Administrators Eric Hall Posted August 18, 2017 Author Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 Good news: Ken is fine. He came up on a quad/truck accident and used his spot for the injured quad rider. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted August 18, 2017 Author Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 Ken is calling it at pit 9 mile 300. He's wiped out and his rear wheel is toast. He lost too many spokes and one is in the sprocket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greedyg Posted August 19, 2017 My Ride Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 16 minutes ago, Eric Hall said: Ken is calling it at pit 9 mile 300. He's wiped out and his rear wheel is toast. He lost too many spokes and one is in the sprocket. Damn, sounds like a valiant effort tho. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyNuke Posted August 19, 2017 Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 My Disney pins survived, and my wife was super stressed then relieved after activating my beacon for another racer.I will get more up over the next few days, but 300 miles and traveling to Reno. Now I need a beer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motochefarwi Posted August 19, 2017 My Rides (2) Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 My Disney pins survived, and my wife was super stressed then relieved after activating my beacon for another racer.I will get more up over the next few days, but 300 miles and traveling to Reno. Now I need a beer Still smilin! Good on ya bud! Thanks for Sharing the adventure! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyNuke Posted August 19, 2017 Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 An update on Alex from Oregon who caused me to activate my SPOT.Here is the latest update that I've seen Hi Folks, (this from Ron Kollitz via Mom)Quick update... we had a wreck halfway thru the Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno race. Don't know the details of the cause yet, but Alex ended up being on the wrong end of the quad and had to be air evac'd to Reno. He ended up with a fractured scapula, multiple fractures on the spine (upper and lower back), a few fractured ribs, and a couple of minor bleeds in the head. He is dazed and confused (more than usual), has moments of clarity, but at last check, thought that it was 1976 and that Ford is presidentThe good news... looks like none of the fractures will require any invasive surgery. He will be in a brace (or two), for a few months, but that should be about it. They will be doing another CAT scan soon to see how the brain is doing. This will help tell us what to expect for his mental recovery (and this needs to be stabilized prior to ANY other treatment). They are waking him every hour and running him thru the mental tests. He has his moments of clarity, but time will tell...Will keep you updated here.Desert racing while fun can be very dangerous, and you are at the mercy of your fellow racers. I stayed with him for 45 minutes and the clarity rings true while I was on location waiving cars around and reassuring him that help was on the way. I departed with 2 helicopters, but neither was a medical transport. That took longer still, we all need to pray for his speedy recovery 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyNuke Posted August 19, 2017 Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 Some carnage photos of my XR. Final tally I am down 5 spokes with a 6th about to break.Bent my protaper bars, twisted front end, rough/bent vanguard.Helmet is a bit crashed up from my high side at mile 98 or 100, and a massive bruise from landing on a softball sized rock with bumm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted August 20, 2017 Author Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Ken is too modest but the unofficial results show that he is the furthest solo amateur Iron Man to complete the race at 300 miles. There were only three solo riders who finished and they were all pro class! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyNuke Posted August 20, 2017 Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 Ended up 5 of 20 finished in my class. Ranging from 13.5 hours on course to over 15! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motochefarwi Posted August 20, 2017 My Rides (2) Report Share Posted August 20, 2017 1 hour ago, NavyNuke said: Ended up 5 of 20 finished in my class. Ranging from 13.5 hours on course to over 15! Bro you are an animal! nice work. Dig hearing our XLADV peeps at these events! You rocked it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted August 21, 2017 Author Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 We were at pit 9 and the mood was very somber because of an accident that had just occurred. Very sad to report the death of a rider, Chris Carlisle. RIP 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyHustler Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 RIP Chris Carlisle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greedyg Posted August 21, 2017 My Ride Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 29 minutes ago, HeavyHustler said: RIP Chris Carlisle. Semper Fi brother... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted August 24, 2017 Author Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 Got my video together from pitting for Ken this past weekend. This should give you an idea of what it's like from the pit side! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyNuke Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 Got my video together from pitting for Ken this past weekend. This should give you an idea of what it's like from the pit side! Nice to see the pit side too. You guys put in a lot of work and stress trying to help a racer get to the finish line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beemer bunny Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 nice video! thanks for sharing 👍 true, the pit side view of not one we are used to seeing when race videos are put together. super interesting. and again, well done to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted August 24, 2017 Author Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 9 hours ago, NavyNuke said: 10 hours ago, Eric Hall said: Got my video together from pitting for Ken this past weekend. This should give you an idea of what it's like from the pit side! Nice to see the pit side too. You guys put in a lot of work and stress trying to help a racer get to the finish line. Just a bit of stress when you activated your SPOT but other than that it was really cool! You made it very easy on us too because you had put so much into prep on the front side. I pitted next to the Redbull guys in pit 6 and their recommendation for hydration was 1 part pedialyte, 3 parts water. I may do that for Baja Rally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Hall Posted August 24, 2017 Author Administrators My Rides (3) Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 That rock garden. Luckily it wasn't too far 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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