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On the week of May 2nd/3rd, I went to Fernley Nevada with f ew friends with the intention to do nothing more than drink, shoot guns, and ride dirt bikes (not necessarily in that order). I was so excited about going away that I “over did it” in the partying area.Upon arriving at my friend’s dad’s place in Fernley, I was already in no place to be participating in activities. Yet in the excitment of the “get away” I and everyone else who was there to judge capacities, determined that I was just fine. So without further adue, I jumped on a 4wd quad, you know one of those 700-800 lb jobbies and took off into the desert at night with another rider. 

 At one point I had managed to ride up a steep embankment at an angle so the quad rolled over on it’s side and rested on top of me with my knees on my chest. I couldn’t budge it, and could barely breathe for that matter. Eric showed within about a minute or so and even though standing after being freed was an epic failure, riding soon ensued. A doctors visit confirmed a damaged MCL, basically the inside of the knee for being, well, over bent.Now, 2 weeks later, I’m struggling with swelling and general pain with anything I do. Mobility is greatly reduced with increased pain at the limits and moreso when weight or strength is added. 

Last weekend I had a trackday that I’d purchased and of the eight 20-minute sessions, I could only do 3-4 laps of 4 sessions because of the pain. I’ll be posting video and pistures to the day soon. I just need to be better for the July 18th day at the track or I’ll be screwed for the year.