My fastest ever recorded fall. Started high up above the entrance to the speed gun. Had a smooth run down the track, 102.1kph ~ result!
Except that almost immediately at the bottom of the track were a series of lateral ridges, and at that speed, there is nothing you can do.
So, upside down, at over a 100kph, I hit the ground, laughing! Nobody died!
But I watched another do the same, 10 min later!
My fastest recorded fall
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Thank you, Wanderer. I'm Ok now, but I was a bit sore for a couple of days.
However, with one of the instructors, I managed a sub 3 minute Run 19 this morning!
Who are you trying to kid?
Dave is a very fit man of senior years. Well, retirement age at a guess.
A fall at that speed would be bad news for anyone, but even at his age I know daves experience would have helped him avoid serious injury.
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Started by Dave Mac in Austria 05-Mar-2013 - 12 Replies
Dave Mac posted Mar-2013
Gaz C
reply to 'My fastest recorded fall' posted Mar-2013
Ha ha! That makes me feel a lot better. I crashed at speed at the end of one of my timed slalom runs on the Südhang at Scheffau :lol: . I was too busy looking over my shoulder at the timing device and went off the edge of a roller that wouldn't have been a problem if, 1: I'd been going a little slower, and 2: I'd been looking where I was going! I don't think I was doing 100kph :oops: . Luckily there were no witnesses; the kids were still in ski- school and it was just out of range of the video camera. :lol:
Wanderer
reply to 'My fastest recorded fall' posted Mar-2013
Glad you were ok :wink:. At that speed, it could have been very nasty :evil:
Dave Mac
reply to 'My fastest recorded fall' posted Mar-2013
Wanderer wrote:Glad you were ok :wink:. At that speed, it could have been very nasty :evil:
Thank you, Wanderer. I'm Ok now, but I was a bit sore for a couple of days.
However, with one of the instructors, I managed a sub 3 minute Run 19 this morning!
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Snapzzz
reply to 'My fastest recorded fall' posted Mar-2013
Dave, please don't take offence to this comment, i really don't mean it the way it may sound.
But a fall at 100kph for a man of your later years is bloody scary. Glad you are ok.
But a fall at 100kph for a man of your later years is bloody scary. Glad you are ok.
Skied: Arinsal, La Plagne, Alpe D'huez, Flaine, Les Arcs, Morzine, Les Gets, Avoriaz, Sauze, Courchevel, Val Thorens
Iceman
reply to 'My fastest recorded fall' posted Mar-2013
Eh? He is 25?
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Tony_H
reply to 'My fastest recorded fall' posted Mar-2013
Iceman wrote:Eh? He is 25?
Who are you trying to kid?
Dave is a very fit man of senior years. Well, retirement age at a guess.
A fall at that speed would be bad news for anyone, but even at his age I know daves experience would have helped him avoid serious injury.
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Snapzzz
reply to 'My fastest recorded fall' posted Mar-2013
Falling at my age (39) is bloody awful.
Not long back i fell over on a slippy path while out jogging. The worst thing was the fact it ran along side a major through road in my town that was packed, and at a standstill, during rush hour.
I could see people pointing and laughing.
Not long back i fell over on a slippy path while out jogging. The worst thing was the fact it ran along side a major through road in my town that was packed, and at a standstill, during rush hour.
I could see people pointing and laughing.
Skied: Arinsal, La Plagne, Alpe D'huez, Flaine, Les Arcs, Morzine, Les Gets, Avoriaz, Sauze, Courchevel, Val Thorens
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