I just wrecked really hard at the mx track a week ago.Without listing the injuries right now,I won't be able to walk for 3 mos after this (hopefully)last surgery on Tues.
The reason I need to hang it up is the concussion-#7.I know moto and dh aren't the same,but my head dosent know the difference.I'm 42,I finally got to the goal of turning pro at age 39.The **** part is that I'm actually faster now than 10 years ago-in part to moto,which I didn't start till I was 35.
I have thee best wife in the world and 2 great boys, 15 & 10.She has been nothing but supportive in the last 14 years of racing and seemingly constant injury and surgery that they help me through..You start dooing both sports and they add up really quick.I only did 7 -8 races in moto as I hated blowing a 12 hr day only to sit around all day to get 20 laps in(one time,my Motos where so close together and 1st and 3rd motos,I did them,drove back home ate, showered and laid around,drove back and did the last ones)Anyway,moto has been a training aid for DH,my true love anyway.
Here's the deal though,people are already like "Dude,just chill,get an am bike and keep riding and show these young punks up"I've tried to do that before,it's just not me.Everytime I'm on a bike,I'm preparing for a race,whether or not I only race once or twice a year.I'm pushing myself in a race mentality all the time.It keeps me soo motivated in other areas of my life and I don't think I've acknowledged it to myself or what I'll do when it's gone.
I mean mentally,I AM done.I know I am.But today I was looking at the pics from the S.A race today and I was so bonered up about it,and I'm like "what the hell am I doing to myself"it's gonna be torture until I can funnel that energy to something else.Alot of other sports are either to rich or require too much auto motive mechanical knowledge.
....if you ever wonderd what 7 concussions do to your head ^^^^ it reads like this^^
Any feedback is welcome,except the "hey just ride and enjoy nature" thanks,to anyone who can help and maybe offer a perspective maybe I haven't considered --and I don't smoke weed,either.
The reason I need to hang it up is the concussion-#7.I know moto and dh aren't the same,but my head dosent know the difference.I'm 42,I finally got to the goal of turning pro at age 39.The **** part is that I'm actually faster now than 10 years ago-in part to moto,which I didn't start till I was 35.
I have thee best wife in the world and 2 great boys, 15 & 10.She has been nothing but supportive in the last 14 years of racing and seemingly constant injury and surgery that they help me through..You start dooing both sports and they add up really quick.I only did 7 -8 races in moto as I hated blowing a 12 hr day only to sit around all day to get 20 laps in(one time,my Motos where so close together and 1st and 3rd motos,I did them,drove back home ate, showered and laid around,drove back and did the last ones)Anyway,moto has been a training aid for DH,my true love anyway.
Here's the deal though,people are already like "Dude,just chill,get an am bike and keep riding and show these young punks up"I've tried to do that before,it's just not me.Everytime I'm on a bike,I'm preparing for a race,whether or not I only race once or twice a year.I'm pushing myself in a race mentality all the time.It keeps me soo motivated in other areas of my life and I don't think I've acknowledged it to myself or what I'll do when it's gone.
I mean mentally,I AM done.I know I am.But today I was looking at the pics from the S.A race today and I was so bonered up about it,and I'm like "what the hell am I doing to myself"it's gonna be torture until I can funnel that energy to something else.Alot of other sports are either to rich or require too much auto motive mechanical knowledge.
....if you ever wonderd what 7 concussions do to your head ^^^^ it reads like this^^
Any feedback is welcome,except the "hey just ride and enjoy nature" thanks,to anyone who can help and maybe offer a perspective maybe I haven't considered --and I don't smoke weed,either.