[Brian HCM#1]

I'm in the same boat for sure. I got endoed into a tree, head first, at speed, during a DH race run. Wrapped around the tree backwards and almost kicked myself in the back of the head. Everything just slowed down and I could hear a lot of popping and cracking which I thought was my vertebrae. Somehow only ended up with a fractured clavicle, concussion, and pulled chest muscles. So lucky it wasn't way worse. That crash really made me reconsider the whole DH racing thing.

That’s so scary! Life can take an F’ed up turn in a heartbeat. Glad you were ok, I stopped racing DH in 2006. Tore my ACL trying to keep up with a 21 year old when I was 48. Now I just ride at the pace I’m comfortable with. It’s all about having fun with nothing to prove, followed by post ride food & beer!

 

[gonefirefightin]

I got a bunch of titanium hardwarz.

Does it come in rootbeer?

zero points for the most effed up in the room, stop trying......glad you are still kicking voluntarily.

 

[eric strt6]

GFF ain't nobody here even on the same planet as what you went through with that IED in Iraq

 

[gonefirefightin]

GFF ain't nobody here even on the same planet as what you went through with that IED in Iraq

tis merely a flesh wound

 

[eric strt6]

tis merely a flesh wound

and five+ fucking years in hospitals and rehab just for starters

 

[6thElement]

I'm in the same boat for sure. I got endoed into a tree, head first, at speed, during a DH race run. Wrapped around the tree backwards and almost kicked myself in the back of the head. Everything just slowed down and I could hear a lot of popping and cracking which I thought was my vertebrae. Somehow only ended up with a fractured clavicle, concussion, and pulled chest muscles. So lucky it wasn't way worse. That crash really made me reconsider the whole DH racing thing.

Wyn Masters almost kicked himself in the back of the head early last season coming of the back of his bike and getting bucked. He found our at the end of the season he'd cracked vertebrae during that crash and had ridden the whole season afterwards. YT or Instagram of it somewhere.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Late to the party here, but glad you're on the mend, kazlx. Pretty good news considering what could have been.

 

[Sandwich]

Wow dude, good luck on the mend. Sorry to hear about your accident. That helmet is messed up!

 

[OGRipper]

Got nothing except thanks for the reality check and wishes for as fast and full of a recovery as possible.

 

[jackalope]

Same as above, hope you can get loaded up on HGH & magic Adrian Peterson 'roids and heal up quick like. Similar to the Grumpy Ring Slinger, I basically had a car wreck on a DH track last September, such that it felt like I got bent completely backwards. Broke my collar bone, pulled the fuck out a bunch of back muscles and separated my shoulder (which still bothers me a little). Fortunately didn't bonk my melon or compress my neck, but I felt very fortunate that I didn't get worked in that way.

Again, I'm glad you're "OK", as I really do like the gifs you post