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Terrible tragedy... :-(
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R.i.p.
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Incredibly sad...someone died my first year at the dragon. Someone on a motorcycle. Actually 3 bikes went down the side of a cliff and one of the 3 died..not to mention 2 re5's totaled and one had to be pulled out of the water by a wrecker..i had footage of it on my old phone. That road has to be the most dangerous in the U.S.
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I met him for the first time a couple weeks ago at ZDayZ. Shared some beers. He laughed at me for randomly passing out as I kept falling asleep mid conversation. I remember him being a fun loving guy, warm personality and inviting. RIP.
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RIP...
This is sad, especially since these two had a whole life ahead of them. With that being said, people (of all ages) have to realize that The Dragon is just a road just like any other road out there. It's not a prepped race track with wide runoffs on either side, with all traffic going in the same direction. It's a public road with traffic on it in both directions, debris, animals, etc, etc, and has to be treated like any other road. I know my limitations, and I'll be honest, I DON'T know the limitations of my Z, but I'm sure as heck not going to try and find out on drastically changing, non-familiar roads. As fun and as exciting as it would be, I just won't do it. I'm at a point in my life where sometimes it's just better and more enjoyable to slow down a little, relax and just take in the scenery and savor the ride. When I want real excitement and a thrill, I'll take my Z to a track. It's unfortunate that this happened to these two young kids, but we can't blame the road. The road just sits there. Yes, it has "claimed" lives, but I guarantee that Interstate 4 here in Central Florida claims tons more per year, and it's basically a straight line from one side of the state to the other, 133 miles in total.
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Thats very sad to hear of these types of news.
They were taken to young but God needed them more. All I can offer is my sincere condolences to both Families and Friends/Members who knew them. |
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Hate to say it, but I doubt it. They were young kids, so probably the only mechanical failure being the wrong foot on the wrong pedal at the wrong time. I could be wrong, but doubt it.
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This is so sad. I read it was a blown tire in the comments section of one of the stories I read, but I don't know how anyone, that didn't actually witness some sort of failure, can say a mechanical failure *caused* the accident. Hitting a tree and rolling down a mountain-side would necessarily make a lot of stuff fail. (tires included) |
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I remember waving to Kyle multiple times at Zdayz but never stopped him to chat. Life cut too short and missed opportunities to meet a cool guy. RIP Kyle.
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The story I got was he got 2 tires off the road in a fast section and was unable to recover
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There are a few of us that know what actually happened but I don't know if I'm allowed to share
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I met Kyle at ZDayZ this year. Seem like a nice kid with lots of knowledge about the Z. Had a good chat with him. He was raggin' on me about winning the MA Motorsports diff cooler. Told him," tough luck, buttercup. I got it". Said he wanted it badly. Said that he put most of his tickets into. He still won the MA Motorsports harness bar.
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