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Like most everybody else here, I love taking a good hill at 30-35 MPH or even faster. But we are taking significant risks at those speeds. I don't think I ever lose sight of that when I'm in the midst of the "whoosh", and I just hope that my vigilance and luck continue.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery sesmith. The absence of concussive symptoms is a blessing, but speaking from experience, there are cases where those symptoms take a few weeks to surface. Probably after two weeks your odds of having any are severely diminished.
This is a bit off topic, but fast descents are one of several reasons why I have no interest in racing. I never want to be in a position where I'm balancing my judgement of how fast to descend with how much time I'm losing by being a bit more cautious.