CMP Turn 8 Crash Friday Afternoon Group 1

[svmoto107]

Hey all,

I crashed in turn 8 at CMP Friday late afternoon just before the Checker came out.  I felt my rear spin up and my steering was to the stop.  I felt i could save it by riding it out... well then I woke up in the box on the way to Kershaw Hospital.  I was wondering if anyone saw this.  Where was I laying?  Where was my bike?  Was I walking around?  There was a report that I hit the inside Rumple, I'm having a hard time with that.  I was running a soft compound and it looks like they went away very quickly.

I was really looking forward to racing this weekend... I'm down with 6 broken ribs and a collar bone.  Hope everyone has a good weekend.   I see y'all at Roebling.

Thanks,

Philip Stracener
SV #17

[dylanfan53]

Sorry dude.  Welcome to the lumpy collarbone club. 

[catman]

DAYM Phil- hope all goes  :thumb:your  :thumb:way,quick return- CAT Homme

[Super Dave]

Bone healer.  Get some to shorten your recovery time.  Works well, and it's pretty inexpensive.

[junkF2]

Sorry to hear about this, hope the healing goes well

[stickboy274]

Glad your gonna be ok. It was along day Friday, and Sat wasn't working much better.

Luckily we had a bunch of rain mess with us there today, but thigs smoothed out some.

[REM6a]

You are one of many that track too this weekend.
Get better soon!

Oh and I would blame it on the Sand or that wire brush they buff the track with to make it extra slippery.

[svmoto107]

REM6a - You're too funny, unfortunately my RIBS aren't as happy to be laughing.  I have to blame it on me for not changing my rear tire.  I let it get way too worn down.   The soft compound seemed to go from not so good to very bad in just a few laps.   As I get faster, and more confident with the bike moving around, I begin to stretch things.  I was going to change my tires at lunch on Friday, but because of all the Red Flags and missed sessions, I decided to change them after the track day for the race weekend.   I think I'll break this habit now since I never made race day this time.  This was totally my fault this time.  It's a learning experience. 

I really would like to know what happened from the impact to the ambulance ride.  That's very strange.  I don't remember my helmet or leathers being removed.  Which reminds me.... I'm going to need more of those.

Thanks for your response,

Philip

[svmoto107]

Doc says I get to pick out a new clavicle...  Mine just wont do.  Can I get one made out of bendy stuff?

[Gixxerblade]

I am going through the same thing right now. Crappy thing about a collarbone. It seems to take forever to heal. When are you getting plated? I am getting mine April 26th and will be out of commission till the end of June. Good Luck man. My buddy said it was a pretty bad crash. Were you the one airlifted?

[svmoto107]

I was the last ride in the ambulance of the day (Friday) in the Expert group.  I guess no one saw it.   I'll be going in for surgery on May 2nd.   The doctor doesn't want to touch it right now until the skin heals.  I guess he needs a nicer canvas to work from.  Good luck with yours.  I hate that we'll both be out for the next few months.  VIR is calling me for June, but I think it still may be a bit early.   

[chaplain220]

Philip, sorry I missed ya bro, I went to the hospital but could not locate you.  I met up with Mike who broke his pelvis,(somethin like a year recovery time), and Sean with the compound fracture to the collar bone, he was in pretty good spirits and came to the track the next day.  I was also standing on turn 3 when Bryan went down hard on Saturday and was airlifted to Colombia with a fractured vertebrae.  I know what ya mean about the being knocked out thing.  I had a similar experience at Daytona and its kinda disorienting, I still hope I didnt say anything stupid while I was out.  I hope you heal well and as quickly as possible, I know there will be days when it's just so frustrating trying to sleep, NEVER SNEEZE, or cough, and getting out of cars is a bear.  Keep on the forum when ya start feeling like the world is leaving ya behind while you heal.  Art.