AC 9 crash was gnarly

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Edited Date/Time 4/16/2023 4:35pm

That could have gone way worse than what it looked like on the broadcast.

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DA498 4/16/2023 4:58pm
4/16/2023 4:58pm

Im just glad he seemed to bounce back from it. 

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Doogan551 4/16/2023 5:05pm
4/16/2023 5:05pm

oh yeah,  that was was nasty...  really glad to see him get back at it.....   rock on AC9!

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Mavetism 4/16/2023 5:16pm
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DA498 wrote:

Im just glad he seemed to bounce back from it. 

Yeah, it's unusual since he's made out of glass, good result aswell after getting a handle bar to the chin.

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Tyler D 4/16/2023 6:18pm
4/16/2023 6:18pm

is he too far back in the whoops or what? are his #longlegs TOO long that he can't grip the bike with his knees? 

 

also, how did he get so tall from 2015 till now? HGH?

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aeffertz 4/16/2023 6:36pm
4/16/2023 6:36pm

He almost lost some fingers. They were tickling the rear sprocket during that… Shocked

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Sully 4/16/2023 6:40pm
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Tyler D wrote:
is he too far back in the whoops or what? are his #longlegs TOO long that he can't grip the bike with his knees?    also...

is he too far back in the whoops or what? are his #longlegs TOO long that he can't grip the bike with his knees? 

 

also, how did he get so tall from 2015 till now? HGH?

Yeah, it must be HGH, since no one's ever heard of a teenager* having a massive growth spurt before...

 

*It wasn't between 2015 and now, it was between 2014 & 2016 that he grew.

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StillSmokin 4/16/2023 6:55pm
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aeffertz wrote:
He almost lost some fingers. They were tickling the rear sprocket during that… 

He almost lost some fingers. They were tickling the rear sprocket during that… Shocked

Good eye! I ran that back at 0.25x and he literally touched the chain and possibly the sprocket right where they meet then immediately after looks like he touched the tire. Wow, gave me goosebumps

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TheDennisSystem 4/16/2023 7:06pm
4/16/2023 7:06pm
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Good eye! I ran that back at 0.25x and he literally touched the chain and possibly the sprocket right where they meet then immediately after looks...

Good eye! I ran that back at 0.25x and he literally touched the chain and possibly the sprocket right where they meet then immediately after looks like he touched the tire. Wow, gave me goosebumps

That happened to a buddy of mine who was lifting a bike into the back of a truck, crushed his index finger, had to have a pin inserted into the tip of his finger. Made a full recovery. 

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dsmith 4/16/2023 7:20pm
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Those whoops looked gnarly/radical....

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KurtJ99 4/16/2023 7:26pm
4/16/2023 7:26pm

I'm really happy he got back up immediately and qualified straight to main. I was expecting another season ending injury and it was thrilling to see him hustle back to the bike with purpose. 

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hubbardmx50 4/16/2023 7:35pm
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Crazy that he not only remounted but worked his way back to fourth after that. Gnarly

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FerCzD 4/16/2023 9:36pm
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StillSmokin wrote:
Good eye! I ran that back at 0.25x and he literally touched the chain and possibly the sprocket right where they meet then immediately after looks...

Good eye! I ran that back at 0.25x and he literally touched the chain and possibly the sprocket right where they meet then immediately after looks like he touched the tire. Wow, gave me goosebumps

I ripped my left index finger off from a crash, I'm pretty sure it was because it got caught on the rear sprocket with the chain. Happened so fast I didn't feel anything until I realized I didn't had half my finger. That video brought scary memories 

 

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Tyler D 4/16/2023 10:17pm
4/16/2023 10:17pm

Kawis having a rough go of it all around. 

Pete The Fisherman 4/16/2023 10:26pm
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aeffertz wrote:
He almost lost some fingers. They were tickling the rear sprocket during that… 

He almost lost some fingers. They were tickling the rear sprocket during that… Shocked

Damn

 

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TKLEVEN 4/17/2023 1:03am
4/17/2023 1:03am

great to see him have a hard lick and jump straight up and run to the bike.

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MotofactioN 4/17/2023 6:51am
4/17/2023 6:51am

All I’m saying is AC has my respect after that one. To be able to get back up, back on the bike, and literally finish maybe 1 spot behind where he would’ve finished if he hadn’t crashed? Dudes mental game is strong. Excited to see him finish the season healthy and go into the Nationals!!

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