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08-05-08, 07:01 PM
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Re: Have you seen this?
Fair play to the lad ...top bananna
 Although if he had another off i would'nt rate his chances as his false arm is clamped to the bike. A mate of mine lost a leg in a biking accident 11 yrs ago and still rides(zr7),he's waiting for his back brake to be modified with a thumb leaver on his handlebars,dispite his disability, still a top rider and it just goes to show these obstacles can be overcome=D>. |
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08-05-08, 07:03 PM
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Re: Have you seen this?
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08-05-08, 07:12 PM
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Re: Have you seen this?
Crackin bit of kit that, maybe he has some kind of breakaway device built in i,e if a certain force is applied it will pull off those type of devices exist.
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08-05-08, 07:16 PM
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A lot of respect for people who have massive injuries and can still just carry on and learn to function as they would with all their limbs.
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08-05-08, 07:17 PM
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Re: Have you seen this?
if you watch his other video @ track, you can see that he has rip cord attached to his good arm (just like a jetski) in that if he comes off, the cord pulls the quick release on his prosthetic
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08-05-08, 07:25 PM
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Total respect to the young lad, I wish him every happiness for the future.
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08-05-08, 07:26 PM
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Cool use of technology, just shows what is possible
 But you what to know what is/was truly impressive??? Darrin Sharp, not just rode them, but raced bikes with one arm ... and when I say one arm, I mean one arm, no prosthetic! ...   He is capable of doing a SUB 52 second lap of Brands Indy like that too To give a frame of reference, most average trackdayers struggle to get below a 1min (60s) lap, even the fastest trackdayers are struggling to do 55s-56s ... !!  He can do a 51.9 with one friggin arm!!
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08-05-08, 08:08 PM
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Re: Have you seen this?
I haven't seen him for a number of years, but when I was despatching I knew a guy who only had one arm, he was as quick a courier as any I've known.
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08-05-08, 08:28 PM
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Re: Have you seen this?
Yup.Seen Mr Sharp race and that alone made the day worthwhile.
That was a couple of years ago.Is he still racing?
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