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"Dad, I crashed"
My teenage daughter had her first hard crash the other day. She is
ok.. just shook up. I let her go ahead of me to the back yard while I
warmed up the chase bike. All of a sudden my cell phone rings, it's my
daughter and all I hear is "dad I crashed", "I can't get up". I run
around the back to find her about 10 feet from the bike, just past the
jump. Scared the crap out of me to see her there on the ground. We got
her up and inside, no broken bones, a good gash in her thigh and
banged up here and there. Knowing how she takes the course and based
on the ruts, I say she hit the ground at about 20+ mph, and the bike
came in behind her. She talked about that brief second on the ground
when she thought, "that didn't hurt much.... oh shit, here comes the
pain". We probably all know that feeling all too well, last time for
me, it was on a street cruiser and an irrigation ditch..;) Now she
knows why we make her wear full racing gear, even in the backyard. She
can't imagine that crash without it now.
I made the repairs to the throttle housing (epoxy and fiberglass
strand rebuild) and she took a couple of laps yesterday, but she is
still pretty shook up but we both take it as another couple of cheap
lessons. Never ride alone, and we both need to slow down till we have
a little more experience. I think it's going to be a while until we
are racing again.
The last week had been pretty cool. I finally got a chase bike and was
able to "race" with her back there. We learned about racing lines,
blocks, passing and track etiquette. I don't want her to get hurt or
hurt someone else when she finally goes racin or at her friends track
with other riders. It also helped her to "get a little more throttle"
chasing me or running from me on our little course. She found the
"jump" the other day and that's what led to the crash.. Oh well, see
you all at CATRA next week, hill climbs, and if she is up to it, she
will be in the girls race..
Later, thanks all of you for your stories and comments. I read a lot
here, learn a lot too,, even from you ***********;)
My teenage daughter had her first hard crash the other day. She is
ok.. just shook up. I let her go ahead of me to the back yard while I
warmed up the chase bike. All of a sudden my cell phone rings, it's my
daughter and all I hear is "dad I crashed", "I can't get up". I run
around the back to find her about 10 feet from the bike, just past the
jump. Scared the crap out of me to see her there on the ground. We got
her up and inside, no broken bones, a good gash in her thigh and
banged up here and there. Knowing how she takes the course and based
on the ruts, I say she hit the ground at about 20+ mph, and the bike
came in behind her. She talked about that brief second on the ground
when she thought, "that didn't hurt much.... oh shit, here comes the
pain". We probably all know that feeling all too well, last time for
me, it was on a street cruiser and an irrigation ditch..;) Now she
knows why we make her wear full racing gear, even in the backyard. She
can't imagine that crash without it now.
I made the repairs to the throttle housing (epoxy and fiberglass
strand rebuild) and she took a couple of laps yesterday, but she is
still pretty shook up but we both take it as another couple of cheap
lessons. Never ride alone, and we both need to slow down till we have
a little more experience. I think it's going to be a while until we
are racing again.
The last week had been pretty cool. I finally got a chase bike and was
able to "race" with her back there. We learned about racing lines,
blocks, passing and track etiquette. I don't want her to get hurt or
hurt someone else when she finally goes racin or at her friends track
with other riders. It also helped her to "get a little more throttle"
chasing me or running from me on our little course. She found the
"jump" the other day and that's what led to the crash.. Oh well, see
you all at CATRA next week, hill climbs, and if she is up to it, she
will be in the girls race..
Later, thanks all of you for your stories and comments. I read a lot
here, learn a lot too,, even from you ***********;)
Re: "Dad, I crashed"
On May 13, 11:34 am, justwaitafrekinmin...@gmail . com wrote:
> My teenage daughter had her first hard crash the other day. She is
> ok.. just shook up. I let her go ahead of me to the back yard while I
> warmed up the chase bike. All of a sudden my cell phone rings, it's my
> daughter and all I hear is "dad I crashed", "I can't get up".
On her cell phone! Holycrap.
My wifes' bro-in-law was mowing the lawn on a riding mower, near
the hill down to the ocean at their Maine B&B. He got off to move
something and the mower, still running, started rolling down the hill.
