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RSS Video: After desert crash, motorcycle racer rides 14 more miles with broken ribs, collapsed lung


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<p>Filed under: <a href=&quot;http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href=&quot;http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorcycles/" rel="tag">Motorcycle</a>, <a href=&quot;http://www.autoblog.com/category/racing/" rel="tag">Racing</a></p><a href="/2012/09/02/after-desert-crash-motorcycle-racer-rides-14-more-miles-with-br/#continued"><img height="471" src=&quot;http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/08/endurance-motorcycle-crash.jpg" vspace="4" width="628" /></a><br /><br />Endurance <a href=&quot;http://www.autoblog.com/tag/off-road+racing/">off-road racing</a> is brutal, and riders willing to tackle the open desert on a motorcycle are as tough as they are adventurous. Sam Longson, competing in the Best in the Desert "Vegas to Reno" race on August 17, showed just how rough off-road racing can be when he rode his bike the final 14 miles of the race with three broken ribs and a partially collapsed lung.<br /><br />After riding 520 miles of the 534-mile event (known as the "Longest Off-Road Race in the United States"), Longson crashed his <a href=&quot;http://www.autoblog.com/tag/yamaha/">Yamaha</a> after hitting what appears to be loose gravel over the trail. The incident occurs at the 4:30 mark of the video, at which point Longson flies back-first into the rock-strewn terrain.<br /><br />Being in such a remote location meant Longson was far from help, so he hopped back on his bike, took a quick breather and headed for the finish line. Through the rest of the video, you hear him groaning in pain as he rides over the rough terrain. Despite all that, he finished the race in 38th place overall and third in his class.<br /><br />The ordeal, recorded on Longson's helmet camera, <a href="/2012/09/02/after-desert-crash-motorcycle-racer-rides-14-more-miles-with-br/#continued">is posted below</a>. Note that the audio contains some explicit language, particularly (and understandably) in the portion following the crash.<p><a href=&quot;http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/02/after-desert-crash-motorcycle-racer-rides-14-more-miles-with-br/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>After desert crash, motorcycle racer rides 14 more miles with broken ribs, collapsed lung</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href=&quot;http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/02/after-desert-crash-motorcycle-racer-rides-14-more-miles-with-br/">After desert crash, motorcycle racer rides 14 more miles with broken ribs, collapsed lung</a> originally appeared on <a href=&quot;http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sun, 02 Sep 2012 20:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href=&quot;http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=&quot;http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/02/after-desert-crash-motorcycle-racer-rides-14-more-miles-with-br/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=&quot;http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20314370/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=&quot;http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/02/after-desert-crash-motorcycle-racer-rides-14-more-miles-with-br/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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