That's a posh way of saying I have a dodgy right shoulder. I was invited to a karting evening with some colleagues last Thursday and when the time came to get ready, I began putting my race suit on and somehow managed to pop my shoulder out of the joint, as the following before and after x-rays show (look away now if you're squeamish).
This is the third occurrence and I'm sure it wont be the last. Once it's been dislocated, the joint is much more supple and susceptible to further problems. It's been four and a half years since the last incident though, which funnily enough was also car related, but I can at least be grateful it doesn't happen too often. Aside from the obvious pain involved, it's hugely irritating. I'm not able to work, can't drive, can't cycle, just have to wait for it to heal enough to start doing something useful. It's also quite embarrassing since most people are able to put on overalls without a trip to A&E.
The other gripe I have now is my track day booking at Castle Combe on June 26th - next Friday, 15 days after 'the incident'. I'm 100% committed to being fit again and the current rate of healing is encouraging, but it's a tall order. Nothing like a challenge though.
In other news, I've added the ability to leave comments on all blog entries, track day write-ups, videos and pictures. The feature is kindly provided by the nice people at DISQUS and even lets you use your existing Facebook or Twitter accounts to leave messages. If you don't have either of those, kudos for avoiding them. You can also register with DISQUS very easily and quickly without leaving the page you're commenting on. Have a look at the bottom of this article to see what I mean.
I'm still waiting for the iQ of course but the delivery date has been bumped forward so I've now got just four weeks to go. Hopefully. I can't wait anyway; I thought I'd enjoy having the Caterham as my only car over the summer, but it's not until there's no other option that it becomes such an incredible hassle to use.
Check back next weekend to see if I was fit/daft enough to drive at Combe!
UPDATE: June 25th
Looks like I won't be taking part tomorrow. I've just been for a short drive in the Caterham and although I can drive, after 20 minutes it was getting uncomfortable and I don't believe I could properly control the car in an emergency. It's senseless to risk my safety or anyone else's tomorrow, so for that reason I won't be driving. However, hopefully my Dad can enjoy some laps in the MX-5 instead.