Awesome riding!

[orangelion03]

Josh Brookes, Caldwell Park:

Josh Brookes HM Plant Honda Launching @ Cadwell Park

[iRam]

we got lift off!!! 

[psycledelic]

It that situation, there are two types of people.  Those who poop their leathers, and those who lie about it.

[Duc796canada]

Motocross terms, that is a scrub, hehehe.

[ManOrAstro-Man?]

That is crazy! I've watched it several times and still don't see how he was able to take off from that.

[El Matador]

His riding is so awesome it breaks the law of gravity.

[duclvr]

Wow! 

[fastwin]

Sweet! He made it look like he could do that in his sleep. [moto]

[Kopfjäger]

That is crazy! I've watched it several times and still don't see how he was able to take off from that.

Cadwell Park - British superbikes 2010

[Statler]

thanks IZ.

[Duc796canada]

That is crazy! I've watched it several times and still don't see how he was able to take off from that.

He probably rides motocross as a training past time. Most of these dudes do and it is awesome for all street riders to ride offroad. Not making light of what he did, but it is not out of this world, there is a crest, they are carrying lots of speed and the suspension compresses, it HAS to rebound and voila, lift off! In motocross, when one sits down on the bike like that, it is called "seat-bouncing," in a sense, it helps compress the suspension for more spring or pop as some call it. Another thing, because it is crest they give it a bit of gas, that "giving" it gas, compresses the suspension a little as well.

[Monster Dave]

I think I literally made this face: 

[Kopfjäger]

I'll raise you with IOM 2010. 


Isle of Man TT 2010

[Kopfjäger]

TT 2010 John McGuinness has a moment on Bray Hill

[NFG]

Asked why he takes jump in such a spectacular fashion, Brookes replied:

“Simple, I do it because its the fastest way I know how to get over there. I go as fast as I can and as a result I get air borne. As a bonus its fun and the crowd loves it. I can see why people are scared to jump, it can go bad really easily. I know the years of motocross are an advantage. I know how to jump and not get to out of shape. I go through the turns before the jump just like any other. On the up ramp to the jump I use a lot of throttle but more importantly I keep a lot of lean angle even though its going to be leaving the ground. I stay sat down until the take off point where I stand up as the bike takes off. I get over the front a little because the acceleration makes the front comes up a bit. If the bike stays to level I may give it a rev in the air to get the front up. I like to land rear wheel first.”

Source: Asphalt and Rubber.