What I did this weekend...

[firemalt 10]

Well... as my avatar suggests, I race dirtbikes as a hobby. Up until last year, I was actually racing road bikes but it was a bit too expensive, too time consuming, and too painful when things don't go as planned.

In 2006, I had a nasty "get-off" at a race while going roughly 120mph. The turn I low-sided at was the worst possible to crash on this track. Not only did I crash and slide into a concrete wall that was lined with old used tires... but the bike followed me, and decided to sandwich me between the wall and the bike. I had lots of injuries -bruised lung, bruised kidney, interal bleeding, concussion, broken ribs, jacked up shoulder, and lots of pretty black, brown, blue, and purple bruises all up and down my body(infact, I had so much bruising by the time I got to the emergency room, they thought I had a broken pelvis). So long story short... I gave up my roadracing career, cause I lost my drive, and couldn't get back up to race pace after several attepmts.

This weekend, I was attending a "hare scramble" dirtbike race. The is a course layed out through property that includes forestery, creekbeds, fields, and anything else. Each course is typically 8 to 12 miles long, and the race length is either 1 or 2 hours long depending what class you register for.

On Sunday, a light cool front blew in, and produced a ton of fog and dew. As the green flag dropped for my class, I got a bad start and tried to capitalize on some late braking to pick up a position or two before entering the forest... I catch the rear tire of the rider in front of me with my front tire, and down I went. We were probably going close to 30mph, and with the dew on the grass/dirt, I just wasn't able to slow down when I noticed the rider getting too close.

End result... dislocated right shoulder. This is the first time to have a dislocation, and let me tell you... that shiot HURT! After getting 20mg's of morphine, and 2.5mg's of versed, I was relaxed enough where the doctor and 2 nurses were able to pull and pop it back into place, lol.

1st pic: Prerace photo

2nd pic: On the way to the emergency room(about 30 minutes away!)... notice the lack of shoulder?!?! It stops at my collarbone! The doctor said the bone was pushed down 4 to 6 inches, and rotated to the front by my pectorial muscle.

3rd pic: Postrace photo

[haumana 1,220]

[bk2design 1]

Damn! Hope it heals quick!

[Guest Terry]

you wrote to much, not reading all that but your to old for racing dirt bikes, the younger kids now days will walk all over ya, you need drags at your age.

[Benr98 40]

OUCH 

Hope you heal up quickly.

[JoeCamaro 11]

I hope it was not that serious and that you get better soon.

[Jay2703 704]

That's gotta hurt. Hope you feel better soon.

[firemalt 10]

LMAO @ Terry 

[polarkiss 1]

Ouch! Can you type well one handed? 

[Guest Terry]

LMAO @ Terry 

Take up foot painting  I raced MX... got to old, raced flat track... got to old, now drags

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[SmallSigns 23]

Sorry fire, but I gotta say what's on everyones mind -- sucks to be you!!!!

With your luck with racing (and your preferred method of "getting off" I would have to suggest limiting your racing to rocking chairs!!!

One last word -- OUCH!!!! But on the other hand -- gotta love the morphine!!!

[firemalt 10]

You only learn from your mistakes...

This little get-off is merely a one month set back. I'll continue to race, just like ll the other fools in the series I race in.

[Cuttter 1]

Our bones and joints just aren't what they used to be.....When we were young and dumb. About 16-21 years. Hope you heel alright!