He jumped at it, slipped, and got his leg cut to the bone. My
sis-in-law was inside and heard "Phyllis! Phyllis!"
She replied "What - you OK?"
Then she heard "Bring a tourniquet"
!
We joked about that for years and still do. He's gone now.
I miss him.
Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.
On May 13, 11:34 am, justwaitafrekinmin...@gmail . com wrote:
> My teenage daughter had her first hard crash the other day. She is
> ok.. just shook up. I let her go ahead of me to the back yard while I
> warmed up the chase bike. All of a sudden my cell phone rings, it's my
> daughter and all I hear is "dad I crashed", "I can't get up".
On her cell phone! Holycrap.
My wifes' bro-in-law was mowing the lawn on a riding mower, near
the hill down to the ocean at their Maine B&B. He got off to move
something and the mower, still running, started rolling down the hill.
He jumped at it, slipped, and got his leg cut to the bone. My
sis-in-law was inside and heard "Phyllis! Phyllis!"
She replied "What - you OK?"
Then she heard "Bring a tourniquet"
!
We joked about that for years and still do. He's gone now.
I miss him.
Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.
Re: "Dad, I crashed"
On May 13, 1:53 pm, sturd <mikesturdevant...@hotmail . com > wrote:
> On May 13, 11:34 am, justwaitafrekinmin...@gmail . com wrote:
>
> > My teenage daughter had her first hard crash the other day. She is
> > ok.. just shook up. I let her go ahead of me to the back yard while I
> > warmed up the chase bike. All of a sudden my cell phone rings, it's my
> > daughter and all I hear is "dad I crashed", "I can't get up".
>
> On her cell phone! Holycrap.
These kids and those phones, they can text with them in their pockets,
it is annoying but I am sure glad she had hers on her. Funny, her
mother told her to leave it in the house, she did not listen. Worked
out great. Still scared me to death..
>
> My wifes' bro-in-law was mowing the lawn on a riding mower, near
> the hill down to the ocean at their Maine B&B. He got off to move
> something and the mower, still running, started rolling down the hill.
> He jumped at it, slipped, and got his leg cut to the bone. My
> sis-in-law was inside and heard "Phyllis! Phyllis!"
> She replied "What - you OK?"
> Then she heard "Bring a tourniquet"
>
> !
>
> We joked about that for years and still do. He's gone now.
> I miss him.
I passed along your stories and got her friend to talk to her about
getting hurt bad in sports, and getting back at it. Her friend is ice
hocky goalie, she has been knocked out, dislocated shoulder and these
kids just turned into teens. I also told her about your tag line, "Go
fast, take chances" she like that too and tonight told me she is going
to be ready to race sunday at CATRA, cool. The rest of my gear should
be here by thursday and the local track is open so we should get one
day in anyway before then...
>
> Go fast. Take chances.
> Mike S.
RM Racing:) The trees are just as hard, the wind feels just as good...
On May 13, 1:53 pm, sturd <mikesturdevant...@hotmail . com > wrote:
> On May 13, 11:34 am, justwaitafrekinmin...@gmail . com wrote:
>
> > My teenage daughter had her first hard crash the other day. She is
> > ok.. just shook up. I let her go ahead of me to the back yard while I
> > warmed up the chase bike. All of a sudden my cell phone rings, it's my
> > daughter and all I hear is "dad I crashed", "I can't get up".
>
> On her cell phone! Holycrap.
These kids and those phones, they can text with them in their pockets,
it is annoying but I am sure glad she had hers on her. Funny, her
mother told her to leave it in the house, she did not listen. Worked
out great. Still scared me to death..
>
> My wifes' bro-in-law was mowing the lawn on a riding mower, near
> the hill down to the ocean at their Maine B&B. He got off to move
> something and the mower, still running, started rolling down the hill.
> He jumped at it, slipped, and got his leg cut to the bone. My
> sis-in-law was inside and heard "Phyllis! Phyllis!"
> She replied "What - you OK?"
> Then she heard "Bring a tourniquet"
>
> !
>
> We joked about that for years and still do. He's gone now.
> I miss him.
