Brooke Hoyer
As a person who has some experience with closed head injuries, I agree with
Ron's advice about taking it easy for a bit. Racing is fun but not at the
expense of your continued health.
Brooke
On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 10:48 AM, wrote:
> Scott,
> I saw you were not on the result and after all that yelling for me when I
> was on the course.
> Sounds like a concussion to me. Take some time and heal. Your body is
> not all about healing itself as fast as when you were 15 or 20 years old.
> Glad to see you can type and think!!!!
> You are a class act man Scott Barker. You might fly under the radar for
> many on the OBRA list, *but those who know you....know a fun loving
> competitor and the fact you are filled with kindness.*
> see you out there...............If you miss a few races I can loan you my
> Jake Rosenfeld Cross Crusade Cowbell. You can either ring that one
> (instead of your own) or hang it round your neck and roam the venue
> blasting out an occasional “Mooooooooooo”.
> ron
>
> *From:* Scott Barker
> *Sent:* Monday, October 21, 2013 10:17 AM
> *To:* Obra
> *Subject:* [OBRA Chat] And more Cross-Word thanks...
>
> ... from a crash test dummy
>
> Hey,
>
> Just wanted to thank everyone who helped me out after I crashed during the
> first lap of the final race on Saturday. Problem is, I don't know who to
> thank because I don't remember the crash, and I'm pretty fuzzy on how I
> made it back to the OBRA tent (according to Strava, I stayed on course and
> rode). By the time I made it back to the start/finish, I kinda remember
> some OBRA officials taking good care of me and lining up a ride with my
> wife to see a doctor. Thanks mystery helpers -- you guys are awesome!
>
> If anyone wants to jog my memory about the crash or helping me out, please
> reply offline. Thanks Johnathon P -- I know you must have helped me
> because you finished 8th ;-) To the Ruckus DNF dude.... was I involved?
> Sorry man if I ended your day.
>
> So even though I got my bell-rung, I gotta say that this is just one of my
> favorite races on the calendar. This was my second year, and the trails
> were a blast to ride (I did lots of pre-riding). Like Ron said about the
> single-track with perfect flow and natural berms (and barriers), plus the
> river sections with ridable sand.... so sweet. I was with some family
> members, and they loved the venue, and being so close to Fir Point Farms.
> Thanks again Randy and crew!
>
> Until next year,
> Scott
>
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