Pain pills

[Sawin]

God that hurt just watching it.

No kidding! I don't like those kinds of videos, why did you make me watch it! jeeze.

[brokenscout]

Hope u get better soon, don't get hooked on the pills. Thought you were gonna say u forgot to pay your bookie,lol

[Danimal]

Damn it....once I get going on YouTube next thing I know hours are wasted watching random videos!

I know right, I am still watching random crap. Although now I am watching CIWS videos.

[Dave]

Damn dude, not sure I'd be in even as good of mood as you are after something like that. Hope you are back up riding soon.

[OtterbatHellcat]

Looking at possible crash vids in here that might be YOU, or maybe not......... I admire your gonadness in getting 3rd in your class last year, and I pray for you to heal quickly from your injuries during this years attempt.

The pic you posted from just before your incident, showed some bad assness happening....looking at that rear tire, you certainly were *on it* throttle wise. I'm no bike expert though.

I didn't know they paved the whole thing. Long ago, I wanted to run a super stock class up there, but never got around to it. I raced at Colo Nat Speedway for several years back in the early to mid 90's....and I miss racing very much.

Get well, brother.

[XC700116]

Get well soon man, bike wrecks are no fun, and healing is LONG and painful, but you sound like your doing well.

[DingleBerns]

Post #14 is Mike's crash, heal up Mike!

[MrPrena]

hope for the fast recovery.

[hcr25]

Hey guys thanks for the positive thoughts and prayers. Sorry for being vague on which video is the one I'm in, like I mentioned I still have not watched it. Dingleberns dad I'd the guy who painted my race bike. He does cars or bikes, so if you needs really nice quality paint job he's the man.

its hard not to be positive with my wife around. She supports my racing 100% before, during and after the crash. She is my best friend & my wife . Also I'm lucky to have a great job that is very supportive about racing and my boss is a really good friend of 13 years.

If you search Mike Applehans you will also find last years race video from my gopro. I was #125 last year and #250 this year. I had two gopros on this year but the front camera was destroyed. I have not watched the rear camera video yet. I will some day but for now the crash is very vivid in my mind.
I never lost consciousness which the flight for life crew thought was impressive for some reason. I told one of the flight nurses that asked about if i got knocked out.I told her i didn't really hit my head. She said no, I mean from the pain. Then she said you do know that your femur bone is sticking out of your skin about a inch! I told her I didn't know that and to please cover my eyes because I didn't want to see it. That being said my wife took pictures of everything at the ER. Hell when it was time to take the 34 staples out of my leg the nurse asked my wife if she wanted to remove one, she did all 34!
Racing is the thing I love to do and have been lucky enough to do for a long time. With support from family, friends and guys like Jim at T-Fog motorsports (Tfogger) on here. Life is short, do what you love to do while you can! I will race again but will wait to fully healed next year. After that maybe I'll race a legend car at Colorado national speedway or who knows what.
Mike

[glock21]

Get well. Take it slow. Glad you are still here.