Above - B2 with a re-set arm and his Doctor. Photos of the injury are also posted on B2's official 'Crusty Demons' website.
Above - With the Dubai Desert Classic and Abu Dhabi Masters about to tee-off, Poppy J, B1, B2 and NS got in a little practise.
Above - Lulu Island off Abu Dhabi.
Above - Taking 'High-Tea' at Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi.STOP PRESS!! Due to an unfortunate accident, the Crusty Demon's of Dirt (motocross riders) have had to cancel their world tour after star rider, B2, came off during training, severely breaking his arm in two places. Specialist flown in from around the world believe it will be at least 6 weeks until B2 is able to return to his bike, or until 'safety officer mum' has finished building the roll cage, harness and airbag system around his bike. The incident marred an otherwise event-less day for the Saunders in Al Ain. With all the Village kids in attendance, B2 was attempting to do a high speed skid down the main road of the village circuit. Using a borrowed bike, B2 was blissfully unaware that the bike's handbrakes were positioned opposite to his own. As he reached maximum speed and in front of about 20 other kids, he slammed on the back-hand-brake...or so he thought. Instead, the front brakes engaged, hurtling B2 over the handle bars like a human canon ball and the rest, as they say is history.
Taking a more somber position, the breaks (both of his right forearm bones) were quite serious, with his arm dangling 30 degrees in the wrong direction. We were lucky enough that one of our neighbours is a doctor and was of great assistance travelling to the hospital with us and calling the best orthopedic surgeon on the way himself. A few days later now, and B2 has had his arm re-set and sports a cast from shoulder to fingers. When he's not giving his own version of events, he's busy finding people to sign his cast, before offering them his own left-handed autograph. In fact all of the attention has led B1 to consider a stunt with more dire consequences..and therefore more attention?
B3 had the best take on events, when later that evening he suggested that, "B2 should use my training wheels...i never fall off with them".
In other news, Fran's oldies stopped in for a week where we basically saw and did everything that was closed during my oldies visit last November, including a round of golf where Poppy J was beaten by his S-I-L, not that we're bragging. The weather has been really cold of the last fortnight (amazing how cold 20-25C feels after 45-50C temps). We have even had a bit of rain for the last few days, although this is kind of like a mirage...you see it out the window, run outside to feel the rain, and it's not there?
Not much in the way of cultural or adventure type news this blog, so just a shorty.
