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ATV Freestyle
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Derek Guetter
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Wabasso, MN (3/14/2012) - ATV
Freestyle rider Derek Guetter was recently injured
when he came up short on a landing while attempting
an ATV backflip. Guetter is one of the main
attractions on the Nuclear Cowboyz Freestyle
Tour and is one of the only ATV Freestyle riders
featured in the show.
Here is a quick update from Derek Guetter
on how he is doing:
"I’ve been busy this past
week going in and out of the doctors office
getting X-rays, MRI’s, Cat scans, blood
tests, needles, you get the picture. Last
week sucked. I was getting my dislocated shoulder
looked at by a specialist to determine whether
or not I needed surgery, and he found that
one of my cracked vertebrae worried him that
it was unstable and may need to be operated
on. My shoulder should be ok, it’s more
in the AC joint and not the ligaments so it’s
just going to take time to heal. I’m
not a doctor so I’m not even sure what
that means.
They fitted me for this sweet back brace
(sarcasm) and a spinal specialist saw me on
Thursday. Although there is plenty of damage
the Doc said the spine should be all right.
All of these back injuries have been pretty
scary, I have little to no feeling on the
left side of my back from the nerve damage,
and it still is a bit painful. I’m so
thankful for my condition though, things could
always be much worse so I’m counting
my blessings.
The femur feels all right, I’m
beginning to walk around the house without
the walker and although sore, the doc’s
say it’s healing nicely. It’s
pretty weird that they stuck a rod in my leg
and theirs only 3 small incisions, seems like
a tight squeeze to do all that work in such
little space.
I’ve been spending a great majority
of time online on ATVriders.com and Ebay buying
parts to rebuild my 87 Suzuki LT250 and 88
Honda 250R. I’m sure my wife is pretty
sick of me always on the computer but having
a 250R is soo much fun! I’d like to
send a special thanks to Scott at Laeger’s
and Mr. Wayne Moe at PEP for hooking this
guy up with a sweet long travel setup! Can’t
wait to install and stare at my dream machine!
I’ve always wanted a sweet 250R and
now that I have one it’s a dream come
true, hardly anything on my CT 310 is stock!
So there you go, everything seems to
be healing and I’m in good spirits.
Everyone from the Nuclear Cowboyz tour got
together and got me a brand new guitar and
amp, so I’ve been jamming that every
night! That guitar is so special to me, not
only is it completely bad ass, it’s
the nicest gift I’ve ever received from
people who I’ve looked up to for years!
It’s a great feeling to have friends
like that. Anyways, hopefully it’s a
short 2-3 months to come and I can get back
on my Can-Am and get shredding again! Stay
safe everyone. Thanks guys!"
-Derek Guetter
www.quadfreestyle.com
G3 / Quad Freestyle
27157 230th.
St. Wabasso, MN 56293
