I used to watch lots of MotoGP race when I was a kid during the Michael Doohan and Kenny Roberts Jr. era, then slowly shifted over to Formula One during the Michael Schumacher era. It’s been quite some time since I last watch Valentino Rossi going untouchable in MotoGP, but they still seem to be more dramatic and dangerous than watching the boring Formula One.

A great example would be this ‘just concluded’ World Supersport race at Assen last weekend. Both Sam Lowes and Alexander Lundh took away broken bones after separate incidents that caused marshals to bring out the red flag each time. Lowes highsided his machine while jousting with championship-leader Luca Scassa and eventual race-winner Chaz Davies. Despite the brutality of the crash, lucky Lowes only suffered a broken collar bone and a mild concussion. He’s expected to be back in the saddle for the next series event in Monza.

Lundh, meanwhile, managed to find himself tangled up in an incident only two laps into the first restart of the race. The racer lost control of his machine after Marko Jerman highsided in front of him. Shortly after going down, Lund was hit by a third bike, resulting in a broken wrist. Jerman, meanwhile, escaped with only bumps and bruises.

Watching them going low-ride zipping through corners are already a scary feat, but looking at how Lowes flipped gives me chill. This not only needs skill, but you also got to be a daredevil to race in MotoGP.

SOURCE via CNET