Great pictures. đź‘Ť
I worked OT on the medic unit at Seattle International Raceway back in the day. Track bikes, motorcross, various car races from top fuel to dragsters and everything else. The street bike races were where we earned our money. When cellphones were brand new and very big we had one of the first ones on our rig. Mostly so we could give a short report to the airlift crew and ER docs. We had airlifts more often than not, the destruction to the human bodies were incredible.
Motorcross was usually where we got practiced up dealing with drunken fathers yelling at their 12 year old son to get back on the bike, quit being a pussy and finish the race….usually while we were splinting fractured arms and legs.
After working at SIR I decided that racing really wasn’t something I wanted to do in my off time but since I did like being first on scene and since we were integral to the patients outcome I got my adrenaline rush through the improper application of the same by others.
Stay safe out there! đź‘Ť
I was 16 carrying my 14 year old brother off the track one night. We were practicing and the only ones there. He landed and blew out his knee. Could hear his screams over the 2 stroke. Carried him off the track, threw him in the truck and drove to the hospital - 45 miles away. Called dad. Pre-cell phones.
We all were very lucky back in the day. I have zero desire to race a motorcycle on asphalt. If I could do it all over again - I'd skip motocross and the bike and just race GNCC quads instead. Better quad rider anyway.