Well last night at Delta raceway in Delta Ohio in post race Practice my son and his brand new bike fell victim to a rider that was not permitted to even be on the track as he had never ridden a quad before and was not even signed up to ride which means he like all of us other did not pay to be on the track int he first place !!
As my son and another 50 rider he races every weekend were holding their lines to make a pass on the MUCH slower child on the 80cc Raptor "Shifter" quad hit the brakes and turned directly into the side of my son that was doing prolly 25-30mph, thsi was in a very fast part of the track coming out of a sweeper !!
My son is fine even after bending his neck further back than you would think is humanly possible, This crash was bad enough that my wife did not think he was going to get up. He is perfectly fine and running around doding all the normal stuff today as he even was 10 minutes after the crash.
Damage= Helmet and Goggle both broken. Frame on quad twisted, Swing ar4m twisted and steering stem bent. With both front tires level on the ground the left rear tire is 6-7 inches off the ground !!!
Very horrifying seeing a 4 year old kid no matter who's it is being involved in an incident such as this even though we know the risks involved when we sign up for it issues such as thsi could have been prevented in my honest opinion as this child should have not been on the track for any reason what so ever and imho the referee should be removed from her duties or at the very least suspended.
Does anyone has any suggestions on how to deal with this, it is a small organization "MRA" that consists of two local tracks and the owner could give a rats *** what anyone has to say about anything, its like it or leave it in his opinion.
Also letting 90cc Apexs run with 50CC bikes is not such a good idea either imho.
Here is a link to their site, I have read over the rules a few times but don't see anything that i can use to lean on. Anyone on here have any legal background? Should I just let it lay or try and fix the problem with this I do not want to get my son tossed or put on a black list but thsi crap is dangerous and could get somebody hurt being ran this way.
http://www.racemra.com/index.html
Open to all suggestions and opinions, my skin is rather thick these days.
Corey