Hi everybody,
I just want to drop a note to let you know that I didn’t have any serious injuries and to thank everyone who helped me yesterday. My only injury is a badly sprained wrist. It’s amazing that after such a violent accident that my only discomfort is the wrist and a badly bruised back.
Even though I never unconscious, I was pretty disoriented for a few minutes after the accident so I don’t remember everyone that was there. This is the first time I’ve been hurt since I started driving competively in 1970, and I can’t tell you how much it meant to me to see familiar faces at the accident scene, for Troy to visit me at the hospital,and for the phone calls and posts on the internet asking how I was doing.
Thank you to the all the people on the accident scene- track personnel, Mike, paramedics, and firemen. Though I didn’t want to be the one to test it, our safety crew did everything they should have. Thank you also to the Pre-grid workers who noticed that I had forgotten to put on my neck collar. I hate to think what could have happened if I had gone out without it. The doctors and nurses at the Northern Colorado Medical Center were great too, and were very thorough in their examination and did everything they could to make me comfortable.
Also a special thanks to the karters who packed up my equipment and drove my trailer to IMI. I’m really sorry that I’m not sure who actually did that.
I also want to report that all my safety equipment performed well. My KBC helmet was scratched, but didn’t crack. My Sparco driving suit kept me from getting any abrasions. It proves that having the best safety equipment is worth the money.
I hope I did not leave anyone out. All the offers of help and the actions of everybody yesterday show again that the Colorado Karting community is the best.
Thank you all,
Charles