How in the world did James get a concussion?

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DRTRYDR 3/22/2012 9:24am
3/22/2012 9:24am
that was quite a head smacker from the swingarm and rear wheel. Watching him take the mule ride out he looked beyond dazed and confused. His head had to have been laying on the ground after his crash momentarily ended and then bam! the other bike smacked him, sandwhiching his head between 220lbs plus momentum and the dirt. I sure hope he is OK and can come back strong for outdoors.
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SL91 3/22/2012 10:00am
3/22/2012 10:00am Edited Date/Time 3/22/2012 10:00am
I think at this point his best best would be to take the rest of SX off and focus on getting back to 100% for outdoors. I would hate to see him continue his bad luck in SX and maybe get hurt even worse. His new goal should be the first rider in history to go 24-0 twice in the outdoors Smile
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BobbyM 3/22/2012 10:11am
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rcm406 wrote:
Does someone have a different angle of the crash because all the videos I've seen, I can't even see when he hit his head. Just curious
Does someone have a different angle of the crash because all the videos I've seen, I can't even see when he hit his head. Just curious
it's called an ego concussion...can't take many more.
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rcm406 3/22/2012 10:15am
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SL91 wrote:
I think at this point his best best would be to take the rest of SX off and focus on getting back to 100% for outdoors...
I think at this point his best best would be to take the rest of SX off and focus on getting back to 100% for outdoors. I would hate to see him continue his bad luck in SX and maybe get hurt even worse. His new goal should be the first rider in history to go 24-0 twice in the outdoors Smile
Uh, didnt RC already do that?Dry

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BobbyM 3/22/2012 10:25am
3/22/2012 10:25am
mac3-d wrote:
they could'nt find a helmet big enough. his head is so'oooooo big they had to gouge out most of the padding from inside the helmet for...
they could'nt find a helmet big enough. his head is so'oooooo big they had to gouge out most of the padding from inside the helmet for it to fit him !
GuyB wrote:
I guess you missed the memo from last weekend...
you just proved how big an ego and how fragile james is steve. now i know you or myself wouldn't need protection from naysayers but apparently a world class tough as nails mentally diamond coated athelete does. wow...we are badass i guess guyb..lmao
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BobbyM 3/22/2012 10:28am
3/22/2012 10:28am
TDeath21 wrote:
Kind of off topic, but is GoPro going to show their footage of the main events? Obviously their top rider only has 10 seconds worth of...
Kind of off topic, but is GoPro going to show their footage of the main events? Obviously their top rider only has 10 seconds worth of footage, but I always enjoyed watching all of them.
Obviously their top rider only has 10 seconds worth of footage


you will be banned with comments like that...how dare you!
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GuyB 3/22/2012 10:48am
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BobbyM wrote:
you just proved how big an ego and how fragile james is steve. now i know you or myself wouldn't need protection from naysayers but apparently...
you just proved how big an ego and how fragile james is steve. now i know you or myself wouldn't need protection from naysayers but apparently a world class tough as nails mentally diamond coated athelete does. wow...we are badass i guess guyb..lmao
Okay, I'll bite. How did I do that?
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kcadrenalin 3/22/2012 10:52am
3/22/2012 10:52am
It's not even noon in Cali and Bourbon M is already hitting the sauce.......
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toroP 3/22/2012 11:00am
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The initial fall to the dirt seemed enough to do damage.
The side of his head looked to hit hard.
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g0rd057 3/22/2012 11:30am
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A few months may not be long enough to get back to 100%. Neurological injuries take much longer to heal than bones do. There's no set time frame. It could take only a few months, then again it could take years to fully recover. That's why James situation is scary. He has had 9 concussions in the last 10-15 years. Has he really had a chance to fully recover from each one of those? Or is the damage just adding up to a point of no return?
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GuyB 3/22/2012 12:16pm
3/22/2012 12:16pm
Man, do we really have that many doctors in here? Or did all of you stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night? Blink
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BobbyM 3/22/2012 1:17pm
3/22/2012 1:17pm
many docs but only one magician....lmao
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GuyB 3/22/2012 3:43pm
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BobbyM wrote:
many docs but only one magician....lmao
Can you try that again, but in English? No comprendo, mi amigo.
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mrquick 3/22/2012 8:29pm
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I think he's talking about all the people that you made disappear.
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BobbyM 3/23/2012 10:00am
3/23/2012 10:00am
BobbyM wrote:
many docs but only one magician....lmao
GuyB wrote:
Can you try that again, but in English? No comprendo, mi amigo.
coulda sworn there were posts that aren't there anymore....but i know you wouldn't make posts just disappear without an explanation....would you?
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GuyB 3/23/2012 10:46pm
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BobbyM wrote:
coulda sworn there were posts that aren't there anymore....but i know you wouldn't make posts just disappear without an explanation....would you?
Of course I would. There are plenty that disappear that don't require and explanation.
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BobbyM 3/24/2012 8:47am
3/24/2012 8:47am
GuyB wrote:
Of course I would. There are plenty that disappear that don't require and explanation.
hehehehe...

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uk125250 3/24/2012 11:37am
3/24/2012 11:37am
Put on a helmet. Have someone just take a bike on it's side, pick up the rear end, ket them drop it on your head. See how it feels. I'm sure Windham's bike hit him harder than that, but toil get the idea.
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TerryK 3/24/2012 4:37pm
3/24/2012 4:37pm
Am I the only one that was told that James did not have a concussion? Rumor is that his absence in Toronto has nothing to do with injuries, bike problem or lack of results.
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bobby397 3/24/2012 6:39pm
3/24/2012 6:39pm
taken from racer x,

“I talked to J-Bone and he explained that James did pass a concussion test at the track after his crash last week (not the one with the baseline and follow-up test, which is called the Impact test and will be mandatory for this summer's outdoor nationals; there is a different test that can be taken at the track and James passed that one) but he did not feel fit enough to race the LCQ"

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