...'cause it's bitten a lot of people lately. I drove a buddy (#417 Amateur on the Honda motard) to the emergency room Saturday morning and watched another buddy (#157 Amateur on an R6) get airlifted Sunday. Three other people I know from this board had incidents this weekend too. :-/
Guess I didn't miss anything...
I didn't like that track last year, and from the sounds of it, wouldn't have enjoyed it much this year...
Ask Kevin (KC124) how he likes those 55-gallon trash barrels... :o
Kris,
How is Corey? any news?
Sounds like he'll be okay. They kept him overnight for observation. Sounds like he probably had a concussion (was out for a while) but no broken bones. His father stayed up there with him last night.
Very glad to hear AM #157 who was airlifted out on Sunday will be OK.
Never been up in a helicopter myself, and that's not how I want to get my first ride.
FWIW, I really like MAM. The track has a nice mix of speed and technical sections, good grip and lots of run-off in most places. Track temp was a killer, but probably good prep for Topeka in August.
Kris:
How is #417? Paul said it looked like he went down hard and wasn't feeling too good....
MAM was hungary this weekend. After the storm went through and the track got all dirty again (I'm sure the heat had something to do with it also), I think there were only a FEW classes on Sunday where there wasn't at least one bike down in each class.
Dawn :-/
QuoteKris:
How is #417? Paul said it looked like he went down hard and wasn't feeling too good....
Dawn :-/
I talked to Rob Saturday night. He has a broken collarbone and a couple of broken ribs. Wasn't sure at the time whether he might have some rotator cuff damage too. :-/
QuoteI talked to Rob Saturday night. He has a broken collarbone and a couple of broken ribs. Wasn't sure at the time whether he might have some rotator cuff damage too. :-/
Owch!
Both Paul and Steve Richardson was wondering. I will let them both know.
Thanks for the update.
Dawn ;)
P.S. Due to your lovely weather down there..... I am a lovely shade of red today. :-[ ;) ;D
QuoteP.S. Due to your lovely weather down there..... I am a lovely shade of red today. :-[ ;) ;D
And I live 5 hours southeast of MAM! You would probably burst into flame down here! Guess this hot weather isn't friendly to you Canadians, huh? :P ;)
QuoteGuess this hot weather isn't friendly to you Canadians, huh? :P ;)
LOL!!!
I do live more north than Toronto, Canada, but I am not a Canadian! ;) ;D
And yes, either burst into flames or just plain melt!
:-[
Dawn :)
last year, MAM was like Africa hot... No shade, dust and the track was greasy, yet ate the tires right off the bikes...
Quotelast year, MAM was like Africa hot... No shade, dust and the track was greasy, yet ate the tires right off the bikes...
Ain't that the way racing should be? ;D
QuoteP.S. Due to your lovely weather down there..... I am a lovely shade of red today. :-[ ;) ;D
Now you match Paul's SV!
Doc Stein broke his collar bone. :(
dollars to donuts you'll see Doc racing BHF. Hey Doc, if you read this, get better soon, along with all of you other crazies crashing. Crashing SUX!
QuoteAsk Kevin (KC124) how he likes those 55-gallon trash barrels... :o
Yeh, who put that thing in turn seven? ???
QuoteI talked to Rob Saturday night. He has a broken collarbone and a couple of broken ribs. Wasn't sure at the time whether he might have some rotator cuff damage too. :-/
Tell him I said, "Hi!" Wanted to see him, but I didn't.
MAM? Good track, funny quicks, but they all have them. That's part of the game. Polymer based asphalt has some specific problems too.
I was pretty happy. I saw so many people crash needlessly. Sure all crashes are needless, but with the weather conditions the way the were (I'm orginally from Omaha, so I call the weather kind of my home field advantage... ;D), you ride to conserve some strength. You can't make a bike do certain things. When I saw that I wasn't going to make up the ground and I was clear of the guys behind, I concentrated on working on the track, smoothing things out and cooling down the bike...which was actually reading a zillion degrees.
Anyway, I watched bowling for dollars happen in front of me and I made money because of it. I'm actually disappointed that I won't be going back until next year. But Topeka is coming....coool. (Not the weather... 8))
I hope the guy that ran me off the track in turn seven, won that practice session. >:(
Hot. Africa Hot. Didn't go well with the head cold/sinus infection I had until Sunday...well it was going away on Saturday.
I wish we went back as well. Finally figured out a couple of things with my riding (actually decision making) on Sunday, things that should help me at every track. Want to try a different gearing, and take out some downshifts.
The track has gotten easier on tires, at least Pirellis. Tom Mason and I were talking about how last year the Pirellis were shredded, and this year looked great. He noticed a big difference in tire wear. I had 6 races on a rear slick, and it was still hooking up great. Mind you, I'm not running 35's, but my lack of style can still shred a rear tire pretty quickly ;)
Well, I'm hoping MAM can become my second "home" track, cause you MW people just go to BHF way too much!
Tell Corey and Doc I said hi and hope they are feeling better soon!
One of the guys talked to Corey last night. He's back home (Columbia). I guess his hip hurts pretty bad; he swears it's broken but they didn't find anything. Hopefully he's just sore from the tumble.
Update on Rob Waddell (AM #417)
Haven't reached him today but Rob posted this on another site last night:
"Just wanted to add for any watching this post, I just got back from urgent care. I started coughing up some blood this afternoon. Looks like I can add a puctured lung to the list. No chest tube YET! Monitoring it for now and revisit chest x-rays Wednesday."