off, he willingly jumped off the bike. You can take off your hand from the handles at that speed and nothing will happen. Look at AMA, SBK and MotoGP riders, they took off their hands at similar speeds and actually ripped off a tear off visor without being blown off by the wind.
I ripped off a tear off at 180mph while on the racetrack with my bike, didn't blow me off either.
@@Chris675R motogp does not do 230mph.
@@slipangle3027 Almost, they can reach 227,4 mph (366,1 kph), which is not an big difference at all....
No one will be blown off the bike at 200+ mph just because of the wind, even if you take one hand off the handles.
Knowing how to ride is good, knowing how to stack will save your life..❤
Haters will say it's reversed.
That is a very scary vid!
And thank you for the explanation of what happened. Hitting the pavement at that speed probably should've been a lot worse than what you stated above.🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍
AFter watching it again, you can see how is thrown off the bike rom the wind speed. WOW!!
Thanks for the detailed explanation in your description. Puts this video under better context and ends up giving the guy more respect than what it looks.
By the way where & when are you exactly at the finish line?
At 0:05 three guys standing together. Very blurry shot as the camera pans. Two officials and I'm the one in the orange vest.
Thanks for the explanation in the description - that made the entire video!
When you accidentally hit your controller and your character jumps off a moving bike in GTA
Being an Aussie, I guarantee you they call him “Matho”
Absolutely correct
The video is great, the description is Epic! 🏁
Thanks for the description, I thought maybe his accelerator got stuck so he bailed. It really did look like he sat up and stepped off the bike at first.
Glad he survived. It almost looks like he was confused and thought the bike was stopped. Then simply stepped off the bike and quickly learned that whoa, were are moving.
Absolutely incredible to watch, more so because he was alive and well after that serious shunt.
May he keep racing. Sometimes, the path to victory is a little rough!
I thought he realized the brake had failed but thanks for the explanation in the description
That's the most long winded explanation I've ever tried to read in the description, quite 15 pages in
I'm not used to seeing videos like this without the Giovanni Giorgio intro.
And here's me thinking he just opted to get off.
When you remember you forgot to turn off stove at home.
THANK YOU FOR THE DETAILED EXPLANATION IN THE VIDEO DESCRIPTION!
He forgot that day was his anniversary day.
He left right away to book a table for two.
*Dedication~*
If he didn't crawl off the bike, what happened? He lifted two fingers to get to the brake, and the wind was toooo much.
When you accidentally hit triangle in GTA
"yeah I've had enough imma get off here..wwwooooaaaaaa"