Well...
Little update on this sled..
Last Sunday, took it out for some shakedown passes, seems like the power valves were the culprit. All was good.
We were in a large flat field, testing with a couple buddies, as they are going racing in a couple weeks in Montana.
So we had my black 1997 MM, my buddies 1998 MM, 2001 SXR, and my SRX.
Been making passes all day, back and forth, about 1/8 mile long.
I was on the SRX, buddy on his SXR, we decided to swap sleds since he is heavier than me to see how much difference it made.
We take off, like always. At the end of the run, I let off and slowly braked.
He did not.
He and the sled kept on the pace.
At the end of this field is a gravel road embankment. The road is about 10 feet higher than the field. (we were running North and south, road is east and west).
I see him bail off the sled much too late, and the sled hits the embankment at anywhere from 80 - 100 MPH, and he hits it slightly slower.
Sled flew 30 Ft high and made it about 95Ft out into the next field in the air.
Buddy hit the ditch embankment and flew up over the road as well.
When we got to him, he was unconscious and foaming at the mouth. We called 911.
Shortly after we were on the phone with them, he stopped breathing, and started turning blue..
911 said we had to start CPR..
Buddy got his helmet off, and I started doing chest compressions.
After about 30 seconds or so, he started breathing again, but very labored.
Ambulance finally showed up and took him to ER.
Bad day..