Kerry Matthews
Well-Known Member
For those that remember my post about buying a new Birel racing kart...
First day out in it, I separated a rib. Ouch. I was sore, but didn't know it was damaged. Ended up racing the following weekend, couldn't breathe. Come to find out it's separated, so I took a few weeks off. This past weekend, I raced out at Blue Max Kart Club in Davis in a 'crossover' race between Davis, Dixon, and Prairie City. Huge turnout, At least 120 karts of various classes showed up! We had 13 karts our TaG novice group.
I was doing OK in our first heat.... until the guy in the 96 kart & I touched his back tire with my front tire...
I'm told it was THE best kart krash in years!
I just spent 3 days at the UC Davis Med Center for 3 fractured ribs on the right side, (as opposed to the separated rib on the left side.) a fractured clavicle, and a collaped lung, which they re-inflated. And a large portion of my upper chest & neck are black & blue... OUCH! I made it 47 yrs without breaking any bones.... until now. And this was my second time getting flipped in a kart! It was a big race, so there were photographers doing their thing, and depending on how you look at it, I was lucky enough to have one standing at the turn where this 'event' occured. He's got copyrighted stuff, so all I can post is the link to the site where the pics are at. I'm the guy in red in the 33x kart. Click on the right 'next' button to view them... There's about 10 of them... enjoy!
I got to ride in an ambulance... again... Although this time I remember it! lol
I haven't seen the kart yet, although I'm told it's tore up pretty good, though no frame or engine damage. So I'm hoping that Bill can mount a 'trucker's knob' on the steering wheel, because all I have is my left hand to steer with for this week's race at Prairie City. (just kidding.) I'm probably done for a FEW weeks at least... At least until I buy a new helmet to replace the Arai that I trashed.
First day out in it, I separated a rib. Ouch. I was sore, but didn't know it was damaged. Ended up racing the following weekend, couldn't breathe. Come to find out it's separated, so I took a few weeks off. This past weekend, I raced out at Blue Max Kart Club in Davis in a 'crossover' race between Davis, Dixon, and Prairie City. Huge turnout, At least 120 karts of various classes showed up! We had 13 karts our TaG novice group.
I was doing OK in our first heat.... until the guy in the 96 kart & I touched his back tire with my front tire...
I'm told it was THE best kart krash in years!
I just spent 3 days at the UC Davis Med Center for 3 fractured ribs on the right side, (as opposed to the separated rib on the left side.) a fractured clavicle, and a collaped lung, which they re-inflated. And a large portion of my upper chest & neck are black & blue... OUCH! I made it 47 yrs without breaking any bones.... until now. And this was my second time getting flipped in a kart! It was a big race, so there were photographers doing their thing, and depending on how you look at it, I was lucky enough to have one standing at the turn where this 'event' occured. He's got copyrighted stuff, so all I can post is the link to the site where the pics are at. I'm the guy in red in the 33x kart. Click on the right 'next' button to view them... There's about 10 of them... enjoy!
I got to ride in an ambulance... again... Although this time I remember it! lol
I haven't seen the kart yet, although I'm told it's tore up pretty good, though no frame or engine damage. So I'm hoping that Bill can mount a 'trucker's knob' on the steering wheel, because all I have is my left hand to steer with for this week's race at Prairie City. (just kidding.) I'm probably done for a FEW weeks at least... At least until I buy a new helmet to replace the Arai that I trashed.
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