All of you know by now, there was a terrible accident at the races today. We do not know exactly what happened but, Jimmy Leeward pitched up, rolled over and crashed onto the ramp directly in front of the box seats and the general admission seats just to the side of the boxes.
Jimmy was a fantastic man, he WAS NOT eighty years old, as has been reported, he was a very YOUNG seventy four year old.
Again, no one knows exactly what happened but I've talked with some very knowledgeable people who said that it was control surface related.
God bless everyone who has been affected by this event!
At this point, the races are cancelled for this year... going forward, RARA, the govener of Nevada, the rans, the racers and most likely, the fans who were in the box seats who's lives have been changed forever, we do not want this to be the end of the event!
Please... No speculation on cause... I will delete any post that goes down that road...
All I know is that Jimmy passed the Bear, which is exactly what he wanted.... and then... it was all over.
Jimmy was a fantastic man, he WAS NOT eighty years old, as has been reported, he was a very YOUNG seventy four year old.
Again, no one knows exactly what happened but I've talked with some very knowledgeable people who said that it was control surface related.
God bless everyone who has been affected by this event!
At this point, the races are cancelled for this year... going forward, RARA, the govener of Nevada, the rans, the racers and most likely, the fans who were in the box seats who's lives have been changed forever, we do not want this to be the end of the event!
Please... No speculation on cause... I will delete any post that goes down that road...
All I know is that Jimmy passed the Bear, which is exactly what he wanted.... and then... it was all over.
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