Rick Bye - crash in Targa
09-15-2014, 09:05 AM
#1
Drifting
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Rick Bye - crash in Targa
Rick has crashed in the Targa Newfoundland. He was navigator. Driver is OK, Rick sounds like he has some sort of back injuries but doesn't sound as if there is any permanent issues - sore and bruised. He is still in hospital. Car left the road into a ditch and hit a culvert ripping a wheel off - I believe it was a Mitsubishi model of some sort. (This as per his brother on Facebook)
Best wishes to Rick.
Best wishes to Rick.
09-15-2014, 10:23 AM
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Navigators in rallye race cars are very brave people.
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09-15-2014, 10:22 PM
#9
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No kidding - best wishes, Rick, for a speedy recovery.
I really enjoyed the track walk Rick hosted at the Club Race in August. He's a real gentleman - we've corresponded by email and he is definitely one of the GOOD GUYS.
All the best,
Matt
I really enjoyed the track walk Rick hosted at the Club Race in August. He's a real gentleman - we've corresponded by email and he is definitely one of the GOOD GUYS.
All the best,
Matt
09-15-2014, 11:13 PM
#10
Drifting
This is what Rick Bye said:
"Okay, straight from the horse's ***,,, er mouth. I got a tad distracted with some of the navigational bull**** and dropped my guard for a second. When I glanced at the corner it looked pretty harmless. Brian seemed to have it under control if not a tad fast. Because I was distracted for a split second I didn't have the time to scream at him to get off the gas. Most of us know what happens with throttle application in a corner. The car just widens it's turning radius. In a heartbeat we were on the shoulder, in the ditch and straight into the driveway culvert. It was a pretty significant deceleration from 50 or 60klm. Figured I braced my feet on the floor and transfered a lot of the impact through my pelvis into my lower back. That smarted pretty good. Took me awhile to catch my breath and with the discomfort in my lower back I decided that the best plan of attack would be to immobilize it and wait for a back board to facilitate my extraction. They tell me I have a burst fracture of my L2 vertebrae, a broke rib or two and a little swelling in my chest from the seat belt. I figure the first couple steps will be an adventure. We'll keep everybody up to speed, or lack of on my recovery. Ricky Bobby"
"Okay, straight from the horse's ***,,, er mouth. I got a tad distracted with some of the navigational bull**** and dropped my guard for a second. When I glanced at the corner it looked pretty harmless. Brian seemed to have it under control if not a tad fast. Because I was distracted for a split second I didn't have the time to scream at him to get off the gas. Most of us know what happens with throttle application in a corner. The car just widens it's turning radius. In a heartbeat we were on the shoulder, in the ditch and straight into the driveway culvert. It was a pretty significant deceleration from 50 or 60klm. Figured I braced my feet on the floor and transfered a lot of the impact through my pelvis into my lower back. That smarted pretty good. Took me awhile to catch my breath and with the discomfort in my lower back I decided that the best plan of attack would be to immobilize it and wait for a back board to facilitate my extraction. They tell me I have a burst fracture of my L2 vertebrae, a broke rib or two and a little swelling in my chest from the seat belt. I figure the first couple steps will be an adventure. We'll keep everybody up to speed, or lack of on my recovery. Ricky Bobby"
09-16-2014, 04:10 PM
#13
I broke ribs in a fall on the ice in January, and when I took to the track in April I could still feel them...they can take forever. All the best to Rick--met him years ago when he was coaching with NER; heck of a nice guy. He would say "I've crashed more times here (CTMP) than some people have done laps!".
Get well soon--
Gary
09-17-2014, 08:31 PM
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Cracked ribs really suck, especially when you need to draw a breath.