How You Doing In 2008

[justfreaky]

Jim,
 Happy to hear that you are pretty much OK!
Being doused with fuel is never a good thing!!!
Sounds like quite the wild ride!
Sorry about the car!
Good that you spent Time with your family though. Even if your heart wasn't in it.

Take Care,

Steve

[bback58]

Hey Jim,

Really sorry to hear about your wreck.  I'm just glad you are home and able to write about it.  It could have been a hell of a lot worse - especially with the fuel spilling all over.  Fire is the thing that worries me most about this. 

Take care and I hope to see you on the track next season.

Brian B

[Openwheeler37]

Jim,
Happy to hear that your ok! It all hppened in front of me yet I didnt see any of it. Sounds like it could have been a lot worse. Hope to see you at the track soon!

Grant

[VMS Motorsports]

Was able to see one video of it from the front stretch grandstands (VHS, so I cant post it...DJ, did you guys get it???), but after watching it, wow...I dont know what to say. Greg (#76) has been racing longer than Ive been alive, (Im 34)and he told me it was the most violent wreck he's ever seen because of the speed of the rotation of the car. Everyone who told me I was barrel rolling and going end over end were right, except it was at the same time. The car was going end over end and spinning, stopped when it broke the safety fence post, and dropped me onto my roof.

I dont know what to say...All I can say is that we can bash 600 and INEX all we want, Im one of the biggest offenders as many of you know, but they built a hell of a race car where it mattered...the entire cockpit looks like it did when I bought it.

Gotta say, after going to the track last night and watching you guys out there without me, I wont be coming back as a spectator again. I think if my son wasnt there I would have cried...The car is coming apart next week and the rebuilding will begin. Watch out next year boys...and Brian, we will find the time to make it down by you in 09!

Thanks for a great rookie season...wish I could have finished it!

Jim

[justfreaky]

Jim,
 Just glad that you are OK!
Let me know if you get time to go to North Dakota to race with Brian next year.
I'd love to come over and watch you guys and meet you both in person.

Take Care,

Steve

[justfreaky]

More picks that Jim posted on his site:

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[JGRacing]

The car looks really good for what it went through.  From the initial once over, does the engine look like it survived?

[VMS Motorsports]

I dont think so...the pictures really dont do it justice. One of the times it came down nose first it must have been just past vertical after everything was torn away because all of the engine seals got forced into the engine by the impact of the clay, forcing clay inside...it also has no oil in it...either way its got to come apart. Im going to start breaking the car down later this week (I hope) and see whats salvageable. If  the chassis is too bad, i.e. hidden damage to the cage, I might just buy another car with a sealed motor so I dont have any problems if any more rule changes pop up...for the price of a chassis and a 1250, you can get a nice used car...Have to get the garage cleared out first though....I have a really good frame/chassis guy, but I dont want to mess around when it comes to safety.

[Openwheeler37]

Overall the weekend was pretty good for me. Got my first top ten finish friday and backed that up saturday with
an 8th place finish. I'm really starting to get the hang of it and am now running within the pack!

Grant

[Racinjj]

Not bad for a tar baby

Its the tires, I told you they would make a difference.

[Openwheeler37]

The tires didnt make any difference.....its all skill and balls! (well thats what my story and im sticking to it!!)

[VMS Motorsports]

You were looking good, adapted to the dirt pretty fast...at least ya still have balls...think my right ones still up in my pelvis somewhere!!!!    Everything else feels good, back at work trying to sell some houses today so I can get this thing rebuilt in time to go down south somewhere in February to sort it out and kick some ass next year...or just drive around like I did this year! 

[Openwheeler37]

You were looking good, adapted to the dirt pretty fast...at least ya still have balls...

....Yeah, i'm luck if my old lady lets me take them out of her purse every now and then! 

[Racinjj]

I sure hope that Jason got some good pics of your Superman move Jim.  I always said after I wrecked big that if I get nothing else I want some good pictures or footage out of it.  I had a good one last year at Rockford with my late model, I made thier TV commercial this year!
I knew after I saw the 48 spining it would be trouble.  You would have thought that after causing a big wreck last week he would have learned. 

I know how you felt coming to the races Saturday.  I just dont go to the races after I wreck a car, its too painful, luckily my big wrecks have been the last couple weeks of the season.  It makes the offseason that much longer and more unbearable though.