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Tevin Tapia on the FLY Racing Swapmoto Podcast

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Life changed for our buddy Tevin Tapia at around 9:30 a.m. on August 7. Out for a day of moto at Fox Raceway with his dad, Rod, Tevin went to size up a triple jump with a deck landing but was sent into a violent endo when he landed in softer dirt than he had anticipated. On impact, Tapia broke his C6 and C7 vertebrae in his neck and initially, could not feel his legs. Thankfully, Tapia gained his feeling back as he was being transported to the hospital. In the ICU, Tapia’s neck was fused by surgeons to stabilize the vertebrae. Currently, Tevin is in a rehabilitation center in Murietta, California, and he has minimal movement in his left leg. It’s going to be a long road to recovery, but Tapia is grateful that it was not worse and he is impressively optimistic and upbeat. We chatted with Tapia about the crash, his recovery, and his future in this episode of the FLY Racing Swapmoto Podcast.

 

Road 2 Recovery has established a fund to help Tapia with his medical bills. A father of a 14-month-old son, Tapia and his fiancee will need assistance once he is allowed to move home. Please donate if you can by CLICKING HERE.

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Donn Maeda

Donn Maeda is a 30-year veteran in moto-journalism, having worked at Cycle News and Dirt Rider before launching MXracer Magazine and TransWorld Motocross Magazine. Maeda is the Editor-In-Chief at Swapmoto Live and you can catch him on a dirt bike or in the saddle of a mountain bike on most days.

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  1. HurricaneJesus69 August 21, 2020

    Get well soon Tevin! I have always been a huge fan! If anyone can do this it’s you! NW STRONG!💪 💪