Rider Injured BAD at BPG

[Pappy]

Im not sure if it was saturday or sunday but i was informed a member of the site was severly injured at BPG. he was lifeflighted out but i havent heard anything past that. If anyone has any info please post it, from what i understand he wasnt in good shape and his mom is already in bad health.

[mine]

Wow,

Yes, any informative news would be great.

Hang in there, I hate hearing about things like this, Also dan, He gets really wound up when someone gets hurt at his place, and he doesnt need that right now. :(

Mike

[fastyz85]

what kind of bike was he riding? I hope he gets better.

[Pappy]

he was on a quad, but not sure for certain what it was, my brother said he thought a black 400ex. he nosed over on the 65 footer (flag jump) and hit hard. his helmet came off during the crash and that was that. i sure hope who ever it is is ok, but id like to know for sure who it was.

[mine]

Originally posted by Pappy
he was on a quad, but not sure for certain what it was, my brother said he thought a black 400ex. he nosed over on the 65 footer (flag jump) and hit hard. his helmet came off during the crash and that was that. i sure hope who ever it is is ok, but id like to know for sure who it was.

Ouch on july 6/7th alot of people were nose diving over that jump. There was a pretty gnarly kicker on the left side of the jump.

[JRP]

Originally posted by Pappy
he was on a quad, but not sure for certain what it was, my brother said he thought a black 400ex. he nosed over on the 65 footer (flag jump) and hit hard. his helmet came off during the crash and that was that. i sure hope who ever it is is ok, but id like to know for sure who it was.

damn.:( I really hope he is ok!!!

[quad2xtreme]

Originally posted by mine
Ouch on july 6/7th alot of people were nose diving over that jump. There was a pretty gnarly kicker on the left side of the jump.

I always go off that jump right in the middle. I only tried it 3 times on July 7th since I am still a little unsure how strong my ankle is since I came up short on the uphill triple in early June...it was as smooth as always for me.

I hope he is okay. Knock on wood but I have never witnessed anyone wrecking on this jump.

/Jon

[mine]

Originally posted by quad2xtreme
I always go off that jump right in the middle. I only tried it 3 times on July 7th since I am still a little unsure how strong my ankle is since I came up short on the uphill triple in early June...it was as smooth as always for me.

I hope he is okay. Knock on wood but I have never witnessed anyone wrecking on this jump.

/Jon

are you the one that had the leatt brace and the plain black helmet?

[Trx250rider86]

i was there all weekend. all the jumps were fine. One guy on a dirt bike on the smaller track flipped back right in front of my face on the step up tripple near the little bleachers and he got flew out of there and one guy crashed sunday morning on the ski jump on a silver 400ex. It would have had to been late sunday after i left. hope its not to bad.

[05Z400rdr]

wow...i hate hearing these kind of things. sounds like not too good of a weekend for some people..

Whoever they were that got injured, I really hope they heal up soon!!


Landon

[quad2xtreme]

Originally posted by mine
are you the one that had the leatt brace and the plain black helmet?

Yes...but my helmet is carbon fiber. :D How can I convince my wife it is okay to spend that much money if you call it plain black? lol.

I've been thinking of changing my name on here to Jon #316. The only reason I put a number on my quad was it was so hard to figure out who was who at Breezewood.

I know quite a few people at Breezewood but don't necessarily know user names on this forum.

/Jon

[wvspeedfreak]

As we arrived Saturday the second person just left in a helicopter that day.The people that were camped next to us said both people that were life flighted out were on dirt bikes.I wish I had more info but I don't.

[Pappy]

Jason, did they say anything about him NOT having his helmet strapped:ermm:

[wvspeedfreak]

Kenny,all they told me was one of the 2 that were flown out had possible spine injury.I really wish I had more info but I don't.I hope whoever they were that they get through this ok :(

[ZeroLogic]

Originally posted by JRP
damn.:( I really hope he is ok!!!
:ermm:

[Trx250rider86]

one guy on a yz 250 i think it was stood up for like a few seconds after he fell then just dropped and didnt get back up then got flew out.

[mxdad]

I saw the first db wreck by the bleachers on the intermediate track. The guy goosed it off the jump and stood the bike straight up and it got away from him. He landed on his lower back/butt and seemed to be in a good bit of pain. He was moving his feet, etc.. but he did hit pretty hard and you could tell he was in some pain. We left right after that so I did not see any other accidents.

