Oopsie at Kiwi Track Day

**prettybillie** · 12th April 2009, 20:45

Well my fourth track day didn't exactly go well - Pukekohe 11 April

It was a crap day but I was so buzzing to get out there.....perhaps a little too eager.

My group was called and the rain came down. The first two laps we did the manditory follow around, and then we were off.....so to speak!!!!

I hit castrol corner, accelerated out of the corner and the back wheel spun out from under me and BANG I hit the ground!

I thought sweet I'm okay, looked up and shit - 8 bikes coming for me. Went to get up off the track and couldn't move.......I lay on the track hoping like hell the bikes coming towards me had control and could miss me. Phew they did.

Next minute all the fabulous guys from Kiwi Track Days were at my side calming me down and telling me I'll be okay. The ambulance came and then again shit! They had to cut my leathers off me!!!! Thankfully Steve from Kiwi Track Days reminded me I had insurance so no drama.

So they were sticking needles in me, poking, proding and giving me some gooooooood drugs, but all I kept yelling was how is my bike? How is my baby bike? One of the guys from Kiwi Track Days said to me he rode it back to the pits. After I was told that I was able to relax and enjoy my drugs.

Well after two days in hospital I'm out recovering from a broken arm and a cracked hip. I'm really lucky - it could have been a whole heap worse!

Thanks heaps to the team from Kiwi Track Days - you guys really looked after me and calmed me down....not to mention, Steve my friends who came to get my car and bike thought you were hot ha! Also heaps of thanks to Patricia who I've met through AMCC who also ran around after me.

Well, I'm fully insured so the bike will be back on the road soon I hope and I'll totally be out there again.

A word of warning from my experience - always make sure you check your tyres before getting on the bike....

**GIXser** · 12th April 2009, 20:58

Hey you.. glad to see youre semi ok.. i guess your the person that was pitted next to us, (we were the guys in the lg tent)
dont let it stop ya.. recover well and see ya at the next trackday..

**Duke girl** · 12th April 2009, 21:07

Hi ya Chick,
Glad to hear besides a few broken bones that you are ok?. From what i read it sounded bloody scary lying there on the track not been able to move with bikes coming at you from all angles. Well done to all those guys who managed to get pass you with hitting you. I hope you recover from your injuries and will soon be back out there doing what you enjoy. You takecare of yourself and I look forward to catching up with you sometime in the near future. Cheers.

**Squiggles** · 12th April 2009, 21:10

Good work to the other riders for avoiding ya

**Pussy** · 12th April 2009, 21:32

Good news that you're relatively okay!

**MsKABC** · 12th April 2009, 21:33

Well that's very dramatic, glad you are OK-ish. Mend up quickly

**aff-man** · 12th April 2009, 21:48

Glad to hear you're doing good.....
Yeh steve runs a good ship...

When you're back out and about stop by the LG tent and say Hi.

**Tony.OK** · 12th April 2009, 22:43

Shit thats no good.................hope ya mend well

**scuzeme** · 13th April 2009, 06:22

Hope you OK Leanne.

So it was a a highside then?
You know i would come and visit but its a hell of a long drive from Wellington Chick.
Hope you heal up quickly and when you have, you will need to assess what went wrong, make the adjustments to your riding style and machine, so you can get round the headf#@k, dont fell bad or stupid or anything else, it happens to eveyone, think of it as part of your initiation mate.
Take it easy and enjoy the paid time off.

**flame** · 13th April 2009, 10:06

Just glad your ok L (well mostly eh). Dont worry, it happens, it just comes with the territory. Bugger it has to hurt though eh

. Just a bumma you had to go and do it NOW! coz I was really looking forward to catching up with you next weekend!!!!!

Hope you heal up fast and are back on the gix real quick

**NZsarge** · 13th April 2009, 10:10

Sorry to here you damaged yourself but as you say it could have been a lot worse, heal quick.

**prettybillie** · 13th April 2009, 10:19

Originally Posted by flame

Just glad your ok L (well mostly eh). Dont worry, it happens, it just comes with the territory. Bugger it has to hurt though eh

. Just a bumma you had to go and do it NOW! coz I was really looking forward to catching up with you next weekend!!!!!

Hope you heal up fast and are back on the gix real quick

Hey chick - I'll be there anyway. Already booked the hotel and working in
palmy on the Monday. No bike though and not too sure how good a pit bitch I'll make ha

**vifferman** · 13th April 2009, 10:33

Sorry to hear your bad news. I hope you heal well, and that this doesn't dent your confidence.
Just remember - this could've happened to anyone. Lookit all the professional racers who crash on the first corner, even in the dry!

**sinfull** · 13th April 2009, 10:46

Sorry to hear that Billie !
Never nice to see someone hurtin !
So them fun..i mean airbags wern't inlated enough to give ya some bounce then ?
Save me some space on ya cast !