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Deepest condolences from all of us from TBHP.
Just shows how badly we are doing safety even in motosports in our country! An absolute horrible loss of a talented child. :mad:
I would not let my kid come anywhere near a car or motorcycle track with our safety standards.
The news article mentioned that Shreyas fell from the bike and his helmet came off!
I'm surprised how did that happen with a double d ring lock!
There were other videos on the internet which showed him taking his helmet off and it looked pretty snug.
It is sad, however, I think it is a freak accident rather than generic unsafe practice.
This is unbelievably tragic !
And apologies for asking, but how do they allow kids to participate in bike racing events?
Aren't these motor sports, by nature, life threatening which demands total conscious consent from the participant and anyone under 21 is generally not considered to fully understand the implications and as such, his/her consent cannot be validated ?
Regardless of the precocious talent and the prodigal performance, when the sport is wrought with mortal perils despite all the safety precautions, how can children be allowed to participate ?
My deepest condolences to his family. My his soul rest in peace.
Tragic news. May his soul find eternal peace. Condolences to the family.
I hope God gives the parents strength, as there will be people who will blame them for allowing the child to compete in a dangerous sport.
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Originally Posted by poised2drive
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Regardless of the precocious talent and the prodigal performance, when the sport is wrought with mortal perils despite all the safety precautions, how can children be allowed to participate ?
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This is a very sad and tragic thing that has happened.
But child participation in motorsport is pretty much standard isn't it. I believe every MotoGP/Formula 1 champion started participating in the junior categories at very young ages.
And there's the whole set of non-motorized adventure sports, where the best athletes in the world start at a very young age. Rock climbing for instance, several of the best climbers in the world are in/started in their teens.
The only thing that can be done is to ensure an even higher standard of safety for these junior categories.
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Originally Posted by poised2drive
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And apologies for asking, but how do they allow kids to participate in bike racing events?
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Every great rider started from FIM MiniGP series, they have to cut their teeth in this one to progress to bigger bikes.
Moto2,3 and MotoGP riders are like modern day gladiators, the injuries and physical abuse taken up by them is insane. Even with suits with airbags inside they suffer major injuries, cracked bones. This is a dangerous sport. HUGE respect to all the riders who compete in competitive motorcycle racing.
Deepest Condolences to the family. Loss of a child is the most traumatic event possible for a human being. The chain of events must be properly analysed and correction action institutionalised.
Deepest condolences to his family, RIP _/\_ :sadface
It is sad to see something like this happen to a young aspiring racer. My heartfelt condolences to his family!
Very unfortunate.
A very promising career brought to an abrupt end by this fatal accident.
Some rumours are afloat that the helmet(a sponsored one) was a misfit and came off during the fall prior to collision.
Reiterating here the importance of snugly fitting riding gear, especially helmet.
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Originally Posted by aviator1101
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Very unfortunate.
A very promising career brought to an abrupt end by this fatal accident.
Some rumours are afloat that the helmet(a sponsored one) was a misfit and came off during the fall prior to collision.
Reiterating here the importance of snugly fitting riding gear, especially helmet.
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The helmet brand he was wearing was untested for track & race events. There should be proper investigation into why the helmet came off on impact. A good quality track & race helmet should not do that. There should be a significant change in safety regulations to not allow substandard riding gear in the races.
As in any sport (if we are to consider this as one), the degree of risk has to be calibrated based on age and commensurate physical and mental skill. Just because it is motorsport doesnt exempt this review.
If we, as a civic society, are so concerned about legal age of participation in all social activities from earning a living to driving a vehicle, how come this is allowed at all ?
It is like saying, we will allow a 13 year old to do bungee jumping or jet skiing in an unsupervised independent manner. Some serious introspection must be done here.
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