[outacontrol]

i was there all day saturday, the second crash was on the flag jump, he was on a black 450r i believe. like they said he nosedived bad and tried hanging on to it, and it face planted him into the ground. His helmet wasnt strapped and it flew off and then the quad hit him. He was not really responding to anyone, but would look if someone said his name. Im sure among other things he had a severe head injury. All i saw him doing was flinging his arms around trying to get up, and his mom and dan were trying to keep him calm. We talked to his friend afterwards, but he didnt even know what all was wrong, cuz they all left him there to go to the hospital.

[Trx250rider86]

Originally posted by mxdad
I saw the first db wreck by the bleachers on the intermediate track. The guy goosed it off the jump and stood the bike straight up and it got away from him. He landed on his lower back/butt and seemed to be in a good bit of pain. He was moving his feet, etc.. but he did hit pretty hard and you could tell he was in some pain. We left right after that so I did not see any other accidents.

yeah thats the one im talking about and i hope the guy on the 450r was alright.

Btw i was on the White suzuki #69

[JForestZ34]

Dam I hope everyone is okay. That must be quite a blow to Dan. I hope everyone comes out of this okay...


James

[WhiteYFZ]

dam, this sucks. i hope everyone is okay :(

[fastyz85]

man I hope the kids are okay. i was looking forward to making a trip there too oe day and hope it doesn't turn out like the other tracks wher the price goes up due to the new insurance.:(

[mxdad]

Man that 450R crash sounds pretty nasty!!! I hope he is ok!!!

[ltr450rider21]

i saw some guy on a kfx450 crash on the intermediate track by the stands.

[mx428]

That's why helmet's have buckles.

[Gray33]

whats the use of wearing a helmet when you dont strap it. i am guilty of this i will admit but i dont race i just go mudding, river riding, wheelies. But if i was goin to be racing i would strap it and you would think people would have common sense and strap it when you are racing.

hope the guy's 450r is ok,,

[Trx250rider86]

Originally posted by Gray33
whats the use of wearing a helmet when you dont strap it. i am guilty of this i will admit but i dont race i just go mudding, river riding, wheelies. But if i was goin to be racing i would strap it and you would think people would have common sense and strap it when you are racing.

hope the guy's 450r is ok,,

your an idiot,strap your helmet before you become even dumber

[juanki]

Originally posted by Trx250rider86
your an idiot,strap your helmet before you become even dumber

second that

i hope he gets well...

[outacontrol]

Originally posted by Trx250rider86
your an idiot,strap your helmet before you become even dumber
LOL, good one.. btw impressive riding on the ltr on sat

[allstock]

Originally posted by Trx250rider86
your an idiot,strap your helmet before you become even dumber

like you should be one to talk... your nerfbars are held on by broken bolts:blah:

[sunco]

I was there july friday,saturday & Sunday

I have a black 450R

I hurt my back by the ski jump but not on it , I was doing the sissy jump to the side (as I've heard it called before)

My problem was I was doing some no footers & I just went a bit to far - jambed the seat up my back.

Once I landed I knew it wasn't good & then did a nose wheelie cause I hada get off as fast as possible. I jumped off & grabbed the top of the berm to get relief.

Flyboy & Rich the Carpenter where there.

I did take a parade lap (only 1/2) just to show no defeat.

The family packed up & then a 4 hour ride home. Its only been a 8 days - pills, excersise,& time.

I do hope whoever got hurt gets better soon ASAP. Always say a prayer

[sunco]

My son , FLYBOY62 caught me in action. & just for the record Rich & Zach got 1st & My son TJ & I got 3rd in the couch race.

[Trx250rider86]

Originally posted by allstock
like you should be one to talk... your nerfbars are held on by broken bolts:blah:

Ill fix it lol, and dont forget about the broken motor mount

[Pappy]

Brandon Walker is the chaps name, and he is still in bad bad shape:( he has broke his back in 3 places, and has come out of coma once since the injury. Send him a prayer

[ATV Chic]

My prayers will be with him. I hope he heals quickly :(

[05Z400rdr]

wow, he's deffinately got my prayers:(

[dan harris]

Thanks everyone for their posts and concerns. Pappy is right the second injury on Saturday was a quad rider named Brandon Walker. Brandon rides here pretty often, up until this weekend he had always ridden a black 400ex. This weekend he was on his new black 450R.

Brandon can use everyone's prayers, he has come to and he can move everything, but like pappy said he broke his back. He also has some bleeding in his head that they plan to drain. As his progress continues I'll try and keep everyone posted.

Does anyone know his handle on here?

[quad2xtreme]

Dan and Pappy. I will definitely say a prayer for this guy...I probably know him but can't place the name. Of course this is every riders worst fear. You can do a jump successfully thousands of times and there is always that one chance your quad will stutter on you or something like that.

