John Force crash in Virginia

[jmcarter]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

After reading the interview with Force in the current ND, following his win in Epping , it's clear he's not going to retire once he recovers. He's more scared to quit driving and "live a life lost" then he is of dying.

I don?t know the context of ?live a life lost? but there is wisdom in being willing to lose one?s life in order to truly find it.

[Charles Stewart]

Latest update from NHRA news section
https://www.nhra.com/news/2024/john-...covery-process

[1320racer]

Originally Posted by jmcarter

I don?t know the context of ?live a life lost? but there is wisdom in being willing to lose one?s life in order to truly find it.

read the interview

https://nationaldragster.s3.amazonaw...024_06_21.html

[lstanford]

Closed head injuries are not pretty.

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by lstanford

Closed head injuries are not pretty.

Those type of injuries have been career ending for several other race car drivers. Most notably Dale Earnhardt Jr and Kurt Busch. Both had similar injuries. Both recovered but did not race much afterward. Hopefully Force can make a full and complete recovery and return to the seat if he desires. He is the the most visible face of drag racing today.

[Dan Bennett]

Along with the no chutes and how badly the chassis disintegrated, i'm pretty concerned with the head injury. I don't think I've ever seen such a thing with a quality helmet. Other than a fatality, imo it's the most devastating injury by far.


And yes, the crash was massive but I've seen worse that produced less impact to the driver. My only thought is that something freakish happened like with the TF crash at Gateway years ago.

[jmcarter]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

read the interview

https://nationaldragster.s3.amazonaw...024_06_21.html

I can believe Bernstein would say something like that, hopefully John is smarter than that.

[1320racer]

based on his comments, he isn't

[HR9121]

I don't think until I read the statement today that I realized how bad of shape he is actually in. I guess since he was awake and appeared alert when he was put on the stretcher I didn't realize how severe his head injury was.

[GTX JOHN]

Originally Posted by HR9121

I don't think until I read the statement today that I realized how bad of shape he is actually in. I guess since he was awake and appeared alert when he was put on the stretcher I didn't realize how severe his head injueturry was.

After reading the news reports today, sadly I think that his return
to the driver's seat looks very much in question.

But = I am still praying for his full recovery!