The Foyt Futility Watch -- Snorecoma Style

[pchall]

Lest we forget. ;)

Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
Infineon Raceway
5 p.m. (EDT) Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009

Entry list

2 Raphael Matos (R)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
US Marines Luczo Dragon Racing
Luczo Dragon Racing
Jay Penske

3 Helio Castroneves
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Team Penske
Team Penske
Tim Cindric

4 Dan Wheldon
Emberton, England
National Guard Panther Racing
Panther Racing
John Barnes

5 Mario Moraes
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Azul Tequila/Votorantim/KVRT
KV Racing Technology
Mark Johnson

6 Ryan Briscoe
Sydney, Australia
Team Penske
Team Penske
Roger Penske

7 Danica Patrick
Roscoe, Ill.
Boost Mobile/Motorola
Andretti Green Racing
Michael Andretti

9 Scott Dixon
Auckland, New Zealand
Target Chip Ganassi Racing
Target Chip Ganassi Racing
Mike Hull

10 Dario Franchitti
Edinburgh, Scotland
Target Chip Ganassi Racing
Target Chip Ganassi Racing
Chip Ganassi

11 Tony Toucan
Salvador, Brazil
Team 7-Eleven
Andretti Green Racing
George Klotz

12 Will Power
Toowoomba, Australia
Penske Truck Rental
Penske Racing
John Erickson

13 E.J. Viso
Caracas, Venezuela
PDVSA HVM Racing
HVM Racing
Michael Cannon

14 Ryan Hunter-Reay
Boca Raton, Fla.
ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt Racing
A.J. Foyt Enterprises
A.J. Foyt

18 Justin Wilson
Sheffield, England
Z-Line Designs
Dale Coyne Racing
Bill Pappas

20 Ed Carpenter
Indianapolis
Vision/William Rast/Lilly Racing
Vision Racing
Jeff Britton

23 Milka Duno
Caracas, Venezuela
CITGO/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Larry Curry

24 Mike Conway (R)
Bromley, England
Tran Systems/Dreyer & Reinbold
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Dennis Reinbold

25 Franck Montagny (R)
Feurs, France
Automatic Fire Sprinklers
AFS Racing/Andretti Green Racing
TBA

26 Marco Andretti
Nazareth, Pa.
Team Venom Energy
Andretti Green Racing
Kyle Moyer

27 Hideki Mutoh
Tokyo
Formula Dream
Andretti Green Racing
Kim Green

33 Robert Doornbos (R)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
HVM Racing
HVM Racing
Vince Kremer

34 Nelson Philippe (R)
Valence, France
i drive green/Conquest Racing
Conquest Racing
Brandon Fry

98 Richard Antinucci (R)
Rome
CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G
CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G
Owen Snyder

02 Graham Rahal
New Albany, Ohio
McDonald’s Racing Team
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
John Tzouanakis

06 Oriol Servia
Pals, Spain
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
Todd Malloy

[Dvdb]

Is there bumping for qualies this time around?

[pchall]

Is there bumping for qualies this time around?

There will be the Fast Six gimmick as usual even though there will only be a few cows on the hillside to see it.

[dando]

There will be the Fast Six gimmick as usual even though there will only be a few cows on the hillside to see it.

Boogity, boogity, boogity! :gomer:

-Kevin

[EVL29]

Why is Tim Cindric listed as Feylio's team owner?

[dando]

Why is Tim Cindric listed as Feylio's team owner?

I don't think that's the owner. More likely the crew chief (note Larry Curry listed for Milkers :eek:).

-Kevin

[miatanut]

There will be the Fast Six gimmick as usual even though there will only be a few cows on the hillside to see it.

Clo, outstanding in her field?

[pchall]

Why is Tim Cindric listed as Feylio's team owner?

The last name is that of each entries "race strategist". Pimpske makes the calls for Briscoe while Cindric pulls Castroneves' strings.

[NismoZ]

Whoa, FIVE home growans! That should get 'em about 25-1 odds. Shouldn't they offer an "Americans Cup" or something?:gomer:

[pchall]

Whoa, FIVE home growans! That should get 'em about 25-1 odds. Shouldn't they offer an "Americans Cup" or something?:gomer:

Not much different than the "Brazilian National Championship" in CART. Let the :gomer: s suck on that one.

