Herlings is one though dude

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yak651 2/25/2017 2:15pm
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slipdog wrote:
Chad Reed is still racing and to the best of my knowledge his tablecloths were never returned, that's grit!
Woohoo Laughing
Finnish_Flash_62 2/25/2017 2:16pm
2/25/2017 2:16pm
That's some really gnarly shit. I can't imagine how that feels to hold on to a handelbar through every single jump and bump on the track for two days. Without the armpump in the first moto he would have probably bagged a top 10 to go with that 11th in the second moto. Crazy to think that that's his pace when he's just trying to get around the track.
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Hakan Carlqvist had a appendectomy with no anesthesia while leading a GP at Namur and got back on the bike and won.
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kijen 2/25/2017 3:17pm
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Respect, should not be a hard concept to understand.

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slipdog wrote:
Chad Reed is still racing and to the best of my knowledge his tablecloths were never returned, that's grit!
yak651 wrote:
Woohoo Laughing
LOL!!!
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slipdog wrote:
Chad Reed is still racing and to the best of my knowledge his tablecloths were never returned, that's grit!
yak651 wrote:
Woohoo Laughing
1911 wrote:
LOL!!!
Riding or racing?
inthebadboycorner 2/25/2017 3:53pm
2/25/2017 3:53pm
Motofinne wrote:
I will stand by that statement. Riding with a broken femur in 2014 and now this. I haven't seen any other rider do something similar(active pros).
F.B wrote:
Maybe they realize riding with a broken femur is a terrible idea?
crusty_xx wrote:
Not many other riders were in the situation of having a broken femur and still a shot at a world title with 1 round to go
Eric Geboers 500 cc title year.
inthebadboycorner 2/25/2017 3:57pm
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Yep wrote:
Hakan Carlqvist had a appendectomy with no anesthesia while leading a GP at Namur and got back on the bike and won.
Classic mx moment!
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51xc 2/25/2017 3:58pm
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definitely tough as nails but I really don't think it will pay off with 3 mxgp champions on the line.
inthebadboycorner 2/25/2017 3:59pm
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Yep wrote:
Hakan Carlqvist had a appendectomy with no anesthesia while leading a GP at Namur and got back on the bike and won.
Classic mx moment!
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Yep wrote:
Hakan Carlqvist had a appendectomy with no anesthesia while leading a GP at Namur and got back on the bike and won.
inthebadboycorner wrote:
Classic mx moment!
Tough as nails
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havemah 2/25/2017 4:22pm
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Yep wrote:
Hakan Carlqvist had a appendectomy with no anesthesia while leading a GP at Namur and got back on the bike and won.
inthebadboycorner wrote:
Classic mx moment!
Yep wrote:
Tough as nails
Only because he stopped on the way to drink some beers
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Krallang 2/25/2017 4:29pm
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Tough or dumb? The two are very similar.
Andy_Greenney 2/25/2017 4:36pm
2/25/2017 4:36pm
havemah wrote:
Only because he stopped on the way to drink some beers
Beers = PEDs.....lucky it was pre-testing
Andy_Greenney 2/25/2017 4:37pm
2/25/2017 4:37pm
Krallang wrote:
Tough or dumb? The two are very similar.
Or completely different things...
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pdub187 2/25/2017 7:50pm
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I'm a big Herlings fan. I hope he can heal up and have a decent season.
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machine 2/25/2017 7:51pm
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Webb won a championship starting with a broken wrist, we will see how he does.
DavetheVintageGuy 2/25/2017 8:46pm
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Darrell Schultz checked himself out of the hospital long enough to finish winning a National Championship at Carlsbad in 1982. Pretty much ended his career but he got the job done.

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Sandwarrior752 2/25/2017 8:51pm
2/25/2017 8:51pm
Yep wrote:
Hakan Carlqvist had a appendectomy with no anesthesia while leading a GP at Namur and got back on the bike and won.
I actually uploaded this race onto youtube recently if you wanna see the full moto Cool

http://www.vitalmx.com/videos/member/1988-Namur-Grand-Prix-500cc,14960/…

Sound is low & commentary is in dutch though... But this whole Namur event was frickin legendary!!
XR75_Flamethrower 2/25/2017 9:22pm
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Yep wrote:
Hakan Carlqvist had a appendectomy with no anesthesia while leading a GP at Namur and got back on the bike and won.
Yea having an appendectomy in the pits between Moto's is an incredible accomplishment!
Park and Huck 2/25/2017 9:26pm
2/25/2017 9:26pm
IceMan446 wrote:
Toughest in the sport???

Thats a stretch.
Do you know what he has ridden through/after in the last few years? Name one tougher.... JH is one bad dude.
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kzizok 2/25/2017 10:59pm
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machine wrote:
Webb won a championship starting with a broken wrist, we will see how he does.
The same injury that ended Rick Johnsons career.
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Yep wrote:
Hakan Carlqvist had a appendectomy with no anesthesia while leading a GP at Namur and got back on the bike and won.
XR75_Flamethrower wrote:
Yea having an appendectomy in the pits between Moto's is an incredible accomplishment!
It was during the race, he had a fantastic lead and there was a surgeon's office on the main road which was part of the track, he had a quick beer and thought what the hell might as well yank out the appendix while he had time, the rest is history
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Robgvx 2/26/2017 3:12am
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Sandwarrior752 wrote:
I actually uploaded this race onto youtube recently if you wanna see the full moto B) http://www.vitalmx.com/videos/member/1988-Namur-Grand-Prix-500cc,14960/Sandwarrior752,44379 Sound is low & commentary is in dutch though...
I actually uploaded this race onto youtube recently if you wanna see the full moto Cool

http://www.vitalmx.com/videos/member/1988-Namur-Grand-Prix-500cc,14960/…

Sound is low & commentary is in dutch though... But this whole Namur event was frickin legendary!!
Cool. I've never seen that.

I'm the bloke that Ismo Vehkonen jumps past on the downhill double at 21:08!

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smxtracing 2/26/2017 5:06am
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That's what it looks like today guy is gnarly


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mxbrian15 2/26/2017 5:45am
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Umm. Webb is pretty gnarly with the whole riding with a broken wrist and all. And ended up winning the championship. I'd say the dude is in the ballpark for what you consider "tough".
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Olson 2/26/2017 5:48am
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What a shocker another Herlings thread goes to shit.
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TMV 2/26/2017 6:01am
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gt80rider wrote:
Yogi, Henry, Ryno, etc, etc, etc, etc have all raced with pretty gnarly injuries. But... it seems a lot of guys now days do not. Props...
Yogi, Henry, Ryno, etc, etc, etc, etc have all raced with pretty gnarly injuries. But... it seems a lot of guys now days do not. Props to Herlings for going for it, I hope he heals quick and the rest of his season is injury free.
Josh Grant too. Tried to ride with both his tali in pieces after he boke them at X-Games. Then he replicated multiple times with broken feet, sprains etc. Tough dude too.

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