HDTboy Manfeild Nuts

[HDTboy]

Disclaimer:I'm writing this semi-drugged
Showed up Friday to try and get some practise laps in on KZ's K2, Spent all morning getting it going, then got two sessions on it.

Went out in practise on Saturday morning, was trying to go quicker and quicker when I locked the rear wheel changing down into splash on the 3rd or 4th lap. Spent the rest of the session studying how the fast guys went about it.

Thanks to Kicking Zebra, I borrowed a peg and gear lever to get out again, and Two Smocker for lending me a rear sprocket to get my gearing in the right ballpark.

Went out in the second practise session and was much more comfortable with the bike. Qualified pretty far down the grid.

First race Snuday, I went out and started chasing Jason down after passing cleve and someone else. Got lapped by a few fast guys, then when Craig Shirrifs came past me into turn one I thought I'd try to stick to back of him and get a bit of a tow / learn how to ride quickly. I wound the throttle open at the same point as he did exiting turn one and remember seeing my front wheel underneath me before rolling off the track and crawling up the tyre wall. Caught a lift back with the medics, and found that I had a sore shoulder.

That was my weekend. I spent the rest of the aftrenoon in hospital. My left collarbone is broken right through. The bike broke a fork leg, and brake line, has a big scratch on the frame, and may be bent.

I won't be racing again for quite some time

Thanks to, in no particular order: Cleve, Nicksta, Keystone, Kicking Zeb & Bronwyn, Two Smoker & Chloe, Vtec, Mum, and everyone else who I may have misplaced (see top line)

Huge thanks to Carbines Engineering for providing me the bike to ride this summer.

[kiwifruit]

damn!
sorry to hear that man

[Matt Bleck]

Shit happens bro, get back on that horse as soon as possible!

[bistard]

Mate,I was watching when Craig passed you & I saw your right hand move the same time as craigs & instantly thought fuck here we go & sure enough
big cloud of dust & you crawling out the otherside of it & up the tyre wall
Just goes to show how soon the fast guys get on the gas aye!!
Hope you heal up soon
Bistard

[Ivan]

I saw you airborn I mean your body looked nasty.
And I saw your bike in the pit veryvery very nasty Sucks about collarbone

[Keystone19]

Dude...

I'm just glad it was only a collarbone.

[svs]

heal fast dude. saw you go down. and saw the bike later.

you'll heal up fine, mine's ok now. taken a few months, but no surgery or anything and it was in 3 pieces. you'll get frustrated after a while but it will heal, no matter how bad the break. Only thing i can think of that i wish they'd done to me is to align the bones now before it starts healing - that should help it heal quicker.

[skelstar]

Sucked to see you crashed mate. Hope you heal quickly.

[Meekey_Mouse]

Ouch, that sucks. As others have said... hope you heal up quick

[Cleve]

Hey Gav. That was a real bummer.

However the lesson is every time you pass me you crash.
JUST DON'T PASS ME and you will fine.
OK?

Get well as soon as you can. Maybe at the April 1 PMCC final round?

[Goblin]

Gonzo Gav eh! Bummer to see you had a Muppet moment yet good to see injuries are fairly minimal, considering. Rest up and heal well.

Guess there will be a vacancy at Hell.

[bugjuice]

sux arse dude.. hope the healin goes quick.
why no more racin tho? the cost of the repairs?

[Toast]

Bugger Gav.

Make sure you get good treatment on the collar bone as it heals. Since they can't be put in a cast and it's hard to stop them from moving around, they can take ages to heal. Mine snapped a second time, in the same place, with only a small hit.

All the best. Make the most of the down time

[Toast]

sux arse dude.. hope the healin goes quick.
why no more racin tho? the cost of the repairs?

He said 'for quite some time'...I'm guessing it's 'cos of the broken collar bone, eh

[Nicksta]

dude.... heal quick... was a bummer to hear about your collar bone...
but very glad it was only that....
was cool hanging out for the weekend... take care and see you soon ay...
you were looking good out there before the off....

i must admit i said pretty loud, what a muppet when i saw it.... glad(ish) the tradition is staying alive..... but bummer all the same...