wish I could say I had a great time at the trackday today but I lowsided in T4 in only the second session. broke a metal coolant hose connector so I was done for the day. Unhurt except my pinky got squashed under the clip on/brake. nail is turning all sorts of colors underneath....
I was running race take-off tires, wasnt going hard but I guess I had a bit too much lean. Front just tucked nice and easy...bike and I slid and bike rolled once when it caught the grass edge. happened to a bunch of people today actually.

no broken bones this time....
pics to follow.

DAMN IT!

Glad you're okay, and at the track, and glad that you had (mostly) track plastics.


If you need help turning a wrench on anything, let me know.



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Which leathers did you have on?

NO MORE CRASHING!

Glad you're alright..

Glad you're allright.  Say No to race take-offs.

Pablo soak your pinky or whole hand in Epsom salts Water.  Just Don't Drink it.

man that suck but at least you are alright.  hopefully it will be an easy repair for the bike as well. 

Pinky -- ouch! 
Bike -- ouch! 

Pablo -- OK!    (Ice, ice it baby!  Then when the nail turns purple, drill a small hole in it to relieve the pressure. Really. It works!)

See kids. That was the place for this type of behavior. There are no six inch concrete curbs or people in Fords to impact with.

I just wish the pain in my side were lowside related.

On second thought, maybe not.

Glad your ok, could always be worse!

+1 on the epsom salts, they are godlike!


Remember the gods will extract their dues from you, if ya wanna play ya gotta play! Ever crash in a crit? Those get sooo nasty!

Heal up!

Quote from: rob1bike on November 25, 2006, 08:36:39 PM
Glad your ok, could always be worse!

+1 on the epsom salts, they are godlike!


Remember the gods will extract their dues from you, if ya wanna play ya gotta play! Ever crash in a crit? Those get sooo nasty!

Heal up!

Yeap they have Kept me from going to the Doctor/Hospital Many Times.If it's Sore it won't be the next morning.If it's Blood shot it usually Takes it away within a Few Days.I've even Had Blood Poisoning with Red Streaks Running from the Wounds on Various parts of my Body and usually Gotten rid of the Infection within a Few Days.I even took the Swelling out of my Broken foot Before.My Toes just turned Black fr a few days.I was Walking on it again within 2 weeks.Yeap Didn't go to the Doctor and Just have a little bit of a Limp.

glad you're relatively ok.

thanks everyone. getting a bit sore...gonna be bruised on my right shoulder and ribs, and on my left tricep (bike hit me).

QuoteWhich leathers did you have on?

QuoteGlad you're okay, and at the track, and glad that you had (mostly) track plastics.

I just installed NEW race plastics...except the tail, that was my old track plastic.




Damage to bike:
-race plastics in need of patch and repair.
-left frame slider ripped out of bracket
-left OEM rearset bent, but useable
-crushed metal coolant line, leaks coolant
-rear subframe more bent than before
-right barend needs replacing
-right master cylinder/lever/barend round down a bit
-right frame slider did its job, but looks worse for wear
-tiny 1/4" diameter chip in rear marchesini lip

bike runs and I rode it back to the pits so most everything else seems fine.

damage to gear:
-kushitani surfing on right thigh, arm and shoulder
-NEW alpinestar GP-Plus gloves scraped but did their job wonderfully
-NEW Sidi Vertigo boots (right one) scraped up but did its job wonderfully. Appears to have slid heavily on the toe slider so I guess the bike was partly on my foot as we initially slid.
-1.yr old helmet has small gash on right rear...might run it as is for a bit.
GOOD GEAR WORKS.

Quote(Ice, ice it baby!  Then when the nail turns purple, drill a small hole in it to relieve the pressure. Really. It works!)

several of my buddies also said the same thing, from experience...currently only the right half, from tip to end, of my pinky nail has turned blue/green.

what happened:
cold tires on a cold day. came out of the pits to start my second session, 2 buddies in front of me, one buddy immediately behind me. came out on the track on a slight turn (actually T2 of the course), then into 3/4 which is a chicane. I transitioned from the left turn 3 to right turn 4 and as I got to what would be my full lean on first lap, before I even got on the gas it just slipped away from me.  I hit the ground and slid right next to my bike. I was partly on the bike (left arm)...I guess I was sliding faster than the bike?...As the bike went off the pavement and hit the grass it flipped, hitting the underside of my left arm and slamming the left side of the bike into the ground. It took a full tumble, in my full view...oh my eyes!... When we came to a stop I got up and did the classic head shaking walk toward the barricades further on. Ambulance crew came and told me what a wonderful slide I did...years of practice racing bicycles...

QuoteEver crash in a crit?

...years of practice racing bicycles...


I feel more sorry for the friend of a friend that showed up on his ducati 999r (isnt that like $25k?)...he lowsided and said his side fairing alone was gonna run him $2k (all carbon fiber). Why he didnt pony up $1200 for good race plastics (unlike me, spending $400) is beyond me...

Pablo, I'm glad you're alright.

And it always sucks when brand new stuff gets trashed, huh? What a rip.

At least you remember your crash lol. I was knocked unconscious and woke up on the ambulence.....


Glad you're ok though. 

Damn Pablo, glad you're ok.  I have a partly smashed fingernail right now, too (from work) and people keep telling me about the poking the hole thing and I *refuse* to do it.  Ick.

I think those swanky leathers look great a little skuffed up!

Quote from: pantablo on November 25, 2006, 04:58:22 PM
wish I could say I had a great time at the trackday today but I lowsided in T4 in only the second session. broke a metal coolant hose connector so I was done for the day. Unhurt except my pinky got squashed under the clip on/brake. nail is turning all sorts of colors underneath....
I was running race take-off tires, wasnt going hard but I guess I had a bit too much lean. Front just tucked nice and easy...bike and I slid and bike rolled once when it caught the grass edge. happened to a bunch of people today actually.

no broken bones this time....
pics to follow.

ummm glad youre okay man, but hmmm me thinks, you need ngfl's designation "sir crash alot", but this happens, least you were essentially unscathed

 

Glad you came out better this time than last.  Didn't you promise not to do this again? I could  have sworn ya' did...

Please be more careful at the track, pablo. World domination is difficult enough without anyone on the "take over the world" team being out of commission!   

Here's some advice from an old worthless piece of shaZam! man that you detest on this board.

Hopefully you'll learn before that wife and child are without a father to have and to hold.

Quote from: Old Mr. Wilson on November 26, 2006, 09:46:16 PM
Here's some advice from an old worthless piece of shaZam! man that you detest on this board.

Hopefully you'll learn before that wife and child are without a father to have and to hold.

Learn what??  How to play the bagpipes? Or ballroom dance? What dude??  What?

"HE" knows "good and damn well"   "what".

Read the topic shitforbrains.