Pace Bend crash photo series
02-24-08, 09:59 PM
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Pace Bend crash photo series
Holy spokes!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcmphot...7603977693668/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcmphot...7603977693668/
Originally Posted by dcm photography
Last edited by waterrockets; 02-24-08 at 10:33 PM.
02-24-08, 10:06 PM
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Also that poor guy in white, looks like he fell into barb wire.
The wheel dude looked either really messed up or he should have fitted his helmet a bit better.
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02-24-08, 10:19 PM
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My guess would be foot into front wheel the way the red rider is wobbling around. And going down onto chipseal can't feel good. Serious road rash.
02-24-08, 10:31 PM
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I think this was the crash where the guy who hit the fence ended up with his tibia seeing some daylight 
I hope he's ok and gets out of it w/out infection. Fing sucks.
I hope he's ok and gets out of it w/out infection. Fing sucks.
02-24-08, 10:37 PM
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From the txbra forums:
Originally Posted by txbra
The red/white helmet and black helmet were bumping each other and started leaning against each other. At this time we are doing 40+mph. I see the red/white guys wheel starting to turn left and start skipping sideways on the ground as the wheel is straining to hold together. I am guessing the guys handlebars got tangled with black helmet rider and they turned. After only a couple sideways skips of the wheel at 40mph it could not hold on and exploded and he went down. 
02-24-08, 10:41 PM
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must have been carbon rims, i hear carbon explodes.
02-24-08, 10:41 PM
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02-24-08, 11:24 PM
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02-24-08, 11:56 PM
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There are a few photos in that series where it seems like #234 is about ready to karate-chop the crap out of the next thing that comes his way.
What category was this?
What category was this?
02-25-08, 05:43 AM
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5s... glad I did the earlier race. It was nice and smooth.
It was a pretty crazy afternoon at Pace Bend.
It was a pretty crazy afternoon at Pace Bend.
02-25-08, 06:28 AM
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The guy in white is lucky he didn't go headfirst into that metal pole at the end of the fence. That thing looks like it wouldn't give much.
02-25-08, 07:00 AM
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I was looking at the pics again and in the very first one you can see a broken spoke. Wonder if that was the cause of the crash.
02-25-08, 07:50 AM
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There was another update. Broken wheel guy was hurt bad enough to hit the hospital, but it doesn't sound like he was the compound fracture guy. There was another crash in the same sprint where a spectator was hit at 40mph.
Note to self -- Cat IV + 40mph sprint = carnage.
Note to self -- Cat IV + 40mph sprint = carnage.
02-25-08, 07:51 AM
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There was another update. Broken wheel guy was hurt bad enough to hit the hospital, but it doesn't sound like he was the compound fracture guy. There was another crash in the same sprint where a spectator was hit at 40mph.
Note to self -- Cat IV + 40mph sprint = carnage.
Note to self -- Cat IV + 40mph sprint = carnage.
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holy cow! that was a spectacular crash. don't really like to see that tho. hope everyone heals quickly.
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God, I can't wait to race again this weekend with those photos permantly stuck in my head.