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    i think one of our members got injured at PP hill climb today, HCR

    i saw a disturbing picture on another site today and it was #250 with the flouresent orange leathers
    they spoke of a compound fracture of the femur
    can somebody please post up progress on his condition if they get any info?
    this man has always been very easy to approach and happy to help me with my riding technique(or lack of)- he is just a great person in general

    i really hope i am mistaken with this info but, i know that bike and that racing suit
    damnit, get better Mike, i send positive thoughts your way
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    Re: i think one of our members got injured at PP hill climb today, HCR

    It was mike applehans, greg said he's doing well and undergoing surgeries for injuries. Check into the MRA forums for updates.
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    Re: i think one of our members got injured at PP hill climb today, HCR

    Bummer, recover and get well soon Mike....
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    Sorry to hear this. Get healed completely, Mike.
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    Re: i think one of our members got injured at PP hill climb today, HCR

    :/

    Get well soon! Did another bike go down as well? I saw CBR that looked like it caught fire, Morena was the name on the windscreen.

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    Yup, CBR1000RR Alex Moreno as well. Is he ok too?
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    Re: i think one of our members got injured at PP hill climb today, HCR

    I had a chance to visit Mike in the hospital the other day. Despite his injuries, he's in reasonably good spirits. He's had a few surgeries already. I'll confirm that he did break his femur along with an elbow, a finger and his heel. It's going to be a rough period of recovery, but the long term looks really good. Roberta (his wife) has been spending a whole bunch of time there and appears to be doing well.

    The bike is in bad shape, but Mike says he wanted a new one anyways, so that's going to work out for him.

    There are regular updates on the MRA as well as on Glenn (Gecco) and Mike's FB pages. Check there for more info.

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    Glad that he'll be on the mend soon. Thanks for the update Scott.
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    Re: i think one of our members got injured at PP hill climb today, HCR

    Hey guys that was me. It was a rather biggish crash for sure. Simply put I tucked the front. A combination of several factors but it was mainly I was going faster then practice, it was colder then last year, the road was slightly slippery from the rain the day before. In my opinion without watching the videos of it, I missed my turn in point marker. When I did utilize the front brakes I was going faster and deeper into then I should have for my skill level. I may have braked to hard on the paint stripes causing the sudden attraction to the ground.
    end result of my mistake are in no particular order....
    Compound fracture of left femur above the knee, torn tendons left ring finger, right feel is broke in several places,right elbow joint is shattered and right wrist is fractured below the elbow.
    i have been told in at least in one of the videos you can hear me tell the guy my leg is broke. When I sat up to position myself to stand up my knee felt like chunky jello, I knew I was not walking to the ambulance. The flight nurses were awesome, while talking to them about the crash and getting my personal info. One of the asked me how long I was out for, I said I didn't hit my head that hard. She laughed and said from the pain, I then said is not real bad. She looked at the other nurse and back at me and said you know your femur is sticking out through your skin? I replied please cover my eyes I don't want to see that

    Thanks for the well wishes from everyone. It's going to take time and effort to recover from this I have both
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    Re: i think one of our members got injured at PP hill climb today, HCR

    Quote Originally Posted by hcr25 View Post
    Hey guys that was me. It was a rather biggish crash for sure. Simply put I tucked the front. A combination of several factors but it was mainly I was going faster then practice, it was colder then last year, the road was slightly slippery from the rain the day before. In my opinion without watching the videos of it, I missed my turn in point marker. When I did utilize the front brakes I was going faster and deeper into then I should have for my skill level. I may have braked to hard on the paint stripes causing the sudden attraction to the ground.
    end result of my mistake are in no particular order....
    Compound fracture of left femur above the knee, torn tendons left ring finger, right feel is broke in several places,right elbow joint is shattered and right wrist is fractured below the elbow.
    i have been told in at least in one of the videos you can hear me tell the guy my leg is broke. When I sat up to position myself to stand up my knee felt like chunky jello, I knew I was not walking to the ambulance. The flight nurses were awesome, while talking to them about the crash and getting my personal info. One of the asked me how long I was out for, I said I didn't hit my head that hard. She laughed and said from the pain, I then said is not real bad. She looked at the other nurse and back at me and said you know your femur is sticking out through your skin? I replied please cover my eyes I don't want to see that

    Thanks for the well wishes from everyone. It's going to take time and effort to recover from this I have both
    Mike Applehans
    It's good to hear from you everything is more or less all right, best wishes!

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    Glad to hear you're on the mend, my friend. Please, if you or Pooh need anything, please call me!
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    Re: i think one of our members got injured at PP hill climb today, HCR

    saw it on the video linked on the mra forum, didn't look good. glad to hear you escaped the hospital early, good sign you are headed down that recoveryroad.


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    Re: i think one of our members got injured at PP hill climb today, HCR

    even you crashed , your still #1 class racer

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    Re: i think one of our members got injured at PP hill climb today, HCR

    Glad you're okay (relatively)! Hope you have a speedy and full recovery, Mike!

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    Re: i think one of our members got injured at PP hill climb today, HCR

    can someone post vid link
    Glad your ok and hope for a speedy recovery
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    Great to hear from you Mike. Heal up and get back out there!
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    Re: i think one of our members got injured at PP hill climb today, HCR

    Quote Originally Posted by AOK303 View Post
    can someone post vid link
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    Re: i think one of our members got injured at PP hill climb today, HCR

    I didn't want to be the first, there was also this one. I saw this first and it scared me more than the crash video.
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