Hill's backflip crash

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Edited Date/Time 1/23/2012 6:04pm
OMG, I amazed he is even able to walk again! Still makes me feel kinda sick seeing his leg like that Sad Talked to him in the stands at A2 in 09, He is a good kid. I hope he is able to get the speed back that he had in SX last year.

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mx757 1/1/2011 10:29am
1/1/2011 10:29am
Still looks to me like he would have been fine had ne not bailed. Not sure if it just didnt feel right or what. but definitely looked like it was fine before her bailed.
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hasko158 1/1/2011 10:33am
1/1/2011 10:33am
WOW!! You see his leg just fold the other way? That is some scary Shi$%. It did look like he would have been better off letting it come around, but what the hell do I know? Won't ever see me try something like that. lol
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Redrcr34 1/1/2011 10:35am
1/1/2011 10:35am Edited Date/Time 1/1/2011 9:38pm
OMG! Wished I wouldn't have watched that.
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MCfan4life 1/1/2011 10:42am
1/1/2011 10:42am
Wow that was gnarly.

Josh, please stick to racing from now on. I don't think my stomach could handle watching something like that again Sick

Best of luck in 2011. You seem like a cool kid.

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Chase26 1/1/2011 11:01am
1/1/2011 11:01am
OMG!!!!!
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Jarid332 1/1/2011 11:01am
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I just watched that for the first time the other day... wish I didn't..
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Towelie 1/1/2011 11:37am
1/1/2011 11:37am
This is why I just say to know some really big jumps these days, I know I can clear them, but I am not willing to pay for that what if
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ocscottie 1/1/2011 11:48am
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that wasnt fun to watch when it was first posted 2 weeks ago, and its not fun to watch now, that just plain HURTS!

Really hope Hilly can fully recover and get back up to speed.
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GuyB 1/1/2011 11:54am
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I still haven't watched it. Josh said he was going too fast, and knew he wasn't going to make it.
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RACEGUY 1/1/2011 12:00pm
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GuyB wrote:
I still haven't watched it. Josh said he was going too fast, and knew he wasn't going to make it.
Rotation was good, but he OJ'd and knew it when he looked down. The landing wasn't going to be pretty, but the option he took was just plain UGLY.

Isn't this about the 500th time this has been posted??
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mxbigd17 1/1/2011 12:07pm
1/1/2011 12:07pm
OMG!!! Motocross riders have the biggest balls, period. Risk vs reward, even though it turned out bad Josh is a motherfuckin baddass for going for it. Were all going to die one day, some people just have better stories before the get there. I hope he makes a comeback to racing, Motocross riders are a rare breed.
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Dirtysmile56 1/1/2011 12:22pm
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Having broken my femur/hip/pelvis/humerus (all at once) I cannot watch something like that. It will bring back the nightmares Sad

If Josh can get back to where he was pre accident it will be truly amazing.
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SoCalMX70 1/1/2011 12:51pm
1/1/2011 12:51pm
This is the first time I've seen the vid....

and I never want to see it again.

My first thought was "How did he not lose his leg?" .... It looked THAT bad!
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mxaddiction 1/1/2011 1:21pm
1/1/2011 1:21pm
Can't watch it
TeamPropainTurbo38t 1/1/2011 3:20pm
1/1/2011 3:20pm
GuyB wrote:
I still haven't watched it. Josh said he was going too fast, and knew he wasn't going to make it.
RACEGUY wrote:
Rotation was good, but he OJ'd and knew it when he looked down. The landing wasn't going to be pretty, but the option he took was...
Rotation was good, but he OJ'd and knew it when he looked down. The landing wasn't going to be pretty, but the option he took was just plain UGLY.

Isn't this about the 500th time this has been posted??
His first OJ came out alot better than that bail! STAY WITH YOUR BIKE!
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mx757 1/1/2011 5:18pm
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GuyB wrote:
I still haven't watched it. Josh said he was going too fast, and knew he wasn't going to make it.
RACEGUY wrote:
Rotation was good, but he OJ'd and knew it when he looked down. The landing wasn't going to be pretty, but the option he took was...
Rotation was good, but he OJ'd and knew it when he looked down. The landing wasn't going to be pretty, but the option he took was just plain UGLY.

