ironically, Shelly was a RN also.......
yes its interesting, working in and around trauma/life
in the ICU/ER/OR........
I have learned that folks dont have to look for trouble....
it can find anyone.......
but it amazes me how many Sturgis bike rally head trauma's
cause all involved to rethink their attire/habits.....
Joe :)
Quoting Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>:
> Everyone that either gets into a race car or goes to a race has to be aware
> of what can and does happen at times. It is no different than sky diving.
> scuba diving or any other extreme sport. I don't mention this to be callous
> or crude, but it is a fact. if everything was perfectly safe all the time it
> would be no more than an amusement park ride. If I am crewing a car and the
> driver is oblivious as to the consequences of a bad set of circumstances
> then I walk from the whole thing.
> Shelly knew what could happen on a bad day despite the best efforts of all
> around her. I say that as she was a pro or semi-pro driver. If she did not
> know she had no business in the car same goes for the crew. I could use Joe
> Amo as an example not because he is a friend but because he has logged a ton
> of hours in an ER. He has seen what can happen at highway speeds if you have
> a bad turn of events. Do you suppose he has no clue as to what might happen
> if he has a bad day at 245 mph?? If anyone driving any type of racecar or
> bike has no appreciation for this, do the world a favor and get out now
> while all is ok. This does not make Shelly's accident a tragic event but
> everything has to be put in perspective.
> Dave
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Flowbench@aol.com
> > Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 3:17 PM
> > To: hoxiepoo@cox.net; land-speed@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: Shelly Howard aftermath
> >
> >
> > Chris, not to pick on you but if you think the NHRA doesn't know
> > what they do
> > with monster trucks you've not been around the sport to long. The real
> > problem here is Shelly was driving an injected fuel car, you can
> > shut the ignition
> > off, take it out of the car and it will still run on it own. They
> > need a remote
> > fuel shut off. a little tougher to do.
>
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