| We all have spectacular wrecks to tell about...this is where we will post them. Go to contact us and send us your story. If we run it we will send you your very own Slakker Racing sticker!...woo hoo ps...some pics may not be for the weak of heart, scroll down slowly. |
| Here is my story and I'm sticking to it! I came into the pits in second place in my line/class, but had a mechanical problem. My steering damper rod broke and Cass and Moto took it apart and put in a new one. I the process Troy Amacker came in behind me in his first BIG BIKE race and got out ahead of me. Did I mention he is fast and he is like my Nephew? Well, I was having my best race of the year! Well, I got out and wanted to catch him (Troy) and started to be able to see him in distance, maybe a 1/2 mile or so out there. So.....I was pushing myself to get him when the course started to get real rough in the main line. I was looking to find a smother line and started to follow the lines that where on either side of the course and YES it was smoother but.........There was this BIG ASS rock I didn't see. Out of the blue someone put it right in the way and I hit that thing so flippin hard and over the bars I went! I have never gone over the bars that hard! From impact to the ground was only about 15 feet! Who ever the guy was that I just passed waited for me to get up and convince him that I was OK and he could leave. Well, now.........How do I pick up my bike with one arm. I am just now realizing I was hurt and my shoulder was numb. So with some pain and real effort I got it up and had to ride 5 or so miles to the check point to get help. Felt like 50 miles! Thanks RUTS for all of your help in communicating with the finish to get help and to get the EMT's to me for the long ride back. The guys at that check where a great help! Thank you to Jeremy Whyte for your triage and for me being the first one to break in the new EMT bag! But I do have a suggestion for all of us who puts those little pain pills in our pack just in case we crash out there. Be sure you remember what kind of pills they are! I thought I had Vicoden and Tylenol, so I took 2 of each. Well, I they where not Vocoden, they where Valium, But the ride back was real cool! Thank Eric Amacker for going out to get my bike. Off to the hospital for a check up to find out it was a class 5 separation of the clavicle. A class 6 would take cadaver tendon to put it back together! All & all MRANN is a great club from top to bottom, thank you all! That's my story and I am sticking to it! See you at the track! Chris Cassinelli 62x |
| This story is from one of our LIL SLAKKERS, Zac Fitch. He is 10 and rides a 65 Kawasaki. He has been racing since he was 4 years old. "One day my friend and I were making jumps in my backyard and the first jump we made was out of a broken ladder and tile. My friend told me to jump it on my 50, so i did. The first couple times it was ok than the last time my front tire rolled over the first tile and made the front of the tile get stuck in the ground, then my back tire went on it and it clipped the tile and it shot my back tire into the air. Then I landed on a nose wheelie and flew threw the air about 20 '. When I hit the ground I landed on my head then my body. Right when my body hit the ground it flew into the air again and i ended up landing on the sprinkler system. My mom heard my friend call for her and she helped me get up and get to the shower." |
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| Over The Handlebar Club |
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Our buddy, Chris Cassinelli, just can't keep out of those hospitals. He even got a real fancy
helicopter ride out of this one! This spectacular wreck was at the Cheaters Oktoberfest race.
He was leading the novice pack when he hit a BFR and wadded up hard. (I know it was a
BFR because the cheaters put it in his truck as a souvenir and we helped put it in his front
yard) Chris managed to snap his femur at the top near his hip. He is doing much better now,
and hopefully he can join us soon. He has volunteered to help ride as an EMT member at
some upcoming races. CHECK OUT THESE X-RAYS!
helicopter ride out of this one! This spectacular wreck was at the Cheaters Oktoberfest race.
He was leading the novice pack when he hit a BFR and wadded up hard. (I know it was a
BFR because the cheaters put it in his truck as a souvenir and we helped put it in his front
yard) Chris managed to snap his femur at the top near his hip. He is doing much better now,
and hopefully he can join us soon. He has volunteered to help ride as an EMT member at
some upcoming races. CHECK OUT THESE X-RAYS!
