Tom Doherty (LWT Nv #100) got collected by another rider and crashed hard in Turn 6 and was killed instantly...

You can read about the incident and the plans for memorial donations on the WERA BBS.

Srinath I think you just volunteered yourself!  

I am also in.  I will drop a check in the mail to you- once its been finalized that you are the master of the prize!

Hope Ken heals up fast and well.  Thank god for his gear!

 
Wow it sounds like whatever was spent on riding gear was worth it, to say the least. Heal soon, man. I guess the bright side at this point is you were racing, and there were emt's on the scene. If you have to go down, that's a damn honorable way to do it IMHO.

Hoping for a quick recovery.

edit: No idea why this double posted.

I was shocked when I read this. I hope for a quick and easy recovery. I know I can pitch in for the tank.

Heal well and I hope he feels better.

LWT is that light weight twins... if so Ken was scheduled to race it too... I belive he was running race 1, race 4 or 5, and the other GS was doing race 1 and race 9...
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Srinath.

From the WERA board posted by rzracer39:

Spoke with his wife yesterday. They've moved him from ICU down to trauma, wich is a good sign. He has a broken clavical, a few broken ribs and a badly bruised lung. They've got a tube in his lung right now along with an epidural for the pain. He also has a fever, wich has the doctors concerned that he could have an infection or pnemonia. He's concious and ate dinner yesterday. He's very concerned with details on his crash, as again, he smacked his head pretty hard and doesn't remember anything. It seems that VIR doesn't like Ken very much....

Holy cr*p! I have met Tom Doherty and Rick Young. They are both from the area around here. I've ridden with them before. What an awful week-end. I wish Rick and Ken heal soon, and my prayers go to Tom and his family.

The weather was sunny but it was cold and when it was not windy it was very nice... but when the wind was on... it was ridiculously cold.... might have contributed to the crashes... sudden coolong off of tires.
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Srinath.

That post above was the stupidest thing I ever said... Sorry guys.... Bad explaination.
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Srinath.

Just talked to Ken. He's in good spirits. Hopefully he'll be going home at the end of the week, but his lung is still bleeding and they're watching it closely. He's bored out of his skull, but doing ok overall.

Just saw this post on the WERA board:

update on Ken's condition

First-Ken and I just want to say thank you to everyone who has called, emailed and visited him and thanks to all who packed his gear and made sure it arrived home safely. Update-Ken still has the epidural (for pain), the chest tube and a low-grade fever. He has also been receiving breathing treatments 4x a day along with large quantities of IV pain killers. We are waiting to hear from the doctor concerning his lung and if all goes according to plan, he might be home as early as the end of the week. I will let everyone know if things change. Thanks again- Michele (Ken's Wife)

I have some pics of the race... dont think ken is in it... and the bike after the crash.
I'll try to host it and post link.
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Srinath.

Pics here.
http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4287429579
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Srinath.

Wall of fame!!

I can host them as well.

image station sucks!

i will try hosting elsewhere.

okay the pics are here:



http://webpages.csus.edu/~sac53708/ken-bike1.jpg

http://webpages.csus.edu/~sac53708/ken-bike2.jpg

http://webpages.csus.edu/~sac53708/ken-bike3.jpg

http://webpages.csus.edu/~sac53708/race.jpg

http://webpages.csus.edu/~sac53708/race-beforecrash.jpg

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Sorry about that... Had no idea about image station.
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