Nothing to report going on at Sonoma except three hours of Formula Drift. :rofl:

[TKGAngel]

According to the KV Twitter feed, a four car wreck (Power, Philippe, Viso and Wheldon) during practice has sent Power to the hospital via air with a concussion and back pain, and Philippe to the hospital via land with a concussion and a foot injury.

Eesh.

[pchall]

Infineon Raceway
Indy Grand Prix of Snorecoma
2.303 mile(s)

Practice 1

1 10 Franchitti, Dario D/H/F 01:17.2196 107.367 --.-----.---23 23
2 3 Castroneves, Helio D/H/F 01:17.5134 106.960 0.2938 0.2938 18 18
3 24 Conway, Mike (R) D/H/F 01:17.5669 106.886 0.3473 0.0535 20 23
4 27 Mutoh, Hideki D/H/F 01:17.5833 106.863 0.3637 0.0164 29 31
5 9 Dixon, Scott D/H/F 01:17.8387 106.513 0.6191 0.2554 18 20
6 02 Rahal, Graham D/H/F 01:17.8661 106.475 0.6465 0.0274 23 25
7 26 Andretti, Marco D/H/F 01:17.8764 106.461 0.6568 0.0103 21 24
8 25 Montagny, Franck (R) D/H/F 01:17.8791 106.457 0.6595 0.0027 24 24
9 6 Briscoe, Ryan D/H/F 01:17.8857 106.448 0.6661 0.0066 17 19
10 5 Moraes, Mario D/H/F 01:18.2868 105.903 1.0672 0.4011 27 29
11 11 Kanaan, Tony D/H/F 01:18.3002 105.885 1.0806 0.0134 11 14
12 18 Wilson, Justin D/H/F 01:18.3058 105.877 1.0862 0.0056 8 18
13 7 Patrick, Danica D/H/F 01:18.4026 105.746 1.1830 0.0968 21 23
14 2 Matos, Raphael (R) D/H/F 01:18.4133 105.732 1.1937 0.0107 12 18
15 98 Antinucci, Richard (R) D/H/F 01:18.4623 105.666 1.2427 0.0490 29 33
16 12 Power, Will D/H/F 01:18.5542 105.542 1.3346 0.0919 4 16
17 14 Hunter-Reay, Ryan D/H/F 01:18.6003 105.481 1.3807 0.0461 22 22
18 33 Doornbos, Robert (R) D/H/F 01:18.7949 105.220 1.5753 0.1946 18 19
19 4 Wheldon, Dan D/H/F 01:19.0271 104.911 1.8075 0.2322 5 10
20 13 Viso, EJ D/H/F 01:19.0436 104.889 1.8240 0.0165 7 9
21 20 Carpenter, Ed D/H/F 01:19.3378 104.500 2.1182 0.2942 26 27
22 06 Servia, Oriol D/H/F 01:19.8541 103.824 2.6345 0.5163 4 4
23 34 Philippe, Nelson (R) D/H/F 01:20.2605 103.299 3.0409 0.4064 10 10
24 23 Duno, Milka D/H/F 01:22.3152 100.720 5.0956 2.0547 21 25

[Don Quixote]

According to the KV Twitter feed, a four car wreck (Power, Philippe, Viso and Wheldon) during practice has sent Power to the hospital via air with a concussion and back pain, and Philippe to the hospital via land with a concussion and a foot injury.

Eesh.
The replay is up on the irl website. Power hit Phillippe broadside. Totally unavoidable because it was a blind turn. Could have been another Zanardi result or worse. Hopefully they are both ok.

[Don Quixote]

Duno is only 5 seconds off the pace, a vast improvement for her. :gomer:

[FCYTravis]

Power has L2 and L4 fractures. Philippe foot fracture. surgery.
:shakehead :(

[Corner5]

Originally Posted by Curt Cavin's Twitter feed
Power has L2 and L4 fractures. Philippe foot fracture. surgery.


:shakehead :(

Yep,Broken back for Power and broken left foot for Philippe

Both have concussions. :shakehead

[FCYTravis]

Nelson's fracture sounds NASTY.

[trish]

Who would have thunk it? I hope they both get well soon.

Video of the incident

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Jesus!

