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I crashed into a stopped dirt bike yesterday.... sent the bike and rider flying.
I was on a generally high speed trail at Hollister Hills SVRA and was WOT in 4th. Came around a turn and there was 2 dirt bikes stopped having a conversation right in the middle of the trail. No place for me to go and no time to stop... I locked up my brakes and slid my quad sideways. I hit one of the dirt bike's back tire with my back tire. No damage to me or my quad because it was rubber to rubber contact. The dirt bikers yelled at me saying that I'd have to pay for any damage to the dirt bike. I replied, no I won't... you were stopped blocking the trail... what did they think would happen if someone came around that turn. The arguing continued a bit till the ranger came up to see if everyone was OK... He saw the whole thing from his position on a hill in the shade. The ranger agreed with me that it was their fault.
Turns out, they were parked near me in the staging area and even their friends said they shouldn't have been stopped blocking the trail like that. I guess they won't do that again.
roadkill
I was on a generally high speed trail at Hollister Hills SVRA and was WOT in 4th. Came around a turn and there was 2 dirt bikes stopped having a conversation right in the middle of the trail. No place for me to go and no time to stop... I locked up my brakes and slid my quad sideways. I hit one of the dirt bike's back tire with my back tire. No damage to me or my quad because it was rubber to rubber contact. The dirt bikers yelled at me saying that I'd have to pay for any damage to the dirt bike. I replied, no I won't... you were stopped blocking the trail... what did they think would happen if someone came around that turn. The arguing continued a bit till the ranger came up to see if everyone was OK... He saw the whole thing from his position on a hill in the shade. The ranger agreed with me that it was their fault.
Turns out, they were parked near me in the staging area and even their friends said they shouldn't have been stopped blocking the trail like that. I guess they won't do that again.
roadkill