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Old 03-11-2009, 03:01 PM   #1
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Thumbs up Update on the rider life flighted from Jennings 3/8/09

Chris just emailed this to me; I think it was posted on the JGP board:

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"I have info on this thru a friend:

Bill is doing well. they're gonna take xrays tomorrow morning and if all is
well release him wednesday. he has a collapsed lung

the goofball actually called WERA to see what his lap times were

bike is in decent condition from what i understand. It was bill that got
life flighted. you can tell the folks he's recovering well and thanks for
the concern

apparently he went off at turn 1 at about 100mph, went over the handle bars
and landed on his head and back. he's lucky he didn't break anything!"
SO glad he's alright, but that he called for his lap times!!!
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Old 03-11-2009, 03:10 PM   #2
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Whew, glad to hear the guy will be ok. Typical biker.. "how's the bike?"... typical racer.. "how were my lap times?"
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Old 03-11-2009, 04:14 PM   #3
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Glad he's doing ok. I've run off turn one a couple times. That's a fast corner entry. Plenty of room off track but it's really bumpy and rutted.
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Old 03-11-2009, 05:37 PM   #4
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I've run off in 1 a couple times and lowsided there once, it's NOT fun. Glad he's ok, and I totally understand wanting to know lap times. I ran my PB and promptly lowsided in T1, when I got back into the pits everybody who walked up to me and asked if I was ok got the answer of "I broke a 1:30!"

Oh and when you're racing and someone goes down the first thought is "I hope he's ok" which is immediately followed by "hey, I just moved up one!"
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Old 03-12-2009, 01:55 PM   #5
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Oh and when you're racing and someone goes down the first thought is "I hope he's ok" which is immediately followed by "hey, I just moved up one!"
I think it was you that came up with Team Vulture right?

Team Vulture = When you go down, we move up
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Old 03-12-2009, 03:05 PM   #6
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Old 03-12-2009, 04:40 PM   #7
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I think it was you that came up with Team Vulture right?

Team Vulture = When you go down, we move up
Hell Yeah!

I went down in T1 at JGP while leading Chaz and Len. They do hot pick-ups in one, so I was sitting on my bike by the berm waiting to get picked up and they both went past me, and waved. That's why Len is a proud member of TVR!
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Old 03-14-2009, 04:32 AM   #8
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Thanks for the update.

Glad to see he is ok.
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Old 03-14-2009, 08:28 AM   #9
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Guy's a fuckin' champion, he's callin' for his times. I'm gonna Paypal him a beer.
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Old 03-14-2009, 09:02 PM   #10
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Guy's a fuckin' champion, he's callin' for his times. I'm gonna Paypal him a beer.

You could have been at Jennings for the fun...I offered you a ride
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