Please allow me to make an apology.
I’m very sorry for using the term spode.
In haste, I was hoping to use the term spode to imply that this was a very typical crash, by a very typical rider, on very typical track, on any typical open ride day.
It was written as a metaphor to describe the crash and it was a poor choice of words to use on an open forum.
Among friends, we us it as a term of endearment for those Oh-Oh moments we’ve all had. (We’ve all spoded-out at one time or another)
Yet, on an open forum the slang word can easily be taken out of context. I’m sorry.
So rather than some great metaphor, the word spode seems to have come across as an adjective and that was not my intention at all.
It was not meant to be any sort belittlement or put-down nor was it intended to have any reflection on the rider or his abilities. It was used in an attempt to show commonality and I failed.
To the dad and the rider:
Please allow me to apologize here and again when we see each other at the track.
I am very sorry for using the term spode when describing the crash. I should have taken the time to define it more in depth and not used slang words. It was not meant to be any sort belittlement or put-down nor was it intended to have any reflection on the rider or his abilities.
I apologize for this and I’m sorry for any insinuation it may have implied – that was not the intent. I’m sorry.
Your son being ready and willing to get back on and tackle the rigors of Moto once again demonstrates he is a badd-ass and A-100.
I am grateful that you came on here to let us know that in the end - it was very typical crash, by a very typical rider, on very typical track, on any typical open ride day and that your son was not a victim and did not leave injured. In fact, he was willing to go back out.
And his typical crash was certainly not something that should be a focal point on a new tracks opening day.
#hillslivesmatter