DuHamel's crash at Road Atlanta

[Jaynnus]

Grrrr....why can't I find any info....

Not on Roadracing World...
Not on Superbike.com...

Google is NOT my friend today.

[craitnag folley]

superbikeplanet.com has news

Soup :: phasers set to stun

[ku996r]

crap, I remember T12, its a 90 degree right hander after the back straight (where ppl go 160+) go down hill to the front straight.

good luck Miguel

[BMFR6]

yeah Soup has a bunch of info. looks like he is in stable condition now.

[Uncle Snake]

Soup :: DuHamel Has Severe Internal Injuries :: 08-08-2007

[DucDave]

...yikes...hope he recovers...sooner, rather than later! he's one of the good guys...

[OreoGaborio]

"The x-ray and CT scan technicians are said to already be rolling their eyes at DuHamel's usual onslaught of "humor", comments and observations."

Good ole Miguel. Hope he heals up fast.






"DuHamel Has Severe Internal Injuries
by dean adams
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
After his CT scans and x-rays came back and were examined by medical professionals it was learned that Miguel DuHamel has suffered a lacerated liver, a perforated lung and a bruised lung in his Road Atlanta crash today.

Clearly the lacerated liver is the most troubling of the three injuries although none of them are to be taken lightly.

A lacerated liver can be fatal if untreated and can take an extended amount of time to fully heal. In many cases doctors will not allow someone with this condition to perform any activity where further trauma is possible.

Persons at the scene of the crash said that DuHamel experienced some sort of trouble near the top of the turn 12 hill and soon after the bike went completely sideways and impacted the turn 12 wall, which had tires, straw bales and airfence in front of it.

DuHamel's Honda CBR1000RR was destroyed in the crash which took place on a very hot day in Georgia. Thermometers were cranking all the way to 106 degrees at the track today.

More updates when info breaks.

ENDS"


..... friggin OUCH

[craitnag folley]

a little more detail....sounds like it had the potential to be much worse....

Duhamel Injured In Scary Crash Into Wall At Road Atlanta Test News Article // RoadracingWorld.com

[ku996r]

this is T12 @ road atlanta, you do gather alot of speed going down the hill.

[Jaynnus]

damn....like a lawn dart..never touched the ground!!

Heal up Miguel.

Anybody find the grammar error in that story??

[keeena]

Anybody find the grammar error in that story??

seen -> scene

What do i win?

[Jaynnus]

seen -> scene

What do i win?

a half eaten cupcake.

[highsider]

a half eaten cupcake.

Seems like a rather dirty way to refer to yourself, but whatever blows your skirt up.

[OreoGaborio]

Seems like a rather dirty way to refer to yourself, but whatever blows your skirt up.

[Paul_E_D]

Wow, that's a mighty dangerous track. You're actually pointed straight at the wall at high speed and need to slow and turn downhill with almost zero runoff. I'm not sure I'd ride there in anger.

[benVFR]

This seems especially stupid.. even worse then Turn 3 at Loudon.

Cause they can just move that pit road out, maybe make it go around those huts where they've already got another road, and then just bulldoze the wall and turn the pit road into a gravel trap...

Too bad Miguel is always the one who has to prove a track is too dangerous.

[benVFR]

Never mind.. a quick google search indicates the track hasn't been safe for a long time and even a lot of car drivers have been seriously injured on that wall.

[Trackday Guru]

The Road Atlanta staff has been aggressively searching for an "acceptable" solution to this problem for a few years now.

Unfortunately, there apparently isn't one in sight. As stated before, they are extremely reluctant to just bulldoze the wall and move it back - it's more difficult than that.

On a positive note, it looks like Miguel will be OK in the coming days and weeks - and you're right, it's a shame that he is usually the one that graphically points out the dangerous tracks.

But the good news is that he may have a future as a HONDA spokesman after he retires........he can be a walking "Unsung Hero/Honda Genuine Parts" advertisement after Honda rebuilds him............again.

[smf]

yikes... good to hear he's in his usual spirits but... holy shit.... hope he heals up quickly...

[benVFR]

I don't know what they're major malfunction is.. like I said it did not take Miguel nearly killing himself to bring this wall to their attention.

There was a guy paralyzed in a Spec Miata race in that corner over 12 years ago, and that was a fully safety prepped race car with a full roll cage & harness, and not exactly a massively fast car. There are a long list of horrific injuries in that corner and some of the car racing groups left a long time ago because that corner is ruled too dangerous.

AMA should have left a long time ago.