quantumracer
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On July 30th I was entered in a Summit Series race at a local 1/8th mile drag strip here in SOCAL. It was a long day at the track. I arrived around 2pm and the first round was at 11pm! I made it through practice and qualifying without incident. The first round went flawlessly....until I crossed the finish line; that's when all hell broke loose! During the run, as I made the shift to third, the bike made a move to the inside line. I leaned left to stop/correct the movement. As I crossed the finish line I (YES, admitted rider error) did not straighten the bike prior to applying the brakes. The front end tucked and took me for a hell of a ride. I was life flighted off the track to a local trauma hospital.
My injuries:
Massive concussion (DUH, I was unconscious...I hit the ground face first going 120+mph), 5 broken ribs, a broken shoulder blade, a punctured lung, a perforated ear drum, my brake lever impaled my left pinkie finger and the seam on my left glove at the index finger failed which ground down the end of my left index finger.
I have been in rehab ever since, but here's the thing. MY SAFETY GEAR SAVED MY LIFE!!! I have almost ZERO road rash, and am able to walk, talk, eat, drink, go to work.....almost everything...because I was wearing safety gear! Yea, I'm still in alot of pain, and my left arm is pretty weak right now, but I'm able to talk to my kids and my wife every day.
I have been riding hard for 31 years, and I have been in 4 crashes. I am still able to ride (well, I will be able to when my rehab is complete) because I live/ride by two very important creeds:
1) All the gear; all the time!
2) Dress for the crash, enjoy the ride!
Tell everyone you know; preach it to them till their sick of your voice and give in just to shut you up! Gear saves lives, and you just NEVER KNOW when someone else will be the problem; or worse, your own mental fatigue (or brain fart) brings you down.
Ride safe brothers and sisters!
HOOYAH!!!
Dan
My injuries:
Massive concussion (DUH, I was unconscious...I hit the ground face first going 120+mph), 5 broken ribs, a broken shoulder blade, a punctured lung, a perforated ear drum, my brake lever impaled my left pinkie finger and the seam on my left glove at the index finger failed which ground down the end of my left index finger.
I have been in rehab ever since, but here's the thing. MY SAFETY GEAR SAVED MY LIFE!!! I have almost ZERO road rash, and am able to walk, talk, eat, drink, go to work.....almost everything...because I was wearing safety gear! Yea, I'm still in alot of pain, and my left arm is pretty weak right now, but I'm able to talk to my kids and my wife every day.
I have been riding hard for 31 years, and I have been in 4 crashes. I am still able to ride (well, I will be able to when my rehab is complete) because I live/ride by two very important creeds:
1) All the gear; all the time!
2) Dress for the crash, enjoy the ride!
Tell everyone you know; preach it to them till their sick of your voice and give in just to shut you up! Gear saves lives, and you just NEVER KNOW when someone else will be the problem; or worse, your own mental fatigue (or brain fart) brings you down.
Ride safe brothers and sisters!
HOOYAH!!!
Dan
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