Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Deep Thinking, The Podcast, Episode 17: Better Racing Through Science

More?, Yes, more. Racers Ed Sorbo and Michael Gougis recount one of Sorbo's favorite highsides, caught on camera, and discuss how technology has kept racers alive longer and in shape to race longer (hey, Max Biaggi won his last WSBK title at 41 years young!). A discussion about bump drafting airplanes takes place. The severity of the Sorbo highside is illustrated by the fact that after decades of wrenching on racebikes professionally, he is only able to describe the crashed bike as - and we quote - "messed up." Click the "Deep Thinking" tab above; it's time to listen to Episode 17 ...