Chrud Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 I know Kurt said he was fine and got the wind knocked out of him, but.... Did you notice during his interview that his eyes looked sleepy and kept wandering around. I think he got himself a concussion during that wreck. It'll be interesting to see if there is a follow-up later in the week. What a hard hit he took. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? I'm just glad nobody got hurt bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? Matt, I know sometimes you tape these races, if you taped this one check that interview out again I'm sure I also saw what looked like some type of compress at the base of the back of his neck also. I really dislike this guy but not to the extent of a serious injury... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted April 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? I tape every race and keep certain ones. Any Junior, Waltrip, Harvick, Sadler or Edwards win I keep. I'll have to check it out. I think he was hurt and the 97 team is just trying to keep it quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? He didn't look good when he got out of the car. When they interviewed him, he looked like he was on another planet!!! That was one viscious hit. I hope he is ok, he is becoming one of my favorite drivers, even though he does drive for Roush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaDeerHunter Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? I thought he looked really sshook up! I do hope he is ok. Chrud I also tape all the races, and usually just keep the Plate tracsk bristol, and all exciting races. I didnt keep vegas or california though, itis fun to go back and watch them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted April 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? I haven't taped a Busch race since the spring Daytona race last year. I have both 'Dega's from 2003 along with the Brickyard, all Junior's and Sadler's 2004 wins and Atlanta and Bristol of this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IADEERDUDE Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? he really did look shook up...but with a hit like that wow who wouldnt be...the saftey in those cars is great i hope they continue to promote all the saftey measures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? skinny little guy doesn't have any padding to absorb the impact! i hope it is just like he said, and the wind got knocked out of him. but he did look rough. I have had similar head-on wrecks in my go-kart racing league, and they hurt at 25mph! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted April 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? [ QUOTE ] I have had similar head-on wrecks in my go-kart racing league, and they hurt at 25mph! [/ QUOTE ] I sort of did, but it was the biggest bump-draft you'll ever see in go-karts smokin' at 22 MPH going downhill into a hairpin turn. Needless to say, I continued on and my aunt was in the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? We race sprint-car style 9hp go-karts on a short concrete oval that looks just like bristol, just not quite the banking. It is a lot of fun, last season was my first and I finished 5th in points. It starts again at the end of April, I can't wait, I'm gonna win this one. We have a 8-race championship. the wreck I was talking about, I was diving into turn 1, and someone got turned completely around in front of me, I was boxed in in traffic, and slammed him head-to-head. My hat and safety goggles flew off me, over his kart, and got smushed. IT was rough on the neck! Another time a DJ for the local country station was racing with us and blew a tire coming out of turn 2. He went straight up into the wall. The karts have 1/4" steel bumpers all the way around, and the crash bent his front right bumper, tire, and suspension almost into the cockpit. It scared him bad, he didn't come back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaDeerHunter Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? I have only "raced", more like driven, a go kart once. Icant imagine how fun it would be to actually race in a series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? It is awesome. It is a cheap way to race in an organized, competitive series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted April 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? Yeah, the place I go is a pay for a few minutes. I am the dominator up there though. The two open-wheel styles are pretty easy to drive, you can usually go wide open. But, it is still easy to run down people, most folks take the shortest way, I take the straightest. They are all road courses, a lot of fun. The do have a road course with NASCAR type bodies on them. You can't see well and the course has no straights so you are always turning. They would be fun if they were easier to drive. The push something terrible. They weight a ton. No way you could go wide open on that course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? You can't go wide open on our track, you would spin out in the turns. They throw wax down in the turns between every heat At first I hated it, but once I learned to drive a VERY loose car, I started doing really well. It is teaching me a lot about car control. Chrud, you need to ride down to SC and race with me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? Chrud, when you see Hendricks cars win, send me the tapes... thanks! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted April 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? I could send you the 24's wins. If the 48 wins, I usually burn them immedately. I would sure rather see Gordon succeed than Johnson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BuckMaster058 Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? Tell you the truth I didn't watch the race. But man I hope not he's havin a stellar yr. as is Jimmie Johnson and the whole 48 bunch and I'm a fan of the 48's. But he needs to be patient he took out one of the guys I picked for one of my buddies in the racin pool he's in and the way it said the 97 was in 7th or 8th place when it happened. Man I hope he's alright let us posted cuz he's havin another stellar yr. and that would suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHuntr1 Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? [ QUOTE ] Tell you the truth I didn't watch the race. But man I hope not he's havin a stellar yr. as is Jimmie Johnson and the whole 48 bunch and I'm a fan of the 48's. But he needs to be patient he took out one of the guys I picked for one of my buddies in the racin pool he's in and the way it said the 97 was in 7th or 8th place when it happened. Man I hope he's alright let us posted cuz he's havin another stellar yr. and that would suck. [/ QUOTE ] Huh? Please Avoid Run-On Sentences. I was choking for air at the end of that. wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTF Posted April 4, 2005 Report Share Posted April 4, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? I have had my share of cart racing. Both dirt and pavement. Bent everything that could be bent and some more. Been blacked flaged more times then I care to mention. We ran alcohol in our 5hp kawi's. I will tell you one thing. One time I was in a race, it was the last race of the season with about 43 karts in it. I started dead last in the pack. After the green flag dropped I cut the field in half by the time i got to the first turn. There was a big wreck ahead of me and I was going to get around it just fine, when all of a sudden a guy came out of nowhere and slammed me sideways. I saw stars. The kart I was driving got airborne after impact, all I seen was sky, the the next thing I saw was the ground and then the sky and then ground. God knows how many times I cart wheeled it. I hung on for dear life and never fell out of the kart. I was a hurtin though ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted April 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? [ QUOTE ] I have had my share of cart racing. Both dirt and pavement. Bent everything that could be bent and some more. Been blacked flaged more times then I care to mention. We ran alcohol in our 5hp kawi's. I will tell you one thing. One time I was in a race, it was the last race of the season with about 43 karts in it. I started dead last in the pack. After the green flag dropped I cut the field in half by the time i got to the first turn. There was a big wreck ahead of me and I was going to get around it just fine, when all of a sudden a guy came out of nowhere and slammed me sideways. I saw stars. The kart I was driving got airborne after impact, all I seen was sky, the the next thing I saw was the ground and then the sky and then ground. God knows how many times I cart wheeled it. I hung on for dear life and never fell out of the kart. I was a hurtin though ! [/ QUOTE ] RTF Sadler! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaDeerHunter Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? LOL @ Chrud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted April 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? [ QUOTE ] I know sometimes you tape these races, if you taped this one check that interview out again I'm sure I also saw what looked like some type of compress at the base of the back of his neck also. [/ QUOTE ] Yes you did! I think he got hurt. But, I don't think we'll hear anything of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I know sometimes you tape these races, if you taped this one check that interview out again I'm sure I also saw what looked like some type of compress at the base of the back of his neck also. [/ QUOTE ] Yes you did! I think he got hurt. But, I don't think we'll hear anything of it. [/ QUOTE ] THANKS, for checking that for me Matt, I thought I saw something but wasn't completely sure.... I'm sure you're right I don't think we will hear anything about it unless it's serious enough to keep him out of the race at Martinsville..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted April 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Re: Kurt Busch Injured? To be honest, it looked like a towel with a chrud load of ice in it. Probably nothing to get excited about, but he probably has a bad neck strain. I'm no doctor, but I really believe he got a bad (real bad) concussion from that wreck. I've seen two different interviews of him after the race. His eyes were very tired, they kept moving around and he talked slow and strange. He sounded a lot worse than Dale Jr when he got that concussion at Fontant a couple years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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