[pchall]

Viso reacts and just clips the very nose of Philippe's car, but Power drives straight in. That could have be much worse. :shakehead

[cameraman]

Powers took the turn much wider than Viso did. Powers was well on the rumble strip as he came over the rise, Viso was a full car width inside. The yellow flags were waving but if you look at the timing Phillipe spun at 8 seconds, Viso hit him six seconds later and Powers hit him 3 seconds after that. Nobody had time to do much in the way of lifting or anything else.

[Wally]

Yikes....:( Hope they both heal up soon.

Who are the two morons calling that clip? :shakehead

[miatanut]

Professional drivers ought to be able to respond in a LOT less than nine seconds!

On the other hand, we can't see the flag station at corner entry, so they may well both have gone in with no yellow because the corner workers took several seconds to get the flag out.

[FCYTravis]

The problem is the way the corner's configured over the blind rise. Yes, as a driver you might see a yellow flag and you know something's there... but what, and where? You crest the hill and have approximately a half-second to decide where to point the car.

Stuff like that happens sometimes...

I'd be more concerned about the mechanism of injury. You really aren't going *that* fast coming over the top of 3A.

[Methanolandbrats]

****, the first guy swerved, the second guy had a couple seconds to react, but just plowed in. Long, long way from a "Zanardi" incident at those speeds. And why did that hippie ride-buyer spin there? Answer...because he sucks. I'm glad they're ok, but it's just more IRL ********.

[FCYTravis]

Watch the video closely. Power swerved hard right at the same point Viso did. But Power's line was farther to driver's left than Viso's line - he was all the way out on the rumble strips. Starting from a point farther to the left, Power simply couldn't turn fast enough.

[NismoZ]

Maybe he was that far out because of a reaction to the waving yellow? Sometimes drivers just guess wrong.:(

[FCYTravis]

Yep.

That's part of the challenge (and danger) of road racing.

But what is a frontal impact at 80 mph doing breaking spines?

[miatanut]

And why did that hippie ride-buyer spin there? Answer...because he sucks.

Yeah, that wanker who has won a race and finished fourth in the standings his last full season.

[pchall]

Professional drivers ought to be able to respond in a LOT less than nine seconds!


In track and field a pure reaction time (leaving the block and therefore letting up the pressure switch in it) to a starting gun of .120 second is excellent and the best runners can come close to the .100 second reaction considered the minimum reaction time for a true start.

In sportsman drag racing a reaction time of .500 is often used to determine a green light start. Anything faster is automatically a red light. In a braking reaction time simulator .300 is considered excellent and .220 starts raising eyebrows.

[pchall]

Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
Infineon Raceway
Qualifications

Rank Car Driver Name C/E/T Time Speed Session
1 10 Franchitti, Dario D/H/F 01:16.7987 107.955
2 6 Briscoe, Ryan D/H/F 01:16.8485 107.885
3 3 Castroneves, Helio D/H/F 01:16.8702 107.855
4 26 Andretti, Marco D/H/F 01:17.0524 107.600
5 27 Mutoh, Hideki D/H/F 01:17.2055 107.386
6 02 Rahal, Graham D/H/F 01:17.3885 107.132
7 11 Kanaan, Tony D/H/F 01:16.9900 107.687
8 25 Montagny, Franck (R) D/H/F 01:17.0840 107.555
9 24 Conway, Mike (R) D/H/F 01:17.0895 107.548
10 9 Dixon, Scott D/H/F 01:17.2247 107.359
11 7 Patrick, Danica D/H/F 01:17.6145 106.820
12 4 Wheldon, Dan D/H/F 01:17.6782 106.733
13 13 Viso, EJ D/H/F 01:17.9180 106.404
14 5 Moraes, Mario D/H/F 01:17.4730 107.015
15 33 Doornbos, Robert (R) D/H/F 01:18.1095
16 14 Hunter-Reay, Ryan D/H/F 01:17.6401 106.785
17 06 Servia, Oriol D/H/F 01:18.1409 106.101
18 2 Matos, Raphael (R) D/H/F 01:17.6552 106.764
19 18 Wilson, Justin D/H/F 01:18.3353 105.837
20 98 Antinucci, Richard (R) D/H/F 01:17.7500 106.634
21 12 Power, Will D/H/F No Time No Speed
22 20 Carpenter, Ed D/H/F 01:18.2413 105.964
23 34 Philippe, Nelson (R) D/H/F No Time No Speed
24 23 Duno, Milka D/H/F 01:23.6185 99.150

[FCYTravis]

Are you kidding me? SEVEN seconds slower than pole time? :shakehead :eek: :rolleyes:

[cameraman]

In track and field a pure reaction time (leaving the block and therefore letting up the pressure switch in it) to a starting gun of .120 second is excellent and the best runners can come close to the .100 second reaction considered the minimum reaction time for a true start.

