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Loris Baz's Insane 180mph Crash At Sepang During Practice - Video

Loris Baz's Insane 180mph Crash At Sepang During Practice

An AlpineStars race suit and a bit of good fortune may have just saved MotoGP racer Loris Baz of Avintia Racing from a terrifying high-speed crash the other day. During testing at Sepang International Circuit his rear tire exploded at just over 180 mph.

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After a thorough inspection, nothing was deemed problematic or anomalous with the motorcycle itself and the race engineers are leaning toward a failure of the soft Michelin tire.

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