Toen Mick Doohan er aan kwam nam ik twee foto’s van hem en stond al klaar voor de volgende coureur. Im ersten Qualifikationstraining stürzte Doohan heftig. Ook niet vanwege het mooie verhaal van Paul: ‘Ik was in 1992 met een collega op Assen en stond bijna tegen het hek aan, bij de oude Haarbocht. Tot ik een motor hoorde die enorm veel toeren maakte! Il pluricampione della classe 500cc, Mick Doohan, racconta l’incidente che poteva costargli la carriera nel mondiale 1992 ad Assen. Poi ci fu Assen, un terreno non proprio tra i più felici per lui visto che era l'unico sul quale aveva dovuto ritirarsi l'anno prima. Seis años después de un accidente en Assen el 26 de junio de 1992 en el cual los médicos neerlandeses querían amputarle su pierna derecha, ganó cinco títulos de 500 de manera consecutiva. Es war der 26. Michael Sydney Doohan AM [2] (Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia; 4 de junio de 1965) también conocido como Mick Doohan, es un expiloto de motociclismo de velocidad australiano. Doohan was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1996 and received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000. Honours. As a result of the fall, Mick suffered serious injuries to his right leg (the one used to activate the rear brake). 1994 Mick takes the title. It was 1992, and Mick was leading the world championship when he was involved in a terrible accident during the Dutch Grand Prix on the Assen circuit. This is the harrowing tale of how Mick Doohan fought back from what should have been a career-ending injury to rule the toughest class in bike racing.. After a long, tough period of recovery, Mick got back on the saddle of his Honda. Il pilota australiano rischiò l’amputazione di una gamba e fu obbligato a seguire una lunghissima riabilitazione prima di tornare al 100%. Juni 1992. Mick Doohan n'aura sans doute pas le sixième titre mondial qu'il cherchait pour couronner une carrière déjà exceptionnelle. In Assen änderte sich anschließend schlagartig alles. Doohan helped design an Intamin Motorbike Launch Roller Coaster, named Mick Doohan's Motocoaster. Mick didn't even start the final race, he could still barely walk [from his Assen crash over a year before] let alone ride and needed time to recover. The Australian’s recovery from his accident at Assen on June 26, 1992 is the stuff of legend. Doohan's Motocoaster. The ride is located at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Australian Mick Doohan was at a different stage of his career when he suffered an accident that was almost life-changing, crashing in qualifying for the 1992 Dutch TT after winning five of the opening seven races of the season and looking set to not just pick up his first title but to absolutely dominate the year. Mick Doohan is without doubt the bravest racer to ever take to the track.