Bad day at Thunderhill

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    • July 29, 2013 at 2:25 pm #5223
      Kerry Matthews
      Participant

      In yet another installment of my “Bad day at…” series, I bring you a formation lap incident from Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, Ca. when a motor seizes and sends a kart spinning in front of me.

      https://vimeo.com/71215579

    • July 29, 2013 at 3:18 pm #5225
      Bill Cox
      Participant

      Dang…hope you’ll be okay soon.  Sure sorry for the mishap.  I saw the two dirt covered karts when we came back around on the green flag lap but couldn’t see the numbers…I was watching what I was doing entering turn 2 at speed.  Didn’t see the kart numbers until the cool down lap.  Guessing you whacked the arm hard on the engine.  No tossing pizza dough right handed for a while, Mr.

    • July 29, 2013 at 4:36 pm #5245
      Kerry Matthews
      Participant

      Thanks Bill, but I’m probably done for the season.  Prelim x- rays show chipped & fractured bones in my elbow.  I was on the wrong side of the track to take your advice and stay to the inside…  And we don’t toss our dough.  I’ve already cut back the fiberglass in the splint so I can sign checks.

    • July 31, 2013 at 6:21 pm #5514
      Danny Chew
      Participant

      Wow that’s a pretty bad hit Kerry. I’m glad nothing worse than what happened. Get better fast!!

    • August 3, 2013 at 3:01 am #5898
      Kerry Matthews
      Participant

      Since I can’t edit posts on this new forum, I have to just add this new post with the url for the new ‘edited’ Thunderhill video.  So here’s the new one…

      https://vimeo.com/71629310

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