This "over the handlebars" story was donated by Cody Hanson:
I was riding with my dad, cousin, and two uncles at Georgetown about a year ago. It was rainy
and we were on a really narrow trail that had a pretty shear cliff next to it. Some of you may have
been on it, there was a drainage pipe that ran the length of the trail and was basically all that
kept it from eroding away. My uncles were in front (both on DRZ 400s) and I was right behind
them on a CR 250 when we got to a little rocky stair step that looked pretty slippery. The first
uncle stopped to check it out and the second one didn't. He hit his back wheel, rolled
backwards into my front wheel, put his foot down to the left, and there was nothing there. The
first drop was about twelve feet. The bike landed on top of my uncle and luckily planted him hard
enough so that he stayed put. The bike bounced and continued on...and on and on. It did six or
seven cartwheels down about a 75 degree slope before coming to a stop about 200 feet below
the trail. My uncle was okay and we spent an hour looking for a way to drag it up. We ended up
riding him back double up and coming back the next weekend with lots of rope and a couple
come-alongs to get it out. Needless to say he was pretty distraught that week.
THANKS FOR SENDING THAT TO US CODY, GLAD YOUR UNCLE IS OK!!
I was riding with my dad, cousin, and two uncles at Georgetown about a year ago. It was rainy
and we were on a really narrow trail that had a pretty shear cliff next to it. Some of you may have
been on it, there was a drainage pipe that ran the length of the trail and was basically all that
kept it from eroding away. My uncles were in front (both on DRZ 400s) and I was right behind
them on a CR 250 when we got to a little rocky stair step that looked pretty slippery. The first
uncle stopped to check it out and the second one didn't. He hit his back wheel, rolled
backwards into my front wheel, put his foot down to the left, and there was nothing there. The
first drop was about twelve feet. The bike landed on top of my uncle and luckily planted him hard
enough so that he stayed put. The bike bounced and continued on...and on and on. It did six or
seven cartwheels down about a 75 degree slope before coming to a stop about 200 feet below
the trail. My uncle was okay and we spent an hour looking for a way to drag it up. We ended up
riding him back double up and coming back the next weekend with lots of rope and a couple
come-alongs to get it out. Needless to say he was pretty distraught that week.
THANKS FOR SENDING THAT TO US CODY, GLAD YOUR UNCLE IS OK!!
| This is a pic of what happens when you get a little crazy showin' off for the camera! Our buddy and official member of the slakker team, Brad Kohler, was showing off for the razerx camera at wsra pony soldier in nixon, April 2006 when he wrecked and broke his leg. ( i hear that he wrecked pretty bad at mammoth. We are sorry to hear this and hope you heal soon) |
name = Tyler Kuppenbender The Virginia City Grand Prix looked pretty good this year(got a new bike=D)and I was all pumped to go. So For another annual race at the Grand Prix all the riders lined up from 1 to about370-80 or so, anyway when my line came to the start line we were ready, the flag dropped and i got out in front of about half of the riders give or take, and down the hill we went... Around the first turn the first creek bed and a somewhat of a flat i was going against a kx250 at the time and there was a huge rut ahead with a single file trail behind it and neither of us was gonna let the other pass... So i jumped on the throttle even harder well so did he, he got in front, and my front tire clipped his back tire, well that was enough to make me lose control cause we were in about 4th or 5th gear, well anyway my front tire just started swerving then it slammed to the left from a large rock and the bike and i slammed into the face of the rut/ditch 4-5ft deep witch you were supposed ! To jump cause it had a small lip, anyway I ended up breaking all my left plastics off(and my visor)except for the back fender and the front one was barely on.I got a 3rd degree burn on my leg when the bike caught up to me and pinned me against the rut side just long enough for the pipe coming out of the top end burn me then i kicked it off and went to the side of the trail/track to catch my breath and let the riders behind me pass.I had some mild bruises and a good burn but my bike had hardly any plastics left in good condition and the frame was bent. |
| This is Nathan's humerus, he broke it at the Monkey Butt 100 race in Yerington, Sept.07 |