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Viffer
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Craig Jones

#1 Post by Viffer » Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:19 am

Current report after his off at Brands from Simon Buckmaster team manager.
"Craig was treated trackside by the medical staff before being transferred by air-ambulance to the Royal London Hospital. He has a serious head injury and the doctors have placed him in a pharmacological coma to stabilise his condition. We will not know any more for at least 24 or 48-hours - all our thoughts are with him and his family. I would like to thank the medical staff for their attention and also the well-wishers for their thoughts. We shall update the news on Craig's condition as and when we can."

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#3 Post by HowardQ » Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:37 am

It's very very sad, but it did not look good when he went down the track like he did, it's always scary when you see an accident like that.
We get so used to seeing people coming off at 180 or so then running to the bike and trying to restart. Something like this is a real reminder of how dangerous it really is.
Andrew Pitt most also be feeling really bad I suppose.

My condolences to his family.

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#4 Post by woody » Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:04 pm

I was hoping he was just knocked out, but the signs were bad when they took so long to move him, then they didn't fly him out but flew the doctors in!


Put a cloud over the weekend!

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#5 Post by Viffer » Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:10 pm

Yes it looked bad at the time, I didn't realise how bad.
My condolences.

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#6 Post by Samray » Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:50 pm

:smt012

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#7 Post by Hammy » Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:06 pm

Very sad news, will miss him.

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#8 Post by Kwackerz » Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:22 pm

A very sad sad loss. We keep losing good racers. RIP Craig

He still won second place though. Get in there :smt003 A racer right until the end.
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#9 Post by paddyz1 » Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:03 pm

A local lad from where I live.
RIP Craig.

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