OUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know there are a loty of people out there that wonder if I ever take time away from the track and of course, I do while driving or flying to another track :) There are gaps in the schedules though where I have a few days off away from the track and the shop and when time permits I love to ride dirt bikes. My own current bike is a 99 Yamaha YZ400F purchased from a very close friend with a brand new motor at the time. Previously I had a Yamaha YZ426F and loved that bike. I don't know why I love the kick starter okay..... finesse, right of passage ???????

Having the season over and only having one day in January to attend at Sears Point, it was time to take a few days to go have fun in the dirt, this time at Jawbone OHV rec area just NE of Mojave. Many friends have been there and come back with incredible stories, so for many years this has been on the to do list.

The lure was set with friends of ours heading there in an RV so the trip was set. On New Years eve just before lunch I lost control of the front wheel as it violently turned to the left. That drove my groin and left leg immediately into the bar and completely destryed the balance of the bike - therefore I was to be ejected on the high side. I landed full force and full bodyweight on a rock on the ball joint on my right leg and then drove my right shoulder into the ground after a quick somersault. I couldn't move for some time but after a short while managed to check myself out and move everything. I crawled to the bike and shut the fuel off and then waited for my group to realize that I was missing as I was sweeping at the back travelling on average at 15mph over a dirt highway 10' wide.

A friend dashed back to the parking lot and got his Toyota while Fire Paramedics stopped and chatted with me concluding that I was hurt but not in need of a helicopter flight. I was loaded into the Toyota and driven back to the camp site. By the time I got back everything was loaded and we set sail for Bakersfield hospital. Thankfully Dr. Ellis a WSMC racer was in the ER on duty and he took great care of me. Net damage - three or more fractures to the pelvis, several ligaments ruptured, my pelvis open and no longer level, not to mention all the other soft tissue damage. Damn it, all at 15mph........

I left the next morning and came back to Marin. Since them I have been working hard on diet, homeopathic medicines, natural supplements etc to heal; as quickly but correctly as possible. Dr Jasson whom I saw yesterday confirmed the injuries but was amazed at my recovery so far. However, I need to be in a wheelchair to allow my hip to re-join, then I can walk or try to.

In the interim, there's lots of work to do for 09! I will put another update up soon!