Talking about highsides
- From: TRS Media | Published: April 12th, 2009 - 2:00 am
Troy Corser survived a highside during the second day of the Monza tests, and was lucky to walk away with just a bruised finger. The fall happened in the morning and Troy was forced to miss the afternoon session as his left hand was too sore to control the handlebars properly. Troy’s absence in the afternoon meant that his team mate Ruben had to shoulder the burden of trying all the various things out, together with test rider Steve Martin.
Troy (best lap 1:46.3)
“That was a tough one and a half days because we had so many different things to try out and many ideas to consider. Because of that we weren’t chasing lap times at all, so to get so close to the top guys was really good. I’m not sure what happened when I highsided at the first chicane, but it happened so quickly that I didn’t have a chance.
I went a long way in the air and ended hands down first and that’s when I banged my hand. I went and saw the doctor and he advised me not to ride anymore that day and give the hand a chance to rest up. I don’ think anything is broken but I’ve had this kind of injury before and there’s a possibility that I might have cracked a bone. It’s no big deal though and I’m sure it’ll be fine for Assen.”
“I did try and get back on the bike back in the garage, but I found that I couldn’t really pull and push the bars properly and that’s when we decided not to go out again in the afternoon. It was a shame because we had lots to test and I couldn’t help the team get through it all. But fortunately Steve Martin helped out and Ruben of course.
The work carries on and there is a lot of it! Every time out, we learn a bit more and give our technicians something to think about and work on. Sometimes it is a bit frustrating, but we’re all happy to do the work because we haven’t seen the full potential of the bike yet and that’s what we’re all after. We’re getting closer for sure, but sometimes you run into new problems and have to get though them to progress. The team are great and everybody is working for each other, so I’m sure we’ll keep on improving.”
