Accident at West coast nats

[cruzn57]

not sure of status of Scott Atk, last word was concussion, broken ribs, broken neck bones?\ etc. etc.

just before noon saturday Scott was on a very good run , got loose on him about 3/4 track, he collected it, then it got away
from him, I did not see the run, this is from others who did see it,
car went thu the lights sideways clocks said 9.70@119 then all went bad.
word has it he was all over the track then hit the guard rail went over it, then the car went end over end X times( conflicting numbers)
his helmet was knocked off, and he was banged around like a rag doll.
here are couple pics of the after math, he was air lifted to head trama hosp in Phx
wish everyone would say a few prayers for him.......

 

[TNTSNBS]

Damn that car is way beyond repair, I hope Scott is well, i remember a while back helping him setup his HR bar sway bar, best wishes to him..

 

[chopped39]

I hope he is ok. Prayers sent.

 

[Squid4life]

Damn... prayers sent. That is scary, looking at the after pics of the car, and hearing the helmet came off.

EDIT: I see the rear down bars... thank goodness for the cage on this one.

 

[Phoneguy]

HOLY !!! That was a nasty crash.
I hope Scott is OK, never ever want to hear of a helmet coming off. Prayers sent

Bryan

 

[Nick Micale]

Damn... prayers sent.

EDIT: I see the rear down bars... thank goodness for the cage on this one.

Unfortunately, this car did NOT have a cage, but only a roll bar. :frown:

A certified roll cage would have been a big help in reducing the damage in this mid-9 second run.

All of us at the event and here in Phoenix wish Scott the best in his healing and recovery.

 

[TURBOPOWERED68]

prayers for Scott and his family

 

[TurboBob]

best wishes, hope his road to recovery is a smooth one.

B

 

[QWKRTNU]

My prayers go out to him and his family

 

[Murdock]

PLease keep us updated, !!!

 

[daves87gn]

prays sent, best wishes from him and his family

 

[Raymond Bunch]

That terrible, im very sorry to hear about this!

Prayer sent.... I wish you a speedy recovery Scott.

 

[hurstbuick]

Scott, get well quick we need you back to your regular form OK

My blessing are with you and your family

Steve Hurst

 

[SGRIM]

Prayers sent!

 

[boostt76]

Prayers sent, get well soon scot.

 

[Gary Wells]

Prayers for you and your family, Scott, & best wishes for a speedy recovery.

 

[Grumpy]

Unfortunately, this car did NOT have a cage, but only a roll bar. :frown:

A certified roll cage would have been a big help in reducing the damage in this mid-9 second run.

All of us at the event and here in Phoenix wish Scott the best in his healing and recovery.

Damm thats awful wreck !! Nick the first thing I thought was what happened to the cage. Then I noticed no front bars with a halo. My wife stopped us from racing because we kept on getting kicked out with Melissa's car for goin to fast. So we did the rest of the front bars. @ 140+ things are not goin to be good without the proper safety stuff:redface: I just hope Scott comes out ok !! Can always build another car !! Damm this is BAD !!

 

[rmar]

Prayers sent , Get well soon!

 

[Pronto]

Wow, that's nasty. Glad Scott made it out alive. Good luck with your recovery Scott.

 

[larry33kc]

If he would of had a full cage and his helmet comes off it would have been worse for him. I hope he recovers 100%