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Posted 23 August 2015 - 22:20
Thread title can be updated as we get more news.
Most recent update here: http://www.racer.com...in-pocono-crash
Thoughts and prayers are with him.
mod edited to add on 28 Aug 2015:
PayPal is up and running for donations @ http://wilsonchildrensfund.com
So go over there, click the donate button and pony up some cash to help keep his girls afloat.
YES YOU..
Jp
Edited by SophieB, 28 August 2015 - 18:45.
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Posted 23 August 2015 - 22:24
Overshadows what had been a stunning race up to that point.
Best wishes, Justin. We're all thinking of you.
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Posted 23 August 2015 - 22:24
Let's keep in mind it's entirely your own decision as to whether you want to watch the crash.
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Posted 23 August 2015 - 22:26
Really sickening. I can only hope the nosecone only partially hit his helmet =/
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Posted 23 August 2015 - 22:26
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Posted 23 August 2015 - 22:28
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Posted 23 August 2015 - 22:29
Thoughts and prayers for Justin right now. Hope he's okay.
Hope there's nothing too serious for Sage, either.
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Posted 23 August 2015 - 22:32
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Posted 23 August 2015 - 23:18
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Posted 23 August 2015 - 23:20
Horrible. Best wishes to Justin and his loved ones.
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Posted 23 August 2015 - 23:30
http://www.indystar....pital/32238561/
UPDATE (7:19 p.m.
According to Brant James of USA TODAY Sports, winner of the ABC Supply 500 Ryan Hunter-Reay was told Justin Wilson is unconscious and unresponsive.
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Posted 23 August 2015 - 23:38
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Posted 23 August 2015 - 23:38
I don't like how ambiguous that is. Was he told that in victory lane or recently?
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Posted 23 August 2015 - 23:40
He was likely told that over the radio during the caution. Patient privacy laws will prevent any further information release until his family reaches the hospital (they're flying in from Colorado).
Edited by Prost1997T, 23 August 2015 - 23:41.
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Posted 23 August 2015 - 23:41
Sorry for my ignorance, but what does "unresponsive" mean in this context?
Usually it means unresponsive to various stimuli. Even when unconscious, we will often react involuntarily.
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Posted 23 August 2015 - 23:42
Bianchi and Schumacher was afaik unresponsive, while Massa was responsive.
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Posted 23 August 2015 - 23:45
He was likely told that over the radio during the caution. Patient privacy laws will prevent any further information release until his family reaches the hospital (they're flying in from Colorado).
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Posted 23 August 2015 - 23:49
http://www.indystar....pital/32238561/
Waiting official words
Edited by thegamer23, 23 August 2015 - 23:50.
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Posted 23 August 2015 - 23:55
Justin is such a nice bloke, one of the nicest people in the sport. I'm really hoping he pulls through.
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Posted 23 August 2015 - 23:58
Looks really bad. I understand the lack of info at this time, and I'm hoping for better news in the morning. Justin may not be one of the young stars of IndyCar, but he is a class act and a fine racer. His career is a story of perseverance and love for the sport. Hope we get to see him on the grid again real soon.
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Posted 23 August 2015 - 23:59
So it's going to be quiet for the next few hours?
That and head injuries are complex to diagnose. He's in good hands though - Lehigh Valley is a well-equipped hospital, and the Indycar medical team led by Dr Trammel are the best in the business.
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 00:48
From everything I have heard (unofficially), he needs a miracle Sad day for the whole racing industry.
Another board is saying Sage Karam has sustained fractures in both legs too.
That was a horrific accident.
Edited by Vettelari, 24 August 2015 - 00:53.
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 00:54
From everything I have heard (unofficially), he needs a miracle
Another board is saying Sage Karam has sustained fractures in both legs too.
That was a horrific accident.
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 01:00
From everything I have heard (unofficially), he needs a miracle
Another board is saying Sage Karam has sustained fractures in both legs too.
That was a horrific accident.
Unofficial sources, rumours and speculation do not help anyone. They only make people worry more.
The waiting part after a serious accident is one of the worst things about being a racing fan, but please, let's wait for something official before making dramatic statements.
While this is no doubt very serious, I have every hope that he will make a recovery, until we are told otherwise. I remember with the Massa situation in 2009, that was considered a life threatening injury at one point.