In sportsman drag racing a reaction time of .500 is often used to determine a green light start. Anything faster is automatically a red light. In a braking reaction time simulator .300 is considered excellent and .220 starts raising eyebrows.

Those were the times between the events, not the time between when the driver could see the car and when he hit it. Those times were under one second. You really think an IRL sled is that nimble a car?

[Sean Malone]

Yeah, that wanker who has won a race and finished fourth in the standings his last full season.

Hopefully the insurance underwriters will slow the cars down at this track so that these type of things never happen. Leisurely auto racing. You read it here first.



:gomer:

[grungex]

Some believe that hills on a race course should be eliminated. :gomer:

[miatanut]

Hopefully the insurance underwriters will slow the cars down at this track so that these type of things never happen. Leisurely auto racing. You read it here first.



:gomer:

Some years (thanks to the credit meltdown I'm currently having one) half of my income is from being a consultant to underwriters on multimillion dollar deals.

In the big leagues, insurance works a bit different from when you're shopping for car insurance. The underwriters are a LOT more involved in what can and cannot happen.

[Gnam]

Brutal. Hope they both heal quickly, then quit racing in the IRL.


But what is a frontal impact at 80 mph doing breaking spines?
When it comes to racing injuries, the EARL always finds a way.

[pchall]

Those were the times between the events, not the time between when the driver could see the car and when he hit it. Those times were under one second. You really think an IRL sled is that nimble a car?

Viso reacted. Power didn't. 1 second is an eternity in an accident situation. I know it. I used one second well in Feb. 1997.

[FCYTravis]

Viso reacted. Power didn't. 1 second is an eternity in an accident situation.

But Power did react.

Watch the slo-mo closely - at the last second, you see the nose of Power's car aim right just as Viso's did. But unlike Viso, he was too far to driver's left to be able to turn away.

The difference is that Viso picked the tight line, Power the wide. Neither had any way of knowing, coming up over the crest, where the car was. All they saw was a yellow. Viso got lucky, Power didn't.

Philippe could just as easily have stalled toward the inside of the turn and we'd be talking about Viso being the one to T-bone Philippe.

[dando]

The question I have is how did Power break vertebrae from that collision? We expect to happen when they back those POS into a wall, but from a front impact with another car? :saywhat:

-Kevin

[cameraman]

Viso reacted. Power didn't.

Bull. He moved just as far as Viso did he just started from much further outside.

[Chief]

The question I have is how did Power break vertebrae from that collision? We expect to happen when they back those POS into a wall, but from a front impact with another car? :saywhat:
Looks like Power caught Nelson's right front suspension which twisted Will to the left and increased the duration of the impact. Longer duration equals greater time for compression fractures to occur.

[TKGAngel]

I saw this mentioned at CW, but Nelson's gf posted on his Facebook page that in addition to his aforementioned foot injury and concussion, he also has a broken right leg. Poor little button. :(


Are you kidding me? SEVEN seconds slower than pole time?

CITGO must have an awfully big check to allow this farce to continue. I think every single driver has complained about her this season.

[patski]

I saw this mentioned at CW, but Nelson's gf posted on his Facebook page that in addition to his aforementioned foot injury and concussion, he also has a broken right leg. Poor little button. :(



CITGO must have an awfully big check to allow this farce to continue. I think every single driver has complained about her this season.

Not according to Brainfart!

[trish]

Has Milka caused any wrecks or run over anyone yet?

[extramundane]

Has Milka caused any wrecks or run over anyone yet?

She has spun and crashed a bit, but more dangerous is her unpredictability. Ask anyone who's driven with her and they'll tell you that she rarely takes the same line through a corner twice. One of her former car owners has been pretty open publicly about what a disaster her driving is.

[dando]

One of her former car owners has been pretty open publicly about what a disaster her driving is.

Not to mention Mrs. Judd. :laugh:

-Kevin

[grungex]

Are you saying Milka's not a gentleman? :p

[Andrew Longman]

Has Milka caused any wrecks or run over anyone yet?

