Always Be Safe

Written by Raceway Extreme Tube Team

At RacewayExtremeTube.com , we always put an emphasis on two things. One is to enjoy life doing what you love most, no matter how extreme it is. If you get a high performing tricks on your skateboard, or defying gravity on your snowmobile, then enjoy each moment. As long as you practiced and got the techniques down pat. As long as you learned the trick well. And as long as you remember emphasis #2.

Emphasis #2 always be safe.

There is the draw of higher risks, faster speeds and daring heights in extreme sports. Goals change as frequently as a manufacturer can get technology for its machines. Participants are pressured to push the limits. As such accidents are common place in extreme sports and some can even be fatal.

Extreme sports may be dangerous, so always opt to be safe when trying out a stunt.

Learn from the masters. This is one goal of RacewayExtremeTube.com, we feature videos of accomplished athletes doing the things they and you love to do so you could see just how things are done. But if you are serious about your chosen sport, then invest in somebody who could teach you very well. A veteran in your chosen sport can help warn you about the dangers of certain tricks, help you get the gear you need and even teach you the fastest way to learn something.

Take your time. It is cool to be able to jump off a cliff during your first round. You think that if you have the gear, you can survive the fall. But remember that people who do death-defying acts took time to practice and perfect their techniques before they even attempted to dive off a cliff.

Invest in your safety gear. Don't scrimp on your safety gear. Get the best helmets, knee pads, gloves, goggles, or you will find out that you get what you pay for should you figure in an accident.

Listen to your body. Pains, cramps, injuries are not something to be taken lightly. If you get injured, always see a doctor. Your doctor will be able to advise you on how not to get hurt again, or if needed, tell you to stop because your body can't take it.

Learn from mistakes. Extreme sports is one area where you can commit many mistakes. Take time to learn from it and fine tune your own techniques when you do your stunts. You don't even have to make them. We think that mistakes made by others are a good opportunity to learn. This is why crash videos are very popular.

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Thursday, 13 January 2011

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Superbike champion Neil Hodgson

Written by Chris Martin www.amasuperbike.com

After spending a year in racing limbo, former World Superbike champion Neil Hodgson didn’t get much time to shake off the rust before being thrown into his 2008 workload at Daytona International Speedway. The new American Honda rider was a busy man this past weekend, having to carry the bulk of the test riding duties on the team’s CBR600RR FX racer and all-new ’08 CBR1000RR Superbike with teammate Miguel DuHamel still at home recuperating from injuries sustained during testing at Road Atlanta.

Erion Honda’s Josh Hayes helped out by putting in some time on the Superbikes at the end of Sunday, but other than that, it was all Hodgson, who may have put in more laps than any other rider during the Dunlop test.

“Obviously we’ve had a lot to test,” Hodgson said. “I’m really, really pleased. The 600 we’ve got dialed in, I know what I'm doing with that -- got a good setting. And sort of my preferred tire, I know what I like. I know I can come here and just ride around with that setting and I should be quick. And then with the Superbike we’ve a mountain to climb. We knew we would have. It’s no surprise. We’re trying to turn this street bike into a racebike. We’ve learned some stuff today. I said if I can do a ‘39 on that I'll be happy and I did a 39.2, which I'm pleased with because it’s very stock. We've so much to work on. If I could ride it tomorrow I'd get a second off that, you know what I mean?”

Hodgson got a chance to A-B the ’08 machine with last year’s Superbike and came away with a favorable impression of the new bike’s potential despite its early stage of development.

“I rode the old bike at the end just to confirm some things and it’s so different, you know what I mean? It’s definitely better in a lot of areas, in a lot of areas, so should be good.”

Still, there’s a long ways to go, as should be expected with the very stock racer that the team only received on Thanksgiving day. “We didn’t have any (engine) management. And at the moment the throttle to back wheel connection was horrendous then. So it’s horrible. All these horseshoe style corners, you’ve just got to turn the throttle really late, because other you’ll be just over the handlebars with no electronics to save you at all. If you count out how far off it feels… It’s not even a Superstock bike, really. It’s just a street bike with some suspension.” This story is from AMS Superbike for more on this story please visit them at www.amasuperbike.com

Neil Hodgson
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