All we can do is to be positive and to hope for some good news. But things like this majorly suck. I hate it.
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 01:09
Oh God, that sounds really really bad...
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 01:12
Schumacher, Bianchi, and now Wilson... I've had enough severe head injuries to last me a while now. 
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 01:18
Too early to be writing him off, considering Cristiano da Matta took a live deer to the head (and lived) I'm not predicting doom just yet. Bianchi and Schumacher hit significantly heavier objects (a recovery vehicle and solid mountain rock).
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 01:23
Reading on twitter from multiple sources that Tony Stewart has lent his plane to Wilson's family to get them to the hospital. He's a cool guy. 
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 01:28
Bianchi and Schumacher was afaik unresponsive, while Massa was responsive.
And I sincerely hope the similarities stop there.
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 01:30
Not good news, but it could've been even worse. It was highly unlikely that he would not be in a coma immediately after such a blow to his head. At least there doesn't appear to be bleeding in the brain.
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 01:31
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 01:38
Doesn't sound good this, motorsport is so cruel sometimes
My prayers and thoughts go out to Justin and his family, pull through buddy!
Edited by button_sw, 24 August 2015 - 01:38.
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 01:52
Not good news, but it could've been even worse. It was highly unlikely that he would not be in a coma immediately after such a blow to his head. At least there doesn't appear to be bleeding in the brain.
Where are you getting such info?
Edited by AustinF1, 24 August 2015 - 01:52.
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 01:58
Apart from Cristiano da Matta, both Roberto Guerrero and Karl Wendlinger raced again after significant head injuries. Fabrizio Barbazza ended his career, but has built himself a good life in Cuba.
Dont' give up hope, guys!
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 02:19
Where are you getting such info?
I assume that if he had bleeding in the brain, he would've been in surgery long before 9 pm.
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 02:34
Came home after a long travel to catch up on what I hoped had been a great and exciting race, but this is terrible news. Nothing to do but hope for the best now
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 03:15
Sad to hear Justin is injured. Speedy recovery to you Justin.
Damn auto racing, we should promote slow racing on cycles. (To all potential unsubstantiated knee jerk posts 
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 03:52
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 04:31
Oh god. I hate this. We've had too many of these lately.
Sending prayers to Justin, hoping for better news soon.
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 05:50
Time for better head protection I think.
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 06:48
Very sad news. Wish him well.
Oh god. I hate this. We've had too many of these lately.
How many exactly? I count Surtees, Massa, Hinchliffe and now Wilson. AFAIK there have been none such type of accidents in the history of World Series by Renault, Formula Nippon, GP2 or Formula 3. We shouldn't exaggerate the problem as if every years there are dozens of casualties due to open cockpit.
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 06:55
I am convinced it is time for fighter pilot styles cockpits, too many people have died or been severely injured by debris, tractors on track and catch fences.
I love open wheel cars, but I love the drivers more.
Pardon for drifting more toward the land of the offtopic: there are exactly zero racing cars in the world that have drivers positioned roughly the same height as F1 cars have, that would've saved Bianchi that rainy day. Specifically, a fighter pilot style canopy (even one capable of redirecting a runaway wheel) wouldn't even have made an obvious difference to the after-impact motion of the truck he collided with. Please do not use this freak accident to further any of your agenda. (The aforementioned may apply to Dan Wheldon's case as well, but I know not enough details to make more claims on that.)
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 07:03
Very sad news. Wish him well.
How many exactly? I count Surtees, Massa, Hinchliffe and now Wilson. AFAIK there have been none such type of accidents in the history of World Series by Renault, Formula Nippon, GP2 or Formula 3. We shouldn't exaggerate the problem as if every years there are dozens of casualties due to open cockpit.
not to go offtopic but off the top of my head i can add:
Dan Wheldon,
Maria de Villota
Jules Bianchi
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 07:09
I really hope he pulls through.
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Posted 24 August 2015 - 07:20
Very sad news. Wish him well.
How many exactly? I count Surtees, Massa, Hinchliffe and now Wilson. AFAIK there have been none such type of accidents in the history of World Series by Renault, Formula Nippon, GP2 or Formula 3. We shouldn't exaggerate the problem as if every years there are dozens of casualties due to open cockpit.
Every year there weren't dozens of casualties due to lack of HANS, but they still mandated it eventually.
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