[pistole]

- any quick cures ?

- got hammered recently.

- hurts like heck.
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[Mikko Nassi]

Prevention tips only .

Good fitting seat + Tillett R4 rib protector + a bit of padding on the seat.

Once they've been done in... rest is the best.

[pistole]

- okay Mikko.

- got a brace and its helping.

- ouch !

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[RocK]

- any quick cures ?

Hanging out with funny friend is a good start. Telling jokes seems to help to forget pains..

[Matias]

Hi! the best way of getting your rib better is driving! just force yourself driving! this is race! rest? no way!


lol, well, im kidding, i got a rib injury during the summer practise, and i rest for 5 days, as the time consuming, i forced myself to drive... and after few stints, things got really bad, the rib was becoming very painful.. but i still forced myself driving on reverse track just to reduce the pain, and finally i couldn't drive back to the pit..and i had to stop driving at all, then bought an air-ticket back home.. luckly enough, there's nothing wrong with the rib-bone. it didnt pain at all about 20 days later,

dude, if got your rib injured, there's no need to drive, just go for the doctor and have a rest until you make sure it's all OK at all!

im thinking of getting a smaller seat and having more fitness training to ensure i won't get injured during the winter practise.

hope there's nothing serious with your rib ! good luck

[pistole]

- just to report on the ribs , its basically time off the kart which really helps (solid one month lay-off).

- when i got back into the kart , a very tight fitting seat ( with foam padding on the sides - esp covering the bolt heads of the seat supports ) helps to keep the ribs happy. Of course , don't forget the rib protector.

- from my experience with this injury , its really caused by "banging" (eg , when a kart bounces sideways during a high-g corner , or rapid changes of side-to-side direction) , which slams your chest into the sides of the seat. If your seat is "loose", that makes it mucho-mucho worse.

cheers.

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[Draw]

Hi,
When you enter the karting track, every second you spend there is dangerous, and the game of luck.
You can not avoid the bad happening that come to you...