Originally Posted by
Racer Ex
Hope his brain stops bleeding.
Me too.
He came and visited in the trauma center after racing was done when one of my best friends had her face ripped off and fractured a couple vertebrae and helped a lot in keeping her spirits up while we waited around for the various medical imaging to come back. A bunch of people came by and they actually let them all in to hang out and everybody told ER stories while we waited. Almost everybody had at least one.
That incident is probably why I stopped racing, though I had already been burned out on it for a while. I promoted and officiated for a while after that, but I think I only raced a few more times. I might get back to it, but the one you're referring to reminded me how dangerous it can be.
It's also a like a second full time job if you want to stay competitive, and these days I mostly just want to go out for a nice ride.