{"id":1808,"date":"2010-10-21T01:28:47","date_gmt":"2010-10-21T08:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/?p=1808"},"modified":"2026-03-08T21:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:04:28","slug":"iphone-4-vs-ducati-superbike-at-100-mph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/2010\/10\/iphone-4-vs-ducati-superbike-at-100-mph\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone 4 vs Ducati Superbike at 100 mph"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My friend Michael rides motorcycles, and races them on the weekends. He’s a Ducati guy. He’s also a big techie, one of the earliest adapters I know (he had an Archos player<\/a> WAY before anyone else \u2013 and used it regularly). Still, I was pretty surprised by the photo he showed me of his iPhone after a recent mishap at the track. The chat transcript has the details.<\/p>\n

What bike were you on?<\/em><\/div>\n
Ducati Superbike Xerox replica – track bike.<\/div>\n

Racetrack? Which one?
\nInfineon Raceway at Sears Point, Sonoma, CA.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

How fast were you going at that point?
\n~100mph at the beginning of the straight were it was picked up.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Your pocket wasn’t closed?
\nIt was stuffed in my racing boot.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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When did you realize it fell?
\nWhen one of the track Marshall approached me with it asking if I owned an iPhone 4.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Did it skid and collide with something?<\/em><\/div>\n
Did not see feel it come out of my boot. At ~100mph I’m concentrating on what’s ahead not what’s happened behind :).<\/div>\n
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Were you able to retrieve any data\/pics?
\nAll was recovered thru iTunes “Restore backup.” Hence it is very important to do a complete sync once awhile in an event that this may occur.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Michael's Ducati and his non-iPhone-compatible riding boots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Accelerating through the turn, doing 100mph as he straightens up, and BAM \u2013 iPhone goes flying<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Snapped this photo of Michael on his Ducati Hypermotard, passing me on the 101 somewhere in the middle of California, on his way back to SF from Phoenix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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Although I suspect a case wouldn’t have mattered much at 100 mph, a recent and pretty intense accident that I dealt with was nicely handled by my bumper-and-bestskinsever-wearing iPhone. I replaced the skin after the accident; the phone was flawless underneath.<\/p>\n

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My phone, after a substantial car wreck. Underneath the scratched up bumper and wrapper, a perfect iPhone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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What could protect a phone dropped onto the pavement at 100mph? One funny thought is something similar to a build I did on Rock and Roll Acid Test:\u00a0each of the hosts had to build a guitar case that would be able to protect the axe from a series of catastrophic accidents. Mine used partially deflated kickballs as air-ride suspension, a frame that flexed and bent at specific points similar to a car’s crumple-zones, and automotive airbags mounted on the exterior with a triggering system that set them off when a strong jolt occurred. Maybe a bit much for an iPhone, but guitar-wise, it functioned flawlessly. I suppose it depends on how important your phone is…<\/p>\n

You can catch part of that segment on my RRAT highlight clips.<\/p>\n

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