The Motorsport Is Dangerous Thread

[BezerkR32]

i thought these were worthy, although they are not mine, it happened in my shop.

Courtesy of 2rismo. 1 reason you dont wear a watch while working in the engine bay.

[phunky_monkey]

Wow! That would have been an interesting site!

[2rismo]

It was super hurty. Still hasn't healed enough to wear a watch.

[Kel]

It was super hurty. Still hasn't healed enough to wear a watch.

Ok i reckon you win.

[Ant97GTR]

What the hell happened with your watch 2rismo? Battery short??

[2rismo]

The watch made the connection from the positive terminal of the uncovered fuse box to the throttle body. But it gets better - To get the spanner I was using onto the oil-filter fitting I was doing back up, I'd had to wiggle my arm down in the gap and jam it there. When the watch made the connection, it wasn't just a simple case of pulling my hand away. It was stuck for what seemed like ages.

Lesson well learned. No jewelery when working on the car and ALWAYS use the battery master shut-off.

More than a month later, it's still not great.

[2rismo]

Forgot to mention, the watch and car are fine. LOL!

[Kel]

A new installment....

What happens when a big car bit and a not so big knee meet - hope that dodgy raceworx outfit has weekend workers comp

Definitely one that tickled.

[PHaT MR30]

A new installment....

What happens when a big car bit and a not so big knee meet - hope that dodgy raceworx outfit has weekend workers comp

Definitely one that tickled.

Sue! Sue!

[Kel]

Sue! Sue!

I would except the boys might just mention my *slight* accident prone-ness if I did

[Beer Baron]

Kel! what are you doing to yourself! don't use your knee as a brake...

[Kel]

Kel! what are you doing to yourself! don't use your knee as a brake...

You should see how the car bit ended up

As I've said before, I should stick to somewhere safe, like the nav seat.

My worst injury from my down-the-bank adventure at Wrestpoint Targa was the bramble scratches I got climbing 12 foot back up the bank to the road!

[BOZ22N]

OMG Kel that looks so sore. Dam raceworx

[Neil]

I think you should harden up girl.

Oh a little bruised knee hardly rates on the raceworx scale of injuries.

Neil.

[Kel]

I think you should harden up girl.

Oh a little bruised knee hardly rates on the raceworx scale of injuries.

Neil.

picsorban Neily is the only way to claim top raceworx injury status

[OzTME]

Hmm, Can't top the watch one, but if there's a wooden spoon for biggest pratt: here's my pitch.

I normally only wear ear protection when I'm doing something loud.

I was using my plasma cutter, and it wasn't that loud so I just wore an oxy mask. Of course, plasma cutters blow away the molten steel. Out of the corner of my eye, I see a bright red ball of steel go up from the cutter, bounce off something, and feel it go into my left ear. @#$@#$ me it hurt. Makes note to self: wear ear protection when plasma cutting.

Two days later, using the Mig welder. Wearing the full auto lcd facemask, but no ear protection, as I thought the facemask was enough protection. I'm welding, hear this pop, see a bright red ball of steel go up, bounce off something, and feel it go into my left ear. @#$@%# me, that hurt too. Turns out my big fat head and my wing nut-air brake ears are quite effective at collecting flying debris.

Went to the doctor. He said I had 2 balls of steel in my ear canal, about 1mm from my ear drum. Tried to wash it out with a syringe but failed, so had to go to a ear-nose-throat specialist. Turn up to the specialist, and he's got a dentist's chair, and a german bedside manner kinda like the dentist in the marathon man movie..

Puts me in this dentist chair, and uses tools I can't begin to describe to dig these bits of metal out of my head. It hurt more than anything I have ever felt in my life, including the time I used a pipe wrench to shatter my thumb into 5 pieces (a whole other sorry story )..

300$ and a whole lotta pain later, I now wear ear protection, even when making toast...

[Marlin]

Gard Damn Scott! I'm cringing!