[asperformance]

nicely written piece as is this from Schwantz..........

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2011/...34-rip-sic.htm

without getting too gory it was apparent from watching it live (and having the misfortune to see still pics in a newspaper) that he was hit with such force that the helmet strap was ripped out of the shell and forced from his head...............horrific and gutting to watch as you just knew it could not be a good outcome

absoloutely stunned