Ixion member, compulsive bike buyer, wheely hero and supermoto racer Dave Lippett
went into "sensible father" mode (for a millisecond) and stopped 9-year-old Rachel from riding her
motocross bike around the paddock without gloves. Rachel didn't want to put her gloves on, so
that was the end of playtime.
The end for Rachel, anyway: Dave, wearing only shorts and a t-shirt, hopped on
to the bike and started wheelying it up and down.
Out of sight of the rest of us, there was a scraping noise, but Dave quickly
reappeared on the bike, so we guessed it was just a rear-wheel skid.
However, it turned out that Dave had looped the bike, and - to avoid damaging
it - had thrown himself underneath.
There was no shortage of volunteers to help remove the gravel with wire brush and Dettol, but despite the kidding we all felt sorry for Dave. Well, I did anyway!
Why is it orange?
Not many parents would give such a graphic demonstration of what happens
when you don't do what you're told :-)