Isn't this about the 500th time this has been posted??
TeamPropainTurbo38t wrote:
His first OJ came out alot better than that bail! STAY WITH YOUR BIKE!
yup. A foot of suspension travel cushions a hard landing much better than a destroyed femur.
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Outsider 1/1/2011 5:20pm
1/1/2011 5:20pm
mxaddiction wrote:
Can't watch it
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TheWeapon 1/1/2011 5:31pm
1/1/2011 5:31pm
I shouldn't have watched that Sick

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Dirt_Dawg 1/1/2011 6:20pm
1/1/2011 6:20pm
If this guy is walking today he can thank the moto gods, that was brutal. Hey josh lets start with a nac nac or a no hander next timeWink
scrubbin627 1/1/2011 7:11pm
1/1/2011 7:11pm
Thats just f*king stupid of him to even try. He's a professional racer, why risk injury or ending your career by doing a backflip. Does x games pay like that??
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aedwards07 1/1/2011 7:52pm
1/1/2011 7:52pm
I just watched it for the first time.After I broke my femur back in 08 I wish I wouldnt have.Its bringing back memories.
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jeffro503 1/1/2011 8:01pm
1/1/2011 8:01pm Edited Date/Time 1/1/2011 11:38pm
GuyB wrote:
I still haven't watched it. Josh said he was going too fast, and knew he wasn't going to make it.
Don't feel bad Steve.....I haven't watched it yet , and I don't plan to in the near future. To many guys have said " I wish I would of never watched that".......I'm going to use that as good advice and not watch it.
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Wadded_Up 1/1/2011 9:10pm
1/1/2011 9:10pm
Come back strong Josh, you can win a championship.....
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MX690 1/1/2011 9:57pm
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RACEGUY wrote:
Rotation was good, but he OJ'd and knew it when he looked down. The landing wasn't going to be pretty, but the option he took was...
Rotation was good, but he OJ'd and knew it when he looked down. The landing wasn't going to be pretty, but the option he took was just plain UGLY.

Isn't this about the 500th time this has been posted??
TeamPropainTurbo38t wrote:
His first OJ came out alot better than that bail! STAY WITH YOUR BIKE!
mx757 wrote:
yup. A foot of suspension travel cushions a hard landing much better than a destroyed femur.
It staggers me to see so many people bale, when they would have been so much better off if they had of stayed on their bike and tried to ride it out.
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andymoto 1/1/2011 11:36pm
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Thanks, but no thanks on watching or armchair QB'in. Just hope JH returns to his previous form and hopefully even better.
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lilbulld 1/2/2011 4:57am
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I think Hart is a smart business man (and a straight up good dude) and is going to look like a genius once he gets healthy and gains his speed and strength back, snatching this guy up for pretty cheap I would imagine when noone else might have even touched him... "Damn why didn't we think of that"
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BobbyM 1/2/2011 5:53am
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isn't it amazing that mere milliseconds can change yer life forever?

hill's moto career's graph line is more than likely not on the same path as before...he's done i am afraid.
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BobbyM 1/2/2011 5:55am
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SoCalMX70 wrote:
This is the first time I've seen the vid.... and I never want to see it again. My first thought was "How did he not lose...
This is the first time I've seen the vid....

and I never want to see it again.

My first thought was "How did he not lose his leg?" .... It looked THAT bad!
immediate medical attention...if he was at a remote area or 3rd world country we could very well be calling him stumpy today.
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Overdrive 1/2/2011 7:00am
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BobbyM wrote:
isn't it amazing that mere milliseconds can change yer life forever? hill's moto career's graph line is more than likely not on the same path as...
isn't it amazing that mere milliseconds can change yer life forever?

hill's moto career's graph line is more than likely not on the same path as before...he's done i am afraid.
You could be right, or he could use it to push him to even more success like Doug Henry. As you know we motocrossers are hard headed. Lets hope he comes out better than before.







And to all those giving him advice on bail out or not to bail out. Get real, very few get to his talent level and hind sight is 20/20. Nobody knows what that bike would have done to him if he stayed on it, it may have pounded him into the ground.
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dreid64 1/2/2011 2:37pm
1/2/2011 2:37pm
I knew I didn't want to watch that. Good luck Josh with your new team. I will go buy a new Dodge pickup to show my support. It's really cool that H&H picked you up.

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