Thoughts On Crashing A Motorcycle During The TT!

I was just reading an article about motorcycle racer William Dunlop, describing his motorcycle crash during test runs at the Isle of Man TT this past summer. William relates the feelings he went through when he lost control of the bike going 180 kmph and hit a stone wall. Fortunately, he was at such an angle that he didn't hit the wall head on and just glanced off and skidded down the road. Not that crashing into the wall couldn't have been deadly enough but Dunlop then found himself laying on his back in the middle of the race course roadway while other bikes ripped past him at high speeds, barely missing him. Fortunately, even after all of that he wasn't seriously injured, also attributable to the top quality leathers he was wearing at the time.
The Isle of Man TT has seen almost 250 deaths in it's long history, mostly due to the fact that the 'Mountain Course' has over 200 bends, runs through small villages and towns, is lined with stone walls and hedges, and large crowds of people stand along the side of the road to watch, not to mention top speed of 320 kmph. Dunlop isn't the first in his family to have crashed at the TT and, tragically, both his father, Robert, and uncle, Joey, were killed while racing on the course.
Perhaps that's why I found it so interesting to read William's statement about his thoughts after skidding to a halt on the roadway, and I quote, " I wanted to hurry up and get to the hospital to see a doctor because there were so many thoughts in my head. But I'm scared of flying, so being in the helicopter wasn't nice".
Scared of flying? Knowing the dangers of the course, with the high speeds factor, and that two of his nearest and dearest family members were killed in a race like this, and he says he's 'scared of flying'. It struck me as being a little funny and I did laugh but it also made me think about William's attitude toward motorcycle racing and it certainly tells you just how much it's in the Dunlop blood.
If you want to get a sense of what the TT race is all about, copy and paste the link below into your browser and watch the video, but don't blink as the bikes go past or you'll miss the action.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtZlm9Lp7q4

William Dunlop #6

You can see some of the hazards on the roadway race course