09/14/2025
i want to start off by thanking my Lord and Savior for watching over me and all the others involved in the horrific crash at the start of the open a main. ✝️🙏🏼
it was practically a fist fight in a phone booth with 16 of us going into the first corner. i don’t remember all the specifics but after watching videos it was a domino effect where one went down and 5 or 6 more soon followed suit. i was told i ran over someone and/or their bike before going off the track down into the grass where i watched a couple riders hit the fence and i knew in that moment i had to lay down the bike so i wouldn’t hit them or go through the fence myself. amazingly enough i stopped right before the fence, just a mere 10 or so feet before hitting a bunch of spectators. my whole left side took the impact, including my head unfortunately. my leg was pinned under my bike and it took me a little bit to get myself out from under it. my shield was broken off my helmet so i had to go get that fixed before i could go back out. i contemplated whether or not to go back out, but after some reflecting i decided that i needed to finish what i had came all this way for. i got an excellent start and was running third for a bit, and a few riders ended up passing me by the time the race was over. i wasn’t really feeling the women’s class either, and ultimately put my safety over being competitive so i rode my own race.
i have never been so happy to have gotten such mediocre results, though. i’m truly grateful i came out virtually unscathed, minus a concussion. my helmet and leathers did their job wonderfully and i’m glad i was able to make it home on my own last night. 🤕
this happened to be our last race of the season, which i am glad i was able to run the few that i did. i proved to myself that i still have the speed i did before, and even gained some confidence that i lost from my previous wreck a few years ago that put me in the hospital.
once again i must thank my little team for helping me out all year with everything and most importantly the man upstairs for keeping me safe!
God bless you all & God bless this country. i hope to see you all at a track sometime soon! ❤️🤍💙