Introduction

My name is Ben Hulin, and I am from South Bend, IN. This last year I completed classes at Bethel College and received my Health and Physical Education teaching license in Indiana. I am starting this blog to chart some of my activities. Many of you know that I participate in everything I participated in before my motorcycle accident, but now do them in different ways. This blog will show some of the activities, competitions, and different races I am involved in. Please comment or ask questions as we go. I am more than happy to explain things in detail. Thanks for following.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

UH - OH

This weekend was pretty sweet.  I had the opportunity to go skiing again.  I did not go.  I pushed in my racing chair on the 1st of May for an upcoming race and got to go to a speedway in Salt Lake City and watch a Porshe Race Series.  It was pretty cool.
This is the car that we watched.  Sloan is the racers name and he is giving some of his winnings to the National Ability Center.  It was cool to meet him and check out his car.
This was the view of the start / finish line and the place where we watched the race.  Sloan finished second in his category. 
This was just a random shot of a sweet car out on the garage area.  I think I am gonna try to outfit it with some hand controls so I can take it for a spin.

I met this guy named Aaron at the track.  He had a spinal cord injury as well from racing motorcycles and is now in a chair.  We got to talking and he told me to come down to his shop near the race way.  I went not knowing what would be next.  
Yep there I am on the motorcycle.  I was not gonna ride something that big for the first time out but it got me thinking.  You can see the wheel of my wheelchair to the right of the bike.  I was able to hop on and off unassisted and felt how the clutch / brake / and shifters would be.  It was pretty sweet to be obvious.  Aaron races this bike a couple times a year.  It was really neat meeting him and checking out his motorcycle!
This is how it is set up in the back near the rear wheel for when I would have to put my feet down to balance myself.  I would just hit a button and these bars with wheels on the bottom would come down to balance the bike.  The place where you would shift and keep your feet on the bike have some strap downs so your legs and feet stay inside the bike.  It was awesome.  Who knows how long it will be but I would love to ride again for sure.

2 comments:

  1. That was a blast! It was good to see you again. Glad you could meet Aaron and check out his bike. If you ever go for a ride, let me know. I'd love to be there.

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  2. That bike is pretty sweet. I really miss riding and would also love to do it again!! I've seen the 3 wheeled bikes but never one loke that.

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