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@Liam_68
The crash description provided by dan is spot on. I was riding inside the redline for the provious three laps, staying near the back as it just felt like something was going to happen. Pace was ok, but was starting to vary a bit too much. Going through finish line I heard the bang and saw bodies going everywhere. Quick calculation and decided to head for the grass (luckily for me no spectators there) and rode through the grass behind a VCL girl who took the same route. What sticks in mind is that as I rode through the grass, 5 seconds after hearing the first impact, I could still hear bodies going down for another 5 seconds. Worse was the smell of burning rubber. Went back to lend a hand. Lots of shoulder and collar bone injuries. Nobody with major cuts or blood loss. One guy complaining about his teeth. Helped put a few bikes away safely and left near 9pm as the unlucky few were heading to x-ray. Hope everyone heals up. Great track and great organisers. Have organised events myself and it's tough on the organisers when this happens. I rode as a c when I started back a few weeks ago and have progreesed to A's. I would say that the C's are great for those starting back and newbies, but you should only let C's promote when they win a few races. A lot lack the power to adapt to the high speed of the A's, so when the A's kick off, the weaker c's are a liability on the track.