Medivac at Hurkey Creek 24 HOA

[lardbutt]

Anybody know the OFFICIAL version of what happened to the guy who was medivaced out of the 24 hour race on Saturday afternoon? I've heard about 100 un-official versions...

[KeepsWhatHappens]

Geez I really hope it wasn't Gene...I haven't seen him post a ride report yet.

KeepsWhatHappens

[surlygal]

Quick reply, back form the race last night - on way to vegas in 10 mins.

A fellow went otb and put his handle bar through his leg. He was on the course bleeding for about 40 mins until someone offical could get to him.

[mtnbikej]

Originally Posted by KeepsWhatHappens

Geez I really hope it wasn't Gene...I haven't seen him post a ride report yet.

KeepsWhatHappens

Gene, survived......turned the fastest lap on our team. I am sure he will pipe in soon.

[KeepsWhatHappens]

Gene must be whipped to have stayed away from the STR boards for so long.

KeepsWhatHappens

[genusmtbkr5]

A rider went down on the section after the boulder, just as that downhill section starts. Its' rutty and loose. He was sitting 20 feet or so as the DH starts. They had 1 guy flagging riders as they came through to let us know that there was a rider down. I went by and was told to slow down and as I went by, there was 1 girl tending to him. By the time Treve went on his lap. That's the lap that the race was stopped. Treve had to wait about 25 min or so before he could go. He was stopped at the section where the rider was down. Others at the 1st and 2nd check points.

Turned out that his handle bar went into his leg and cut him up pretty bad. From what I heard from others, he was bleeding badly. The officials stopped the race so he could be medivac out. Dont know if he was carried farther down the track, cause where he was, there was no rome to land a helicopter. Once the helicopter cleared the course, the race resumed. If you were by the section where he went down, they allowed you to come in and hand over the lap to your next rider and then continue to the 1st check point where riders were already waiting. Made for interesting lap times.

[Pho'dUp]

Originally Posted by mechmann

my boss was racing and came across the fellow that was bleeding out. i guess the handlebar severed the large vein that returns blood from the lower leg.

Crap. That's a deep cut. Did something on his bar cut him like a long bolt or did he get impaled on a bar with no barend caps?

Sounds like a freak accident. Hope he's okay.

[genusmtbkr5]

Originally Posted by Pho'dUp

Crap. That's a deep cut. Did something on his bar cut him like a long bolt or did he get impaled on a bar with no barend caps?

Sounds like a freak accident. Hope he's okay.

From what I heard his bar went into his leg.

[surlygal]

neil was about the 4th guy stopped above him. they had to hike down to him then load him on the halo. the guy as he went by was actually telling the group sorry for stopping the race. Neil got pretty cold up top in the wind and rain...

[slayer]

he was back in camp on sunday limping around. at the awards, the group he was with said he was doing fine.