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RE: Practice crash on 7/3

srg120 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:48:34 GMT

My dad was also a BIG motorcycle fan....he always said to bury him with his bike when the time came....unfortunately, it did not happen for obvious reasons; but he always enjoyed watching the Carlsbad GP every year on ABC's Wide World of Sports along with the few races you would find on TV in the early years.

RE: Practice crash on 7/3

RM25042 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:41:46 GMT

[quote][b]srg120 (7/11/2008)[/b][hr]Right on!! My dad passed away last December, and beside his favorite chair (that he slept in for the last 10 years due to bad lungs from smoking) there was a saying he had written down as follows:

"LIFE IS NOT A JOURNEY TO THE GRAVE WITH THE INTENTION OF ARRIVING SAFELY IN A PRETTY AND WELL PRESERVED BODY, BUT RATHER TO SKID IN BROADSIDE, THOROUGHLY USED UP, TOTALLY WORN OUT AND LOUDLY PROCLAIMING...."WOW, WHAT A RIDE!!!""

I do not know whether he made this up or copied it from something he read, or saw on TV; but what I do know, is that this saying should be the motto for any motocross and/or extreme sports person.

God Speed Dad!!:):cool:[/quote]

that is awesome... i love it Steve!!:D

RE: Practice crash on 7/3

srg120 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:34:30 GMT

Right on!! My dad passed away last December, and beside his favorite chair (that he slept in for the last 10 years due to bad lungs from smoking) there was a saying he had written down as follows:

I do not know whether he made this up or copied it from something he read, or saw on TV; but what I do know, is that this saying should be the motto for any motocross and/or extreme sports person.

God Speed Dad!!:):cool:

RE: Practice crash on 7/3

fact5racer — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:41:51 GMT

I am out from Woods riding for 8 weeks because I went down in the woods on rocks and after the MRI discovered I have cracked my knee......in the socket where the upper bone connects. At 52 I feel that if I don't ride I may be safer skeleton wise, but my cholesterol will go throught the roof sitting in front of the TV on Sundays putting my emotions in the hands of a bunch of overpaid NFL, NBA and MLB players while sucking down Doritos. Sure you may be laying in the hospital recovering from surgery, but I would take knee surgery over open heart surgery anyday! I have always lived with the feeling that when I die, I want the doctors to say "Organ donor?" "There isn't any parts on this guy that are not used up already!" To live your life being "scared" about getting hurt is no life at all. Of course you could go to the extreme like Travis Pastrana. Imagine what he is gonna feel like getting up in the morning when he hits 50!

RE: Practice crash on 7/3

MXLord327 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:06:26 GMT

Hey Jeff, that's good to hear, glad your feeling at least a little better. I quit riding after I badly broke my leg in 1985 at a race in Middleboro when I was 19, and didn't pick it up again until 2 years ago at almost 40. 20 years off a bike, I missed out on a lot of good riding time!! Heal fast, hope to see you out there next year! Russ

RE: Practice crash on 7/3

nhwrench1 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:29:12 GMT

Some of you guys must have been reading my mind. I'm sitting here in a brace writing this. There have been three trips to various emergency rooms so far for pain management, ultrasounds, ct's, bloodwork, you name it its been poked and prodded. I think what hurts the most is the idea of not riding anymore, no matter how poorly I felt before swinging a leg over the bike I always felt 100% better after sweating out some good laps.

I'll ride again, probably not this year because even if I heal up in time I've got some serious catching up to do with work, the evils of being self employed! I just want you guys to know its the words of encouragement that helped me make up my mind, had it not been for that I would have just hung it up for good and regretted it the rest of my life.

Thanks again for the support, kind words and everybody that helped out, I WILL see you all back at the track.

jeff

RE: Practice crash on 7/3

srg120 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:46:57 GMT

I agree.....I broke at least 6 ribs and collarbone on left side in May 2002. While in MMC overnight, I actually roomed with a guy I new from 1983 racing NESC that crashed while riding alone breaking his lower leg in 20 places. He told me he sold his bikes while in the hospital and recommended I do the same. Given the pain I was in, the thought did cross my mind, however, I refused not to sell then on a reactionary basis. I decided to wait until I was totally healed (had to have surgery Dec 02) and still decided to keep the bike. It is a sickness.....something that is very very hard to just completely give up. Sometime, I suppose I will have to, but prefer not to think about.

Hang in there, and never forget how good it feels to jamb with your buddies!! You will decide to ride again.:):)

RE: Practice crash on 7/3

Jimbo742 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:20:22 GMT

Don't shut down completely yet. Take time and fix yourself. This is not a hobbie, it is a sickness. If you seriously can't ride (and only you will know) then you will be drawn in to another venue. This sport is nuts. Take this from a guy that was never suppose to "walk right" again back in the late "70's" But as always use common sense and enjoy the sport in any way possible. Heal well Grasshopper.

RE: Practice crash on 7/3

MXLord327 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:32:28 GMT

Sorry to hear about the crash Jeff, that really sucks, those ambulance rides are the worst!! You were riding really well toward the end of last year too. If there's anything I can do to help you out, let me know. Home e-mail is russlord@comcast.net. ~Russ

RE: Practice crash on 7/3

MOTOKTM904 — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:03:07 GMT

I was glad to help, I had a compression fracture last year and even though its not a clean break I feel your pain. Hope you have a speedy recovery and we'll see you at the track.

RE: Practice crash on 7/3

mx207 billy — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:19:48 GMT

good luck with a speedy/full recovery. :cool:

RE: Practice crash on 7/3

backbaymx — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:35:18 GMT

i wasfollowing yo guys through that, and it happend so fast I didn't even know what happend. get well soon

Practice crash on 7/3

nhwrench1 — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:42:22 GMT

I wanted to thank everybody at the track on thursday for helping out. I was the one that launched through the double double after the 70 effectively wadding up my 450 and insuring the most painful ambulance ride I have ever had. It was a freak thing, burped the throttle going over the first roller while following my daughter and instead of the tire breaking loose and spinning it hooked full traction catching me off guard and pinning me on the throttle which is why the crash was so violent. I technically broke my back in the crash, compression fracture of L1 and I wouldn't wish this on anyone but it could have been worse.

Special thanks to Bill Stuart for being right there, scary stuff laying on a track and not being able to get up. Thanks to Levi and Josh too for helping my son get all the gear back into the truck and lastly I want to thank all of the other riders for voluntarily shutting down the track until the ambulance got me out of the way. You guys and gals didn't have to do that but it's just more reinforcement of what a tight knit community we motocrosses live in. Unfortunately this crash pretty much ended my riding for good, so I'll be going back to wrenching and coaching the kids. It's ok, as long as I can still get to a track from time to time I'll be happy.

Again, thanks to everybody that was at the track, it feels good knowing there is still some hope for humanity.

Jeff Vaillancourt
457 vet