To run over someone you would have to actually be faster than someone else. ;)

[extramundane]

Are you saying Milka's not a gentleman? :p

Can you say mooseknuckle on OffCamber?

[pchall]

To run over someone you would have to actually be faster than someone else. ;)

Duno's pit crew don't need to be world class sprinters to keep out of her way.

According to T&S she's running anywhere from 4 to 10 mph slower per lap than the leaders.

[NismoZ]

It's the money. That's all we need to know. It's the reason some of the fast ones are there too.

[pchall]

1 Dario Franchitti
Target Chip Ganassi Racing 10 D/H/F 1 107.955 Running

2 Ryan Briscoe
Team Penske 6 D/H/F 2 107.885 Running

3 Mike Conway
Tran Systems/Dreyer & Reinbold 24 D/H/F 9 107.548 Running

4 Mario Moraes
Azul Tequila/Votorantim/KVRT 5 D/H/F 14 107.015 Running

5 Hideki Mutoh
Formula Dream 27 D/H/F 5 107.386 Running

6 Oriol Servia
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 06 D/H/F 17 106.101 Running

7 Justin Wilson
Z-Line Designs 18 D/H/F 22 105.837 Running

8 Tony Kanaan
Team 7-Eleven 11 D/H/F 7 107.687 Running

9 Raphael Matos
US Marines Luczo Dragon Racing 2 D/H/F 18 106.764 Running

10 Robert Doornbos
HVM Racing 33 D/H/F 15 106.143 Running

11 Ed Carpenter
Vision/William Rast/Lilly Racing 20 D/H/F 20 105.964 Running

12 Dan Wheldon
National Guard Panther Racing 4 D/H/F 12 106.733 Running

13 Scott Dixon
Target Chip Ganassi Racing 9 D/H/F 10 107.359 Running

14 Marco Andretti
Team Venom Energy 26 D/H/F 4 107.600 Running

15 Richard Antinucci
CURB/Agajanian/Team 3G 98 D/H/F 19 106.634 Running

16 Danica Patrick
Boost Mobile/Motorola 7 D/H/F 11 106.820 Running

17 Milka Duno
CITGO/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 23 D/H/F 21 99.150 Running

18 Helio Castroneves
Team Penske 3 D/H/F 3 107.855 Contact

19 Ryan Hunter-Reay
ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt Racing 14 D/H/F 16 106.785 Mechanical

20 Franck Montagny
Automatic Fire Sprinklers 25 D/H/F 8 107.555 Handling

21 Graham Rahal
McDonald's Racing Team 02 D/H/F 6 107.132 Mechanical

22 E.J. Viso
PDVSA HVM Racing 13 D/H/F 13 106.404 Contact

23 Will Power
Penske Truck Rental 12 D/H/F 23 0.000 DNS

24 Nelson Philippe
i drive green/Conquest Racing 34 D/H/F 24 0.000 DNS

[cameraman]

20 Franck Montagny
Automatic Fire Sprinklers 25 D/H/F 8 107.555 Handling

Okay what the hell does that mean? The dude can drive so what was up with his car?

[Sean Malone]

Just like watching the Mid Ohio race made me long for Road America, watching this Sears Point race made me long for Laguna Seca.

[NismoZ]

The in-cockpit fire bottle discharged accidentally and his feet slipped off the pedals causing "handling" difficulties:confused: I know it's happened to others.

[NismoZ]

Watching (which I didn't) ANY of those damn races makes me long for RA.

[Gnam]

The in-cockpit fire bottle discharged accidentally and his feet slipped off the pedals causing "handling" difficulties:confused: I know it's happened to others.

Automatic Fire Sprinklers is the car sponsor, not the reason for the DNF.


Franck Montagny, #25 Automatic Fire Sprinklers Dallara/Honda/Firestone:

"I never really had a chance today. We were hit from behind on the very first lap, went into the gravel and that was pretty much the end of our race. We tried a few things as the day went on, but there was not much we could and I didn't want to cause problems for the drivers that are competing in the championship fulltime. It was a tough day, for sure."

http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=342122&FS=INDYCAR

PS: I hate learning about the IRL. :gomer::mad:

[SurfaceUnits]

1st lap action

http://www.motorsport.com/photos/indycar/2009/son/indycar-2009-son-bh-0097.jpg

open wheel off road racing


http://www.motorsport.com/photos/indycar/2009/son/indycar-2009-son-bh-0106.jpg

[opinionated ow]

open wheel off road racing

http://www.motorsport.com/photos/indycar/2009/son/indycar-2009-son-bh-0106.jpg

the irl has red tyres?