I passed along your stories and got her friend to talk to her about
getting hurt bad in sports, and getting back at it. Her friend is ice
hocky goalie, she has been knocked out, dislocated shoulder and these
kids just turned into teens. I also told her about your tag line, "Go
fast, take chances" she like that too and tonight told me she is going
to be ready to race sunday at CATRA, cool. The rest of my gear should
be here by thursday and the local track is open so we should get one
day in anyway before then...
>
> Go fast. Take chances.
> Mike S.
RM Racing:) The trees are just as hard, the wind feels just as good...
Re: "Dad, I crashed"
justwaitafrekinmin...@gmail . com relates:
> These kids and those phones, they can text with them in their pockets,
> it is annoying but I am sure glad she had hers on her.
Ditto.
> I also told her about your tag line, "Go
> fast, take chances" she like that too and tonight told me she is going
> to be ready to race sunday at CATRA, cool. The rest of my gear should
> be here by thursday and the local track is open so we should get one
> day in anyway before then...
Have fun. And make sure you understand and try to minimize the
consequences of the chances you're taking. Sounds like you already
are.
Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.
justwaitafrekinmin...@gmail . com relates:
> These kids and those phones, they can text with them in their pockets,
> it is annoying but I am sure glad she had hers on her.
Ditto.
> I also told her about your tag line, "Go
> fast, take chances" she like that too and tonight told me she is going
> to be ready to race sunday at CATRA, cool. The rest of my gear should
> be here by thursday and the local track is open so we should get one
> day in anyway before then...
Have fun. And make sure you understand and try to minimize the
consequences of the chances you're taking. Sounds like you already
are.
Go fast. Take chances.
Mike S.
Re: "Dad, I crashed"
Glad to hear she is ok, part of the game and it is always better when it
turns out that way.
About 12 years ago my step son and I were at the local MX track when he
went down hard. He actually ended up breaking his femur. Rescue responded,
they called in a chopper, he got shot full of morphin and loaded on the
copper. That is an absolutly horrible feeling. He made a complete recovery
and continued to ride.
Rex McKinney
Glad to hear she is ok, part of the game and it is always better when it
turns out that way.
About 12 years ago my step son and I were at the local MX track when he
went down hard. He actually ended up breaking his femur. Rescue responded,
they called in a chopper, he got shot full of morphin and loaded on the
copper. That is an absolutly horrible feeling. He made a complete recovery
and continued to ride.
Rex McKinney
Re: "Dad, I crashed"
> they called in a chopper, he got shot full of morphin and loaded on the
> copper. That is an absolutly horrible feeling.
No itsnot - morphine is a GREAT feeling. Last time I had it they'd
pulled out my gangrenous gall bladder. When I asked the Dr. if I
could keep what he pulled out he said, "it looked like a grenade went
off in there." That really hurt, i.e., was definitely a 9.5 on the
Dowd pain scale.
The nurse had the morphine "throttle box" open and was holding the
throttle open manually - I asked him "what are you doing" and he said
"watching your pupils," I said "why?" - he said "so I don't kill you."
Glad we didn't get a stuck throttle there :)
> they called in a chopper, he got shot full of morphin and loaded on the
> copper. That is an absolutly horrible feeling.
No itsnot - morphine is a GREAT feeling. Last time I had it they'd
pulled out my gangrenous gall bladder. When I asked the Dr. if I
could keep what he pulled out he said, "it looked like a grenade went
off in there." That really hurt, i.e., was definitely a 9.5 on the
Dowd pain scale.
The nurse had the morphine "throttle box" open and was holding the
throttle open manually - I asked him "what are you doing" and he said
"watching your pupils," I said "why?" - he said "so I don't kill you."
Glad we didn't get a stuck throttle there :)
Re: "Dad, I crashed"
"endurodog" <endurodog@comcast . net > wrote in message
news:beSdnWWvTbeNRLTVnZ2dnUVZ_s3inZ2d@comcast . com ...
> About 12 years ago my step son and I were at the local MX track when he
> went down hard. He actually ended up breaking his femur. Rescue responded,
> they called in a chopper, he got shot full of morphin and loaded on the
> copper. That is an absolutly horrible feeling. He made a complete
> recovery and continued to ride.
