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3/5/2011 10:32pm
3/5/2011 10:32pm
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1/27/2012 11:10am
Do they have any sort of authority to step in and tell a rider after a crash that he is done for the night?
Considering all the data coming to light in recent years concerning concussions, you'd think this would be a point the Asterisk crew would take seriously along with AMA Pro.
Considering all the data coming to light in recent years concerning concussions, you'd think this would be a point the Asterisk crew would take seriously along with AMA Pro.
The Shop
Kidding.
But seriously looks like they talked to him for a brief second and he responded,because they sorta took a step back.
I don't think he noticed his fender being inverted either and it sorta caught him off guard and that is why he fell.
Hard call at best.
What if he had ruptured a spleen? It takes time for that to rear it's ugly head at times.
I think they did what they could. I was surprised that nobody was talking about "outside" assistance type deal being that this board gets to rulesy and critical at times.
It worked out good for James this time, he is a very determined and good rider. Hopefully if he truely wants to become a "great rider" he learns how to pull it back a touch and win with a 10 second lead and not throw down hard laps til he augers in like tonight.
Couple questions, observations. Are less pro riders wearing chest protectors and or neck braces now then lets say last year?
was this one of the longest daytona tracks in recent history (lap times)
As bassackwards as this sport is there is really nothing that can be done about in-race head injuries to prevent that rider from continuing. Just think about the championship implications that would have occurred if JS7 was given the red light.
Considering how dangerous 'second-impact syndrome' is on the brain, I'd say we're very lucky we haven't had a top rider end up mentally debilitated on live TV.
I've seen it happen to fellow riders and it's not a pretty sight. There is a guy around the local tracks here that walks around and you can tell he barely knows where he is; soup sandwich. Yet, he continues to ride and race. It's a sight that makes me very, very uncomfortable.
With the studies on the 'white accumulations' in former NFL player's brains I'd say our sport will soon be given a serious look-see by the powers that be.
Takes us back to the Preston incident.
With that said...I don't think he always does.
Should he? Sure he should.
A great comeback ride by JS ... but I have mixed feelings on how they should handle crashes and letting a rider back on the track. JS def looked wobbly there. As mentioned a ruptured spleen or severely bruised liver might allow you to do another lap or two ... but then what if he had gone into shock or worse.
Not sure how that should be handled. Anyone know how other sports deal with a possible serious injury but the player wants to stay in the game?
Not at all a Stewart fan but he showed the heart of a champion.
Pit Row
This needs to change. Points or no points, it is fact what is now known about concussions. The second a guy is KO'd in the NFL he is done for the day before any medical checking goes on. I saw the Steelers' Hines Ward this year get KO'd for split second during a tackle, where you see his arms go limp and he fumbled the ball. But he got right up after the play and seemed fine....way more fine than Stewart looked when he got up. Yet he was done for the day. These brain inuries are no joke and Pro MX/SX needs to get with the times here. Imagine if Stewart took another good hit to the head after he got up? Or worse yet, crashed and paralyzed himself out there? They had no way of knowing the extent of injury based on what they saw, other than knowing there was some sort of head trauma involved.
Seriously, you didn't see how wobbly he was, falling on his ass like being drunk? Watch some MMA fights and see how different KO's can be. Sometimes a guy's knees go limp for a split second and they come right back....other times it's lights out for minutes. That was a hit to the head, and they come easily now because Stewart already has had something like 7 concussions, some very serious where he couldn't continue. One fact about concussions, each one makes the next one easier to get and harder to heal from. It basically takes Stewart a tap on the dome at this point to be concussed.
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