Hey everyone,
The day started out as usual. It was raining so it was going to be the first time using wets. I went out first on the 400 the grip was amazing, and with modest braking points i was five seconds a lap quicker than KK and ten seconds a lap quicker than Frosty. I was hovering around 1.16 lap times with huge amounts of time i could save.
I now went out on the 600 with wet tyres. We were told that there had been an oil spill through the esses and Castrol aswell as around the hairpin. The first 2 laps i took easy scrubbing in the new tyres and seeing where the oil was. In the 3rd lap i upped the pace and started to push it harder. The bike felt good, the tyres felt good and i felt good. On the 4th lap i exited the hairpin hooked second, hooked third, short shifted to fourth and entered turn 6. As i did this the bike fell on its side at a speed of between 180-200kmh. I hit the ripple strip and saw the bails coming. The next thing i remembered it was 4:30pm on Sunday and i was in Hospital.
From eye witness accounts i hit the bails hard, and i got knocked out. The apparent reason i fell off was due to a two stroke bike having one of its carb bowls fall off dumping pre-mixed petrol all over the track not just in the previous mentioned corners. Even though i came to and was supposedly alert i cant remember anything.
The injuries i sustained were; dislocated left shoulder, five left ribs fractured three of them fractured in two places. A small hole in my left lung, bruised kidney, bruised heart and a black eye. After leaving the emergency Department i spent 24 hrs in ICU. After this i spent 4 days in a ward. After an MRI scan i have had alot of soft tissue damage done to my left shoulder including tearing three of the five muscles for my rotator cuff aswell as a ligiment. Damage was also done to some of my nerves in my shoulder controlling my left arm. I also have a nice black eye.
So the verdict is that i have to have three weeks in a sling and physio to mend my shoulder. It is estimated that it will take 2-3 months for me to get full controll of my left arm and 6 weeks for my ribs to heal.
I would like to thank Chloe (for typing this hehehe) for supporting me this entire time especially at the track. The ambo staff (sorry for yelling). All the people that offered to take the van back (Hoon, Hayden Fitzgerald, KK, Frosty and anyone else that offered). Also the people that were concerned at the track. All the visitors at the Hospital and all the texts and phone calls i received.
Special thanks to: Chloe, my family, KK, Frosty, Milky, Chris Costello and Lynette, the ambos, the nurses and doctors.
As for the bike. Its not too bad, and needs only a few things to fix it. Mainly fairings and rear sub frame.
Cheers Chris
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to compensate for the lack of strength in his other arm. 
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