Intersport crash at Sebring
03-16-2010, 09:40 AM
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Intersport crash at Sebring
John Field crash right before turn 10 yesterday where i camp.
http://www.americanlemans.com/index_news.php?n=14567
03-16-2010, 09:46 AM
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Wow! Glad to see that he is fine. What shocks me is the photo that you posted, look at his arm! Don't they wear arm restraints?
03-16-2010, 09:53 AM
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wow - he gets up and walks away
03-16-2010, 09:58 AM
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wow - he gets up and walks away
And then promptly collapsed & was hospitalized.
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03-16-2010, 10:06 AM
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ah. must have been on autopilot when he got out.
03-16-2010, 10:11 AM
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Amazing he was not hurt. In this case, I think he was lucky. That looks to be as bad as it gets.
03-16-2010, 10:30 AM
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I always root for Field, mostly b/c he seems like a classic privateer. And he always goes ballz-to-the-wall at the start of every race!
03-16-2010, 10:30 AM
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Question is can they get the car rebuilt. The other chassis is back in Ohio.
03-16-2010, 11:03 AM
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Jeezus...what is the latest on the driver?
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03-16-2010, 11:05 AM
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Question is can they get the car rebuilt. The other chassis is back in Ohio.
Take the cars out of the picture and it looks like Sean's garage.. glad he is ok, don't they wear arm teathers?
03-16-2010, 11:16 AM
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Jeezus...what is the latest on the driver?
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He was released from the hospital last night.
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03-16-2010, 01:02 PM
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Glad he is doing OK....WOW....anyone now what happened on the straight braking zone before 10?
03-16-2010, 01:08 PM
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Glad he is doing OK....WOW....anyone now what happened on the straight braking zone before 10?
Apparently his rear wing failed catastrophically, and the car went airborne.
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