1/28/2010
Payin' Your FMX Dues Is Never Fun
Some of this stuff is a bit GRAPHIC so if you have a weak stomach, don't read or look!
I was pretty happy ho things went in 2009. I won a major Australian comp and i won a major international comp and in between i did over 100 shows.
I was planning a big year for 2010. Id received an invite to the X Fighters Qualifier in Los Angeles in February which was a nice surprise, I was unsure whether or not to go because id had a pretty big christmas break and my riding wasn't exactly up to scratch. I decided to ride as much as i could for a few days and then decide. My decision was made for me though after an afternoon ride at Matt Schubrings place, when I arrived feeling happy and motivated but left his place in the back of an
ambulance with a dislocated ankle and a compound fractured Tibia and a Fibula that was broken into 6 pieces.
Schuie's got some big jumps out at his place. One in particular is a 3rd gear step up where the face of the jump is about 5 metres high and vertical and you have to land on a small landing on top. You can come up short but your bike will be destroyed. And if you go long you end up like me. A few of the boys had jumped it and i was pretty confident. I'm usually pretty good at judging jumps, Burchy hit and came up really, really short. After that i over compensated and hit it too fast which bucked the back end up and threw me straight over the bars. All up i fell about 15 metres straight onto my right foot.
So 3 surgeries later i'm at home and have 10 weeks off to watch everyone enjoy the rest of the summer.As soon as i get back on i'll be getting ready for the nitro circus tour which i'd strongly suggest everyone buys tickets for because it's
gonna be awesome.
