Holy shit bro ! That was crazy ! Remember those jumps you used to hit off Pima road by your house ?? Haha , yeah buddy it’s your old friend Jake Reynolds . 😂😂😂 You will always be a hero of mine, wish we woulda stayed friends . Glad you survived that crash , that was gnarly !! 😬
What are the odds of the piston failing right on the face of the triple? Couldn't it have happened while warming it up in the pits? Or during a straightaway? Perhaps in a corner? Nope. Unreal.
Thanks for sharing a clearly tough memory with us. It’s brave to put so much of yourself out there and it’s something appreciated. I always thought it was just me, feeling a cumulative loss in confidence (and speed) over the years after repeated injuries. I was just an amateur... but it’s good to hear from a former Pro.
Just a old B Senior rider, but I remember after I broke my femur going head on into a tree, I never was the same. Slowed down even more when I broke my neck. I couldn't help but wonder what was going through your mind that night, watching the replay, we were all amazed that you popped right up. Even more amazed that you snapped the bike in half, but it was a good feeling when you got up. Thanks for the work in RacerX too Ping!
Ping was so very lucky to escape without serious injury.... This wreck is why I am meticulous about maintaining my bike...and keeping it reliable. Having a mechanical on a jump face one of my greatest fears.
Hi David, I saw your crash and to be honest I feel that the brake of the bike when it hit the final jump help you to not get a worse injury... believe the same happen to me but my bike did not broke on this way and I broke my femur and hit my back pretty bad... becuase the bike hit me after the case.
They didn't call you "Pudge" for nothing, don't you think that poor 125 was working overtime to get you up and over that triple? Probably a big bore kit, piston failure? Love your columns, Pudgy Pingree #101. lmao, jk
Geez now that's a jump.. Tough dude to get up from that..
Holy shit bro ! That was crazy ! Remember those jumps you used to hit off Pima road by your house ?? Haha , yeah buddy it’s your old friend Jake Reynolds . 😂😂😂 You will always be a hero of mine, wish we woulda stayed friends . Glad you survived that crash , that was gnarly !! 😬
What are the odds of the piston failing right on the face of the triple? Couldn't it have happened while warming it up in the pits? Or during a straightaway? Perhaps in a corner? Nope.
Unreal.
Thanks for sharing a clearly tough memory with us. It’s brave to put so much of yourself out there and it’s something appreciated. I always thought it was just me, feeling a cumulative loss in confidence (and speed) over the years after repeated injuries. I was just an amateur... but it’s good to hear from a former Pro.
Just a old B Senior rider, but I remember after I broke my femur going head on into a tree, I never was the same. Slowed down even more when I broke my neck.
I couldn't help but wonder what was going through your mind that night, watching the replay, we were all amazed that you popped right up. Even more amazed that you snapped the bike in half, but it was a good feeling when you got up.
Thanks for the work in RacerX too Ping!
i personally think that if the triple clamps didn't break he would have been in big trouble with that bike coming up behind him full force.
exactly. they absorbed alot of energy, just like crumple zones.
@@xnova5 I was thinking the same thing.
Ping was so very lucky to escape without serious injury.... This wreck is why I am meticulous about maintaining my bike...and keeping it reliable. Having a mechanical on a jump face one of my greatest fears.
Hi David, I saw your crash and to be honest I feel that the brake of the bike when it hit the final jump help you to not get a worse injury... believe the same happen to me but my bike did not broke on this way and I broke my femur and hit my back pretty bad... becuase the bike hit me after the case.
That triple is damn huge!
nice shirt!
When I built that track for MCM2 I put a broke in half KTM on the side of the track. LoL.
I played that game sooo much lol
so gnarly watching this when it happened.
Frickin ktm ruined his career, why would they put an untested piston in a bike? so stupid
@budubum pretty hard to do over a major triple.
Shit !! Dave used to clear a 90 foot triple on his RM 80 bro !! You have no idea ! 😂😂This dude was a fucking legend in Arizona 💯💪😎
crazy
I think you got really lucky Ping. When you see what can happen to other riders in the same situation with bikes locking up on big jumps... Oofff...
is this 03 bike 250 sx model he used?
budubum 125
@@jakef6341 my 02 ktm125 is still cherry lol
@ginosobrito cool i remember you... !! u race Reflex now ? i doo on pc.. but will never be as good as mcm2 was
Keep Pimpin' it Ping!!
epiphany pretty much
what if he did a lazy boy andlay all his back on the rear fender to lower the rear end? is it possible?
@budubum 125
@maxibobshow VET_SPODEBOY
Heart?
@ginosobrito ginosobrito... who were u in mcm2 zone ? this is WDB_MAXIMUS :-)
KTM junk bikes!!!
Said the guy who's never owned one 😂
Code Name Noob The king 🤴 of Supercross “retired” in 2003 so he wouldn’t have to ride a KTM!
Ya idk old Ktm are goofy and I ride alot of my friend old ktm 125 just not all they
@@bennybradshaw9904 I hate those old 4spd 450 ktms, they totally feel 'goofy' lol
They didn't call you "Pudge" for nothing, don't you think that poor 125 was working overtime to get you up and over that triple? Probably a big bore kit, piston failure? Love your columns, Pudgy Pingree #101. lmao, jk