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Originally Posted by cg_ops
After 5 years of riding/tracking, I was in an accident that pretty much destroyed the left side of my body: nearly completely severed my left/dominant arm at the shoulder, losing 100% of function as well as shattering that arm's humerus/radius/ulna, broke 4 ribs, broke 6 vertebrae in my neck/back, compound fracture of my femur/knee (which punctured my leathers!), collapsed a lung... I'd "died" a couple times on the table; ~60seconds of flatline total due to blood loss, which is crazy to think about since they ended up giving me a total of ~2 full oil changes (17 units of blood).
It was life-changing to say the least. But I never stopped loving riding - it was/is one of my biggest passions. So, 8 years later (and, (surprisingly, with my family's blessing, having seen how diminished my spirit had become) I got back in the saddle and have been riding on hard mode for the last 14 years.
Some of my favorite shots
My wife and I
I even joined AMA Flat Track Racing for a season
My peak stable
My pre-accident R6 track bike
And streetfighter R6
Equal parts fun & ghetto
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You, sir..... are a steely eyed missile man!
R.