I broke my lower back (T11, T12, L1) about 10 years ago in an auto accident. Thanks to a mis-diagnosis by the rent-a-doc at the local two-bit trauma center and my own stubborness and stupidity, I did not get proper medical treatment for more than six (6) months and was left with a permanently damaged [...]
Entries Tagged as 'injury'
Red Bull Big Limits New Years Eve
December 26th, 2007 · No Comments · Events
360° backflip in a truck is just not a good idea. Last week we noted that offroad truck racer Rhys Millen was going to try and backflip a truck as part of the Red Bull No Limits New Year’s Eve spectacular. Practice didn’t go so well. From Rhys Millen, in the hospital… After successfully landing [...]
Tags: injury·media·RhysMillen
5-time World MX Champion Jobe injured
December 19th, 2007 · No Comments · Racing, Vintage
motoverte.com is reporting that 5-time FIM MX World Champion Georges Jobe was seriously injured during a ride with friends in Dubai. According to Belgian newspaper reports Jobe suffered a spinal cord injury that has left him with weakness on his right side. Our wishes for a positive diagnosis and full recovery go out to the [...]
Tags: GeorgesJobe·injury·motocross
The cost of inner conflict
August 28th, 2007 · No Comments · Fitness and Health, Politics of Riding, Safety
On Aug. 12, 1978 Darryl Stingley, a wide receiver for the NFL’s New England Patriots, was leaping for a pass he had no chance of catching. Stingley was airborne, his body almost parallel to the ground, arms outstretched. Jack Tatum, a defensive back for the Oakland Raiders, was running at full speed toward Stingley. Tatum launched [...]
