Was Smith concussed?

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Looked like it.

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3/23/2024 7:15pm

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mtbkris2
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3/23/2024 7:16pm

Knew this was coming 

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davis224
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3/23/2024 7:16pm

He was certainly weaving all over after he got up

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Meister
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3/23/2024 7:16pm

I said that to my wife before he even crashed again, then after the second i knew he wasn't thinking clearly. 

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3/23/2024 7:16pm

Pretty obvious. Should have been black flagged. He was a danger to himself and everyone else. 

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3/23/2024 7:19pm

The handlebars uppercut his chin. Looked like the kind of crash where your brain is so rattled you have to make sure your teeth are all still there., 

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3/23/2024 7:19pm

No… just got his bell rung….

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3/23/2024 7:20pm

I think that guy might’ve been born “concussed”

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Farmer J
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3/23/2024 7:20pm

None of us know. Maybe we should see what the medical staff says. 

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bvm111
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3/23/2024 7:21pm

i’m not a neurologist… are you? 

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Chris_Buehler
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3/23/2024 7:22pm

Bummer. He was solid this year. 

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3/23/2024 7:22pm

zab-judah-knock-out-queen-mama-just-killed-a-man

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3/23/2024 7:23pm
bvm111 wrote:

i’m not a neurologist… are you? 

I stayed at a Holiday Inn last night. Is that joke still funny?

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3/23/2024 7:23pm

he hit his head, looked really unstable on the bike, poor judgement getting back up and nearly taking out other riders.

Maybe he was just on tilt, but wouldn't be surprised if he was concussed Sad

hope he's okay, concussions are serious business.

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3/23/2024 8:03pm

Nice work inspector

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3/23/2024 8:05pm

That was the same hit to the chin an mma fighter gets knocked out from. He def was seeing circling tweety birds around his head.

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3/23/2024 8:07pm

In reality it doesn't take much to have a "concussion" by normal (non-moto) peoples standards. Most of us on this board probably have a pretty elevated definition of what a "concussion" is. 
 

I know a guy from work who took multiple weeks off after bumping his head into something around the house. 100% guarantee that smack smith took from the triple fits the clinical definition of a concussion

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3/23/2024 8:08pm

Another easy set up to Moto journalists. Interview ama and ask what the protocol is for black flagging riders that are all over the track after hitting their head

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3/23/2024 8:10pm
yak651 wrote:
Another easy set up to Moto journalists. Interview ama and ask what the protocol is for black flagging riders that are all over the track after...

Another easy set up to Moto journalists. Interview ama and ask what the protocol is for black flagging riders that are all over the track after hitting their head

Moto “journalists”

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3/23/2024 8:11pm

Dude turned into a road hazard 

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yak651 wrote:
Another easy set up to Moto journalists. Interview ama and ask what the protocol is for black flagging riders that are all over the track after...

Another easy set up to Moto journalists. Interview ama and ask what the protocol is for black flagging riders that are all over the track after hitting their head

Moto “journalists”

I know, I’m here for the laughs 

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3/23/2024 8:12pm

Lots of doctors in here…

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3/23/2024 8:14pm
DonM wrote:

Lots of doctors in here…

Pretty easy to call a spade a spade. Or is smith just a jackass who pulls onto the track in front of multiple people without looking? 

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3/23/2024 8:14pm
yak651 wrote:
Another easy set up to Moto journalists. Interview ama and ask what the protocol is for black flagging riders that are all over the track after...

Another easy set up to Moto journalists. Interview ama and ask what the protocol is for black flagging riders that are all over the track after hitting their head

Black flag is almost exclusively reserved for bad conduct. The powers that be don't really want to raise any additional awareness to the concussion problem in the sport, other than pretending like they solved it by making them solve puzzles in an online test or something.

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yak651
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DonM wrote:

Lots of doctors in here…

I guess better to assume he just figured it would be faster/better to ride the track side to side instead of in a straight line after hitting his head 🤷‍♂️

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3/23/2024 8:15pm
bvm111 wrote:

i’m not a neurologist… are you? 

I stayed at a Holiday Inn last night. Is that joke still funny?

Holiday inn "express"

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3/23/2024 8:20pm
yak651 wrote:
Another easy set up to Moto journalists. Interview ama and ask what the protocol is for black flagging riders that are all over the track after...

Another easy set up to Moto journalists. Interview ama and ask what the protocol is for black flagging riders that are all over the track after hitting their head

Black flag is almost exclusively reserved for bad conduct. The powers that be don't really want to raise any additional awareness to the concussion problem in...

Black flag is almost exclusively reserved for bad conduct. The powers that be don't really want to raise any additional awareness to the concussion problem in the sport, other than pretending like they solved it by making them solve puzzles in an online test or something.

You could argue it's bad conduct to cut across a rhythm lane without looking to see if any traffic is coming through.

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Dave v3.0
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3/23/2024 8:29pm

I don't know if he was concussed, but he certainly appeared to lose awareness of his surroundings based on his attempts to get back on the track after the subsequent crash.  Call it whatever you want.

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3/23/2024 8:33pm
bvm111 wrote:

i’m not a neurologist… are you? 

I stayed at a Holiday Inn last night. Is that joke still funny?

DanGleesac wrote:

Holiday inn "express"

Damn it. It was a corny line and I still blew it

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3/23/2024 8:34pm
yak651 wrote:
Another easy set up to Moto journalists. Interview ama and ask what the protocol is for black flagging riders that are all over the track after...

Another easy set up to Moto journalists. Interview ama and ask what the protocol is for black flagging riders that are all over the track after hitting their head

Black flag is almost exclusively reserved for bad conduct. The powers that be don't really want to raise any additional awareness to the concussion problem in...

Black flag is almost exclusively reserved for bad conduct. The powers that be don't really want to raise any additional awareness to the concussion problem in the sport, other than pretending like they solved it by making them solve puzzles in an online test or something.

aeffertz wrote:

You could argue it's bad conduct to cut across a rhythm lane without looking to see if any traffic is coming through.

No need to argue about it. It's stupid. It doesn't matter if you're on a racetrack or changing lanes on the highway. Always check your surroundings. He didn't even glance back.

He's lucky no one landed on him.

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