Chris Albin injured at HPT

[Greg Amy]

Ugh. I hate to hear about stuff like this.

Curiosity asks: Head restraint? If so, which one? What kind of seat/restraints? - GA

[gsbaker]

Hang in there, Chris! We're all pulling for you.

[lateapex911]

Sorry it's ANY injury, but glad it's not worse. I cross posted this on the ITAC site as well. Get better quick Chris, IT needs you back at the CRB table!

[R2 Racing]

I wonder if he needed a fusion. I got one back in '01 when I broke my C7 vertebrae during a roll over at Nelson Ledges. Four days in the hospital, three months in a neck brace, one titanium plate, and four screws. Couldn't race for a year after that, and it took two years before everything started feeling normal again. But, everything turned out just fine; I have no lingering problems with it at all. It's pretty amazing what they can do nowadays with injuries like this. Unfortunately that was my way of learning the hard way to take your safety gear seriously. Now my stuffs about a million times better.

I wish him luck on his recovery.

[shwah]

He was wearing a HANS. Vertabrae is cracked, no fusing required.

Broke a kneecap also.

Doctors say he is fine, but they saw something funny in his heartbeat, so they want to do a few more tests - likely not related the 'crashing his brains out' as he put it. Should be going home tomorrow.

[gsbaker]

Is there any crash data? Approximate speed, approximate angle of impact, etc?

For all the safety mandates these days, I wish very simple mechanical crash recorders were mandated. You could build one for $50.

[IPRESS]

WOW, you don't expect to hear this. Chris is probably the top wheel in MWDIV. Just goes to show anything can happen.
Get well quick FastGuy!

[gsbaker]

Is there any crash data? Approximate speed, approximate angle of impact, etc?

For all the safety mandates these days, I wish very simple mechanical crash recorders were mandated. You could build one for $50.

Anyone?