I am always curious when someone says a broken back...what does that mean exactly? Do you mean he broke part of his spine but not bad enough to be paralyzed? Or, do you mean he broke his rib cage but on the backside of his body? When I was growing up a guy fell off a telephone pole and they said he broke his back too. Again, just curious...not exactly sure what a broken back is.

/Jon

[wvspeedfreak]

I'm glad to hear he is moving everything,that is a great sign.We will be saying a prayer for both of the injured riders.

[ZeroLogic]

Originally posted by sexyatvchic
My prayers will be with him. I hope he heals quickly :(

[dan harris]

Just got word on Brandon and its good news.

Once again our prayers and faith have over come.



IT IS BY OUR FAITH IN CRIST THAT I SEND THIS EMAIL TO ALL MY FELLOW CHRISTIANS…



BRANDON IS OUT OF ICU. THERE IS NO BRIAN DAMAGE AND BRANDON IS TAKING HIS FIRST STEPS TODAY…

“ BRANDON GOT UP THIS MORNING AND TOOK A FEW STEPS”



“Doctors are amazed at his recovery…”

I'll pass the word on as I hear more. I'm trying to get a picture of brandon so everyone knows who he is.

[wvspeedfreak]

Absolutely wonderful news!!!!!!

[Pappy]

Originally posted by wvspeedfreak
Absolutely wonderful news!!!!!!

amen!!

[quadracer707]

I 2nd that amen

[exrider12]

im glad to hear he is getting better.idk what id do without riding for that long

[JRP]

Originally posted by wvspeedfreak
Absolutely wonderful news!!!!!!

i agree! thats awsome news dan! Im really glad brandon is ok and i hope he recovers fast!!!

[05Z400rdr]

Originally posted by Pappy
amen!!

i agree!! that is awesome that he is awake and walking, i hope he has a full and fast recovery!!! :macho

[Ghost-Rider]

Hate to hear about this kind of stuff,hope the person(s) will be ok.

[YFZRB]

Originally posted by ltr450rider21
i saw some guy on a kfx450 crash on the intermediate track by the stands.

That was our friend Josh. He rides with Austin and Brad. I saw him wreck too. He was busted up pretty good but was trying to avoid the hospital trip.

My prayers go out for Brandon and good to hear he is starting his recovery.

[outacontrol]

awesome news!

[mxdad]

Great to hear he is up and walking!!! We will keep all of the injured riders in our prayers.

[firefighterjosh]

Thats some good news! Glad he is doing alot better.

[STEVENJANNA]

Praise the Lord. I'm reading this thread a little late, but I'm glad the severity of the injury is seemingly not life altering.

Not to highjack the thread but, Dan how are you feeling?

[ATV Chic]

Originally posted by 05Z400rdr
i agree!! that is awesome that he is awake and walking, i hope he has a full and fast recovery!!! :macho


amen x2!

[WhiteYFZ]

Originally posted by wvspeedfreak
Absolutely wonderful news!!!!!!

agreed. wow man, this is awesome to hear!!!!

[juanki]

so glad that he is ok, lets keep him in our prayes and also to all of us, the atvridres comunity and fellow riders, for allways have safe riding trips or races.

[Camaroguy87132]

great to hear that he is okay.

[Flynbryan19]

Glad to hear hes doing well. Someone smack the idiot in the back of the head next time though for not straping his helmet. That has to be one of the most ignorant things I've ever heard.:rolleyes:

[mephyst]

That is excellent news... I've been there... broke my back 8 months ago and walk today. Sometimes I don't even know if I should continue riding... if it's really worth it? Sometimes I feel like I've already had my chance...

I feel for this guy and I hope he has as successful of a recovery as I did!

Hang in there Brandon!

And to answer the one guys question about what is a broken back? Usually it means you crush some sort of vertebrae on your spine, or in Brandon's case he broke his back in 3 different places. Like me, he was EXTREMELY lucky not to suffer any nerve damage. (Thank God)

[sly400ex]

Same here. I cracked T6-8 over ten years ago on a dirt bike. I should count my blessings I didn't have significant damage as a result.

[awsomeaussies]

Originally posted by mephyst
And to answer the one guys question about what is a broken back? Usually it means you crush some sort of vertebrae on your spine, or in Brandon's case he broke his back in 3 different places. Like me, he was EXTREMELY lucky not to suffer any nerve damage. (Thank God)

Yeah your right. I fell 30 feet off a rope swing and landed and broke my back along with my femur. And pretty much the vertebrae crushes. Your spinal cord runs through all your vertebrae's, so anyone that has broken there back are very lucky to be walking, especially someone that broke there back in 3 places. I'm glad Brandon is up and walking! That's very great to hear!!:) Any word if he'll be having surgery on his spine? Or will they be casting it?