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Originally Posted by 2WheelGuy
Don't get me started on gravel traps. My rant on gravel at Race Tracks is even more intense than my rant on Frame Sliders. Have you ever walked in a gravel trap? You sink in up to your ankles. Yes I did see Jonathan Rea's crash. His bike was sliding on it's side until it went into the gravel. The soft gravel allowed parts to sink in and catch causing the bike to flip. The effect was very much like having a frame slider spike sticking out of your motorcycle. The slider will catch on any surface irregularity causing the bike to flip.
You say some of the Moto2 bikes in the Porimao crash had frame sliders? Which ones?
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Moto2 was not Portimao, Portugal (lovely run off in some places) that was superbike/superstock/supersport, etc. Didn't Laverty drop it from 2nd and pick it back up to finish 5th?
Moto2 was Jerez, Spain (which also has lots of gravel)