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Post by Mr Moto on Jul 27, 2006 14:49:51 GMT -5
I saw this on Motonews.......interesting
Motocrosser Quits After Learning Physics July 27, 2006 | Onion Sports
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Reigning AMA Motocross national champion Ricky Carmichael, considered by many to be the greatest off-road motorcycle rider in history, abruptly announced his retirement from competition Monday after completing a summer course in physics at Florida State University. "I've had a great run in both professional motocross and Supercross, but the more I learn about kinetic energy, momentum, and ballistics, I'm beginning to think I've had a pretty good run of luck, too," said Carmichael, whose instructors said seemed particularly interested in the effects that gravity and sudden deceleration could have on a Suzuki RMZ250 four-stroke dirt bike. "I'd like to thank everyone and everything that helped me get this far, especially the considerable gyroscopic forces of the wheels on my race bikes, which were apparently sometimes the only thing keeping me from sublimating into a liquid state of matter." Carmichael is rumored to be considering a career in NASCAR after completing courses in business and marketing.
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Post by beaupre716 on Jul 27, 2006 20:57:48 GMT -5
My classes in economics were nearly enough to make me quit. I had to keep asking what "disposable income" meant, since I had never had anything of the sort after each week's race.
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Post by wrightme on Jul 27, 2006 21:17:56 GMT -5
And CAT is in nursing school! How does she do it? ;D
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Post by dirtcat on Jul 27, 2006 23:10:51 GMT -5
And CAT is in nursing school! How does she do it? ;D Motivation, dedication, and include riding and racing to keep me sane!
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Post by tony on Jul 29, 2006 9:05:33 GMT -5
See, he should have studied quantum physics instead, it'll teach you how you can be in two places at the same time, start line and finish line.
Umm, or the start line and the hospital.
That's a pathetic attempt for him to try and make sure no one ever wants to try and break his records, or just a pathetic attempt at being pathetic.
All that money RC made off racing and he couldn't of afforded to go to a better school?
You didn't have to go to school to learn that, you just had to watch the science channel. They had a program on motorcycles a while back which proved this theory. The guy that holds the land speed record currently on a motorcycle demonstrated this effect on how the faster you have a motorcycle moving the more stable it becomes due to the gyroscopic effect of the wheels. I wish I would have been expecticing what he did to prove this because I would have been copying it when it aired. You just had to see it to believe it.
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Post by Mr Moto on Jul 29, 2006 11:09:44 GMT -5
Its a joke.....get it....joke..... Onion sports....You guys are silly!
When in heck would RC have time to take any classes???
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Post by mxracersmom on Jul 29, 2006 13:13:00 GMT -5
Somethings need a little more explaining.
You're so FUNNY Layne!!
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Post by Mr Moto on Jul 29, 2006 14:04:11 GMT -5
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