2026 Psycho 48 Race Report (3/3) Stopped after 4 laps again. Replaced em…
2026 Psycho 48 Race Report (3/3) Stopped after 4 laps again. Replaced empty soda cans and water. And made sure to have enough food on board. Had a hard time walking already but thought I will do another 3 laps and see how it’s going. After about 30miles in that lap I ended up my lights go off. Meant main battery empty. Never tested true runtime on the batteries before. Good news was that as precaution I had a blinking taillight added so I was safe and just had to swap batteries. Somehow combination of my technical experiences and mainly the pain in my left leg I stopped at end of the lap deciding to get a new spare main battery and take a short 30–60-minute recovery break. Had a hard time walking. Needed the cane for it. After one hour I extended it by another hour of recovery to see if my leg gets better. Unfortunate it did not get better and I decided to not take any risk and stop the race for myself. Sad as it is … I only did 392 miles overall. Certainly, disappointing but As I promised all my friends and my kids before the race … I would stop once the risk might be high to cause more damage. So stopped and informed Rich and Carol that I am unfortunately done. I know that’s not cool. I had 3 years with cool milage at the Psycho48 race and then something like that. But since it’s a hobby so I must stay focused on it as a hobby. I learned a lot for my recovery process and how to focus on next steps of recovery. 2027 will be a cool race year again. But to make it a cool race year I must fully recover and not push for something I might regret. Very happy and thankful for all racers who participated. 2027 is another year.
