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Jared Graves injured - out for worlds; Kirkaldie retires

DylanDeanDesign

DylanDeanDesign

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Dec 10, 2004
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A little bit of news since things are slow here in Brian Head.
(Not sure if it's been mentioned since i haven't had great internet service here)

JARED GRAVES broke his thumb & scaphoid at whistler
"I got bucked off a drop on a-line, I know the worlds track is a whole lot of steep doubles you have to scrub, so I was practicing a-line on the hardtail, all was going great, then had one of those moments where it all goes wrong and you have no idea why."

you can read more about it on Farkin.net

Also, JOHN KIRKALDIE is set to retire at the end of the 2006 Season. I'm shooting out a PR for him within the next day or two, but here's a few words from him.

"I've had a great number of season racing around the world & believe it's a good time to end my career. I'd rather go out while i'm still on top, rather than searching for a ride. I'd also like to get a chance to relax at home & figure out what to do with the rest of my life. I love racing, but it gets hard & tiresome living half of the year on the road...it's gonna be nice just to relax at home. I'd like to thank all the fans & all of my sponsors for their support."
 
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DIRTWRKS

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Aug 13, 2003
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Wow , my son did the excat same thing at Whistler. After taking third place at the National DH race in the under 17 expert category, he decided to go ride A-Line with out any armor and practice his no-handers etc.
After about his 6th or 7th run down he got sent over the bars on one of the high speed jumps. He broke his scaphoid on one hand and fractured his elbow on other. He was relegated to a spectator for the remainder of Crankworks and the rest of his racing season is in now up in the air as well.
 
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davep

Turbo Monkey
Jan 7, 2005
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Some of the jumps up there (mostly A-line) can be too lippey (sp) in my opinion for the speed that you carry. Like a 4 foot tall 4 foot long table with a DJ like take off @ 30mph....welcome to buck-ville.

The scaphoid fracture sux, mine required a screw and 3+ months w/o use.

Good luck Jared!
 
Transcend

Transcend

My Nuts Are Flat
Apr 18, 2002
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DIRTWRKS said:
Wow , my son did the excat same thing at Whistler. After taking third place at the National DH race in the under 17 expert category, he decided to go ride A-Line with out any armor and practice his no-handers etc.
After about his 6th or 7th run down he got sent over the bars on one of the high speed jumps. He broke his scaphoid on one hand and fractured his elbow on other. He was relegated to a spectator for the remainder of Crankworks and the rest of his racing season is in now up in the air as well.
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As someone with the same injury who rushed back, take my advice. TAKE YOUR TIME COMING BACK JAMES. It isn't worth rushing it. I now need a brace and lost about 20% mobility and it hurts much of the time.
 
bikerpunk98199

bikerpunk98199

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Apr 24, 2005
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man that really sucks! broke a chunk of my growth plate in my wrist off 4 weeks ago and am getting the cast of on wens. i got off lucky
 
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DS Dom

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Nov 14, 2001
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Geez, I guess that was the week of the scaphoid up at whistler. I broke mine last monday (day after crankworx) up at whistler.
 
S.K.C.

S.K.C.

Turbo Monkey
Feb 28, 2005
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Wow - it seemed like Kirkaldie was around forever. Glad to see he has decided to step down while still on top.

Sucks to hear about Graves - scaphoid injuries really suck from what I've heard.

Dom - sorry to hear about your scaphoid problem - heal up well, but like Transcend said - "Take Your Time".:) See you, Marc and the rest of the guys at Domination #3.
 
sharkdh

sharkdh

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Feb 12, 2006
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Pin that scaphoid up asafp.
The longer you delay surgery the greater the % of "non-union".
If you dont get surgery now you'll rebreak that thing again one day while high fiving your buddy.
That particular injury does not heal on its own. ever.
 
Zark

Zark

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Oct 18, 2001
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Sorta sad to see Kirkaldie retire. The guy is an animal in the bike and he's a funny fokker too, the scene will be a little less interesting without him.
 
Transcend

Transcend

My Nuts Are Flat
Apr 18, 2002
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sharkdh said:
Pin that scaphoid up asafp.
The longer you delay surgery the greater the % of "non-union".
If you dont get surgery now you'll rebreak that thing again one day while high fiving your buddy.
That particular injury does not heal on its own. ever.
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Really? You should tell my wrist that.
 
Percy

Percy

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May 2, 2005
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Zark said:
Sorta sad to see Kirkaldie retire. The guy is an animal in the bike and he's a funny fokker too, the scene will be a little less interesting without him.
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Totally agree.

He's a good bugger as we Kiwi's say.:cool:
 
Heath Sherratt

Heath Sherratt

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Jun 17, 2004
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Kirkaldie is one of my favorite riders. Fast, aggressive, fierce, funny, friendly, f, f, f, I'm glad he was around while I was around. Blessings to the rest of your life John! Rock oN!
 
W4S

W4S

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Mar 2, 2004
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Downhillers don't retire, they just race less! :) I'm sure JK will still be racing in events, but I wonder if he'll still live in the US?

I saw Graves after his wreck on A-line, I did a double-take when I passed him, he looked pretty knackered. Glad to hear he's not more seriously injured, he's one of my favorite riders.
 
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BC VAN

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May 4, 2005
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W4S said:
Downhillers don't retire, they just race less! :) I'm sure JK will still be racing in events, but I wonder if he'll still live in the US?

I saw Graves after his wreck on A-line, I did a double-take when I passed him, he looked pretty knackered. Glad to hear he's not more seriously injured, he's one of my favorite riders.
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JK told me in Brian Head he was done...going to go home and live a regular life and be a general contractor.
He said he could have never dreamed to have as many years and as much success as he did.
He truly appreciates all that he has recieved and the experience's he has had from MTB.
I'm sure he'll do some local riding and be involved in some capicity but very minimal it sounded like.
Also told me that worlds in his home country for his last race couldn't be more fitting.

COME ON JK GET ON THE BOX!
 
bizutch

bizutch

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Dec 11, 2001
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BC VAN said:
JK told me in Brian Head he was done...going to go home and live a regular life and be a general contractor.
He said he could have never dreamed to have as many years and as much success as he did.
He truly appreciates all that he has recieved and the experience's he has had from MTB.
I'm sure he'll do some local riding and be involved in some capicity but very minimal it sounded like.
Also told me that worlds in his home country for his last race couldn't be more fitting.

COME ON JK GET ON THE BOX!
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You better be looking down on him from the top step if that's the case!:love:
 
tmx

tmx

aka chromegoddess
Mar 16, 2003
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Wishing you a World's podium back home Mr. Kirkaldie. You will be greatly missed at the races both on and off the track. Best wishes for continued success in all you pursue.

From just one of your bazillion fans,
Terry

(Okay, could someone just get that mssg to John for me please? Thanks.)
 
Motoking16

Motoking16

Monkey
May 16, 2005
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Bend, OR
I finished my last whistler ride with a run down a-line and followed the yeti guys down, Graves' crash was knar. Total freak accident.... Good luck to him and hopefully he heals up quick!
 
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