From 250cc qualifying in Mugello...

YouTube - Raffaele de Rosa - Outrageous save at Mugello!

 

Save of the decade maybe?

 

thats incredible. if ESPN tracked these things that would definitely be a top play.

 

holy crap that is amazing, I can't believe he was able to hold on

 

Christ.

Looks like his helmet smacked the bike as well?

I reckon this one is better, purly for the fact that if this dude actually came off, it would have been game over. Road v track.

YouTube - Close Shave!

 

Those are both incredable videos, check this one out....

 

That first Vid was nuts - I bet he had some stains in that race suit!!!

 

Errrr, forget my previous statement. This is the save of all times;

YouTube - Insane Tankslap Recovery

 

That one isn't so bad IMO. You just land crooked ... if it's not too monumental, you can somehow stay on if you're clinging the bike with your legs. Offroaders do it all the time, albeit with 10x the suspension travel and half the speed.

Highsiding otoh is just plain nasty and throws you off when the wheel gets grip again. I think I'd rather lay it down than highside ... as if the rider had any control at that point.

Don't get me wrong, I'd still crap my pants in both situations.

 

Im no bike rider so wouldn't know. I posted that one because he was on a street circuit, close to banks and rocks etc.

If you come off on a track, yeah sure it would hurt, but you aint gonna hit anything substantial right away.