[Don Quixote]

the irl has red tyres?

red tires
push to pass
street parades
engine leases
foreign drivers
etc, etc, etc

[patski]

red tires
push to pass
street parades
engine leases
foreign drivers
etc, etc, etc

Some series we used to know?????????????????????

[gerhard911]

Some series we used to know?????????????????????

No, just pretending to be some series we used to know :cry:

[shaggy_socal]

Some series we used to know?????????????????????

Nope. Just the fugly other sibling.

[G.]

red tires
push to pass
street parades
engine leases
foreign drivers
etc, etc, etc

Just to make sure oo understands, he's ^^^^ NOT joking.

[opinionated ow]

Just to make sure oo understands, he's ^^^^ NOT joking.

Seems its like a pair of twin girls. They were both cute little babies and kids but when they hit their teens one became a stunning girl-the envy of most and the other became an ugly and obese alcoholic. One day in the prime of her life the hot one is accidentally killed when a new manager removes OH & S Protection thinking he is doing the right thing for his business. The hideous girl decides to take advantage and manages to distance her own friends whilst trying to reach out and claim her sister's friends. The other sister's friends are not interested and so the hideous one is left friendless and watching Versus.

[Sean Malone]

The only thing I can say about the current Dallara Indy car is that they are freakin' tanks. Even their ginormous front wings can take a beating. Why they have to look so damn ugly. 200 more ponies and less downforce it would be very much as we knew it.

I was surprised to see a KK/Vasser vignette during the pre-show. I had to laugh as they were at Vasser winery....picturing the gomerotti crying about what their IRL has turned into.

[Don Quixote]

The only thing missing was the cheese. :) Dude, please tell me you are not watching the pre-race. :saywhat: :tony:

[Corner5]

It was much worse than they thought-

From Indystar


Philippe: Power thought he killed me in crash

By Curt Cavin
Posted: August 25, 2009

Physical injuries aside, a large part of Will Power's pain was emotional, according to the IndyCar Series driver he struck in last weekend's event at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.
"He told me he thought he killed me," said series rookie Nelson Philippe, whose car was helplessly sideways in the middle of the track as E.J. Viso and then Power crested a hill.


After Viso's car grazed Philippe's, he turned his head just enough to catch a glimpse of Power's yellow car coming.
"A huge bumblebee about to hit me," Philippe said. "From then it was lights out until they were taking me out of the ambulance at the (track's) infield medical center."
Power and Philippe suffered concussions. The brake pedal of his car went through Philippe's left foot, requiring a plate and five screws in surgery. Philippe also broke his right leg.
The impact was near the nose of Philippe's car. Had it been in the side, he fears he would have lost his legs as Alex Zanardi did in a CART race in 2001.
Power suffered two fractured vertebrae in his lower back, an injury similar to Vitor Meira's in the Indianapolis 500. Meira is expected to be out four months.
Power's helmet struck something inside his cockpit -- likely the steering wheel -- injuring his mouth. He lost two upper front teeth, leading Philippe to call him "Willie Bob" during a wheelchair visit to Power's room at Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital, where they remain.
"The (crash) was pretty hard on Will because he remembers the whole thing, but we can laugh about it now," Philippe said.
Officials from Power's team asked that he not be interviewed until at least today. He is receiving large doses of pain medication.
Philippe said doctors have told him his foot and leg will need two months of recovery.
"I'm in pretty good spirits," he said. "I'm looking forward to getting back in the car."

More on Will-



Power’s father Bob last night told The Chronicle his son’s injuries were worse than first thought.

“The information we have is still a little vague at the moment,” Mr Power said.

“We do know the injuries were a little worse than what they first thought and they have found more fractures in his back.

“From what we’ve been told they are waiting to make a decision on if or when they will operate on him.”

Bob Power said his son was conscious and moving his arms and legs.

“He’s pretty heavily drugged, but he is conscious. It’s just a waiting game at the moment.”

Power’s mother Marg was last night preparing to head to the United States to be with her son.

“Marg is organising herself to head over straight away. Will has been asking for her,” Mr Power said.

