harriebird
23-10-2007, 12:18 PM
couple of piccies from cadwell before i had my liitle crash.
a few people have asked now so here we are.
i crashed while going for an overtake through Hall Bends - very brave but ultimately doomed! the old cliche, it all happened so fast! i just remember thinking "this isn't going to......" argghhhh and i was tumbling and landing on bits and then it hurt lots!
anyway i got the teensiest teensiest bit of air on the mountain which looks quite cool, scary as **** when the bars start to weave but good afterwards!
http://www.ducatisti.co.uk/gallery/data/521/Harriebird.JPG
the second picture is of me managing to stay ahead of zimbo (he was probably just about to overtake!) so i was chuffed.
http://www.ducatisti.co.uk/gallery/data/521/HB_and_Zimbo.JPG
i've shattered the trapezium bone (above the scaphoid, at the bottom of the thumb) and broken the metacarpal bone in my thumb, on my right hand which is very frustrating and quite scary too.
i just have to wait and see how it heals before anything else as it's on a really crucial joint in the body - to quote mr simpson "that joint is the only thing that stops us being monkeys"
the bike is fine, i have a dent in the tank from where the bars hit, but that's about all. any of you aspiring DDers will be pleased to hear that the monsters crash very well!
i had to be cut out of my leathers, my hand was at a pretty grim angle and i was too much of a baby to put it through my sleeve. Lily made them cut through the stretch panel though, to make it easier to repair.
everyone was great, Lily stayed with me all afternoon and kept me company at the hospital, and Ruth drove me home. and a big thanks to the marshall who put her arms round me to shield me from the people watching, so i could have a big old girlie sob without everyone looking at me!
so. not the best end to the season, but once i heal i hope to be back out there asap :clap
a few people have asked now so here we are.
i crashed while going for an overtake through Hall Bends - very brave but ultimately doomed! the old cliche, it all happened so fast! i just remember thinking "this isn't going to......" argghhhh and i was tumbling and landing on bits and then it hurt lots!
anyway i got the teensiest teensiest bit of air on the mountain which looks quite cool, scary as **** when the bars start to weave but good afterwards!
http://www.ducatisti.co.uk/gallery/data/521/Harriebird.JPG
the second picture is of me managing to stay ahead of zimbo (he was probably just about to overtake!) so i was chuffed.
http://www.ducatisti.co.uk/gallery/data/521/HB_and_Zimbo.JPG
i've shattered the trapezium bone (above the scaphoid, at the bottom of the thumb) and broken the metacarpal bone in my thumb, on my right hand which is very frustrating and quite scary too.
i just have to wait and see how it heals before anything else as it's on a really crucial joint in the body - to quote mr simpson "that joint is the only thing that stops us being monkeys"
the bike is fine, i have a dent in the tank from where the bars hit, but that's about all. any of you aspiring DDers will be pleased to hear that the monsters crash very well!
i had to be cut out of my leathers, my hand was at a pretty grim angle and i was too much of a baby to put it through my sleeve. Lily made them cut through the stretch panel though, to make it easier to repair.
everyone was great, Lily stayed with me all afternoon and kept me company at the hospital, and Ruth drove me home. and a big thanks to the marshall who put her arms round me to shield me from the people watching, so i could have a big old girlie sob without everyone looking at me!
so. not the best end to the season, but once i heal i hope to be back out there asap :clap