O.K., we've all been there. This is the brutal side of the sport but, hey, that's part of what makes it what it is. If it were easy and safe everybody would be doing it and there wouldn't be anything special about it.

I've always particularly liked that t-shirt that shows a guy going over the bars and it says "If you've done one of these you're a real rider." The nature of the sport is about constantly pushing your boundaries which at some point in time is going to result in that trip over the bars and if you've never experienced it you're not really riding, you're just puttin' around.

Do you have any crash footage of yourself? Send it in and we'll post it to the Internet for free. Everybody likes to see the crashes but most people don't like to see somebody get seriously hurt.

Enjoy the misfortune...
*Quicktime is needed to view videos. All are short and sweet, so even a dial-up connection should be fine.

 

 

Leland Rooney. Leland says this crash resulted in a broken collarbone but he had so much adrenaline going that he didn't realize it 'til later and actually finished the race in qualifying position. Thanks to Leland for sending it in. File Size: 1.3MB

 

 

 

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