Worst hospital experience I've ever had was watching them set my son's
wrist. I almost needed smelling salts.
-Jeff-
"endurodog" <endurodog@comcast . net > wrote in message
news:beSdnWWvTbeNRLTVnZ2dnUVZ_s3inZ2d@comcast . com ...
> About 12 years ago my step son and I were at the local MX track when he
> went down hard. He actually ended up breaking his femur. Rescue responded,
> they called in a chopper, he got shot full of morphin and loaded on the
> copper. That is an absolutly horrible feeling. He made a complete
> recovery and continued to ride.
Worst hospital experience I've ever had was watching them set my son's
wrist. I almost needed smelling salts.
-Jeff-
Re: "Dad, I crashed"
On May 14, 1:51 pm, "HellSickle" <jldnospamee...@comcast.spammer . net >
wrote:
> "endurodog" <enduro...@comcast . net > wrote in message
>
> news:beSdnWWvTbeNRLTVnZ2dnUVZ s3inZ2d@comcast . com ...
>
> > About 12 years ago my step son and I were at the local MX track when =
he
> > went down hard. He actually ended up breaking his femur. Rescue responde=
d,
> > they called in a chopper, he got shot full of morphin and loaded on the
> > copper. That is an absolutly horrible feeling. He made a complete
> > recovery and continued to ride.
>
> Worst hospital experience I've ever had was watching them set my son's
> wrist. I almost needed smelling salts.
>
> -Jeff-
I, and a few others for that matter, are lucky with me in those
matters. Long story short, I can chalk up two lives (could argue 3) I
have had the honor of saving in my lifetime as I was the calm one at
the scene. One of those victims was a child of my own. I don't freak
till long after the event is over, I do consider it a gift.... Anyway,
Thanks all for your concern.
My little one is up and running again, though she is still pretty shy
about the throttle. She was getting pretty wild for a new rider a
couple of weeks back, maybe this was not such a bad thing. I took her
to her first real track the other day and I have some video up at
rowdymouse . com . There is a video of her on the kids track, learning
how to be overtaken;) and a couple quick clips of the adult track and
a couple of the more airborne guests.
Note: the website above is not a commercial site yet, but it may be
someday... just for the record. There is nothing for sale or trade
there now, it's just a place for my kids racing stuff..
The vids were taken at Ct River Motocross (ctmotocross . com ). Great
place to ride, friendly family business.. I have no connections to
them, but they deserve a plug too.
On May 14, 1:51 pm, "HellSickle" <jldnospamee...@comcast.spammer . net >
wrote:
> "endurodog" <enduro...@comcast . net > wrote in message
>
> news:beSdnWWvTbeNRLTVnZ2dnUVZ s3inZ2d@comcast . com ...
>
> > About 12 years ago my step son and I were at the local MX track when =
he
> > went down hard. He actually ended up breaking his femur. Rescue responde=
d,
> > they called in a chopper, he got shot full of morphin and loaded on the
> > copper. That is an absolutly horrible feeling. He made a complete
> > recovery and continued to ride.
>
> Worst hospital experience I've ever had was watching them set my son's
> wrist. I almost needed smelling salts.
>
> -Jeff-
I, and a few others for that matter, are lucky with me in those
matters. Long story short, I can chalk up two lives (could argue 3) I
have had the honor of saving in my lifetime as I was the calm one at
the scene. One of those victims was a child of my own. I don't freak
till long after the event is over, I do consider it a gift.... Anyway,
Thanks all for your concern.
My little one is up and running again, though she is still pretty shy
about the throttle. She was getting pretty wild for a new rider a
couple of weeks back, maybe this was not such a bad thing. I took her
to her first real track the other day and I have some video up at
rowdymouse . com . There is a video of her on the kids track, learning
how to be overtaken;) and a couple quick clips of the adult track and
a couple of the more airborne guests.
Note: the website above is not a commercial site yet, but it may be
someday... just for the record. There is nothing for sale or trade
there now, it's just a place for my kids racing stuff..
The vids were taken at Ct River Motocross (ctmotocross . com ). Great
place to ride, friendly family business.. I have no connections to
them, but they deserve a plug too.