“She is a nurse so I think she will be the most helpful one to head over now.”


http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2009/08/24/crash-hospitalises-toowoomba-racer/

:shakehead

[Sean Malone]

The only thing missing was the cheese. :) Dude, please tell me you are not watching the pre-race. :saywhat: :tony:

I DVR the time slot and then fast forward the pre-race. Their pre-race is an hour long! I stopped when they showed Powers accident, which by the way, a reminder that it is still the IRL...Bob Jenkins memtions the accident and then says "the good news is that both drivers are absolutly fine and will fully recuperate" but adds, "the latest on their injuries are...a compression fracture to Powers' L2 and L4, concussion, open fracture on Nelson with broken...etc". Wait a sec...I thought he just said they were 'fine'.
Then I stopped on the KK/Vasser segment with a tour of their vineyards.

[KLang]

'Willie Bob' :laugh:

I hope both recover fully.

[TKGAngel]

I DVR the time slot and then fast forward the pre-race. Their pre-race is an hour long! I stopped when they showed Powers accident, which by the way, a reminder that it is still the IRL...Bob Jenkins memtions the accident and then says "the good news is that both drivers are absolutly fine and will fully recuperate" but adds, "the latest on their injuries are...a compression fracture to Powers' L2 and L4, concussion, open fracture on Nelson with broken...etc". Wait a sec...I thought he just said they were 'fine'.
Then I stopped on the KK/Vasser segment with a tour of their vineyards.

I almost threw something at the TV when Jenkins made that comment about the drivers being "absolutely fine." Last time I checked, "absolutely fine" does not mean that hospitals, concussions, broken bones, surgery and pain meds are involved. :flame:

The Vasser/KK wineries must be how the poor people live. :\

Someone should also have told the Versus promo announcer the proper pronunciation of Fran-key-tti. He was pronouncing it Fran-shi-tti.

[dando]

Someone should also have told the Versus promo announcer the proper pronunciation of Fran-key-tti.

And here I thought it was Judd. :gomer:

-Kevin

[SteveH]

video from Nelson

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nelson-Philippe/112969717924?ref=ts

[dando]

The brake pedal of his car went through Philippe's left foot

:eek:

-Kevin

[Wheel-Nut]

That place looks DRY!!

[dando]

That place looks DRY!!

I was actually surprised by how much green I saw in some of the quals shots. I've been by that area in June before and the entire area is brown (or golden as they call it in Cali...the Golden State).

-Kevin

[Elmo T]

I almost threw something at the TV when Jenkins made that comment about the drivers being "absolutely fine." Last time I checked, "absolutely fine" does not mean that hospitals, concussions, broken bones, surgery and pain meds are involved. :flame:


:mad: I thought the same thing. What exactly is seriously injured? :yuck:

[pchall]

:mad: I thought the same thing. What exactly is seriously injured? :yuck:

Boob Jerkin at his finest.

[oddlycalm]

Last time I checked, "absolutely fine" does not mean that hospitals, concussions, broken bones, surgery and pain meds are involved. :flame:

The broadcasts are nothing if not a true reflection of the attitude of the series management. :shakehead

oc

[TKGAngel]

:mad: I thought the same thing. What exactly is seriously injured? :yuck:

Using the Jenkins scale, seriously injured has to equal dead, right?

[Elmo T]

Even Mrs. Elmo gave the WTF look after he said that. :saywhat:

[NismoZ]

Huh, I've been known to ask for pretty nurses when drugged up, too. (to the irritation of my wife) Hey, they're professionals and they've seen it all. C'mon:).

[TKGAngel]

Alrighty, Power has a broken back, is still in the hospital and needs to meet with Doc Trammell to determine a rehab plan, but according to the team, he isn't done for the season?:confused:


"That hasn't been determined," team spokesman Merrill Cain said. "We just don't know yet. We don't want to speculate."

http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/indycar/news/story?id=4417664

[pchall]

Huh, I've been known to ask for pretty nurses when drugged up, too. (to the irritation of my wife) Hey, they're professionals and they've seen it all. C'mon:).

I asked the rather cute flight nurse on the chopper to Grant Trauma Center where the in flight music was. She asked what I would like to hear, and I said, "Good Night Saigon by that Billy Joel idiot." She turned and asked the other guy, "Have they given him anything for the pain yet?"