Silly crash question ****SPOILER****

[eltristo]

Spoiler for SLC race to follow.  Read at your own risk!!!!



I was watching the SLC WSB race today, and in lap 5 Bayliss had a nice little mishap.  The announcer called it a highside, though it certainly didn't seem that way to me.  So, options:

A-  It was a highside, cause the event leading up to the crash would normally have resulted in his body being thrown over the bike, he just managed to hold on for a split second longer and landed on the inside.  Announcer was right.

B-  It was a lowside.  Look where he fell.  Announcer is a dumb-dumb.

C-  It was a lowside.  The announcer was caught up in the moment and just called something out in the heat of it all.

Any thoughts?

[MadDuck]

That was a vicious high side.  Not as bad as Lorenzo's in MotoGP practice in China a couple of weeks ago ( a true classic ). Still a high side never the less. Go back and watch it again.

[derby]

highside. you can't lowside with the bike (almost) straight up and down. 

[eltristo]

I actually JUST finished re-watching the crash.  The bike was in fact vertical when he flew off, not still leaned over as I remembered it.  Man I'm getting old.   

[somegirl]

This thread should also probably have "Spoiler" in the title....

[eltristo]

crap.  sorry.  I'll add it if I can.

[derby]

crap.  sorry.  I'll add it if I can.

add it to the thread title in your original post.