What happened to Unibiker?

[unibiker]

Oregonguy,

I'm late again, sorry. I was visiting Bruce's neck of the woods for some more x-ray training. Beautiful weather up there this time of year!

I just lost a half-inch of the finger. It was sort of smashed/pulled off as our handlebars met. It was a good wake-up call. Even though we were being scored separately, the race was being run in combination with the pro class (read 'very fast riders, with a few out of control, inexperienced, maniacs'). This 44-year-old didn't belong there.

The finger tip was never found. The glove was also torn, and the part in question was left on the track to be scattered by spinning knobbies (the raccoons probably enjoyed it after the races). The surgeon said they don't re-attach fingers to antiques like myself, anyway. The success rate is near zero. If you plan (ha) to cut a finger off, do it while you're young!

As a testament to the 'never quit' theory, when I returned a week later (last Friday night) for an hour of practice after the races (slow, painful, bandaged practice), I learned that since I got up after the last-lap crash, and finished the race before checking on the numbness problem, I somehow picked up another 2nd place finish. The pro's must have taken out a few other old timers before they got to me.