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| Any Nhra fans following the Eric Medlin story?
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| BonswanaMiliken |
For those who dont know ,Medlin drives a funny car for JOhn Force. He was injured badly in a test session monday in Gainsville. Here's a few lines from nhra.com...
Injured NHRA Funny Car driver Eric Medlen survived a delicate, three-hour craniotomy procedure to relieve pressure and hemorrhaging Tuesday evening but remained in critical condition Wednesday at Shands at the University of Florida medical center.
Over the next two weeks, the 33-year-old will remain in a drug-induced coma designed to promote healing.
Hope this guy pulls through okay. |
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| capt-nemo |
| yes it sounds like a real bad deal, that why i wanted donnas no for the flower shop. |
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| yelllikp |
That really sucks. The little I've seen of him on tv he sure seems like an good dude.
:gf: Let's hope for the best. |
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| BonswanaMiliken |
The highlighted area shows where they had to cut the cage to get him out.
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| Krypts |
| Yeah i read about this earlier. It sounds like it was one hell of a bad hit. |
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| Salkicksass |
| I saw him on the TV show Driving Force. Hope he gets well soon. |
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| Mark4Life |
ERIC MEDLEN RECOVERY UPDATES - THURS, 02:38 PM | Print |
Written by CompetitionPlus
Thursday, 22 March 2007
UPDATED - 3 - 22 - 2006
While medical personnel at Shands at the University of Florida medical center continue to monitor the progress of injured Funny Car driver Eric Medlen, team sponsor BP/Castrol announced Thursday the creation of a special e-mail address at which well wishers can leave messages of encouragement for the 33-year-old drag racer.
Medlen, injured last Monday in a testing accident at Gainesville Raceway, still was in critical condition Thursday after enduring a delicate craniotomy procedure on Tuesday. For at least two more weeks, he will remain in a drug-induced coma designed to promote healing.
Castrol SYNTEC, Medlen’s primary sponsor in his first three seasons on the NHRA POWERade tour, has announced that it will print and assemble all messages left at the e-mail address getwelleric@castrol.comThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it and present them later to the driver and his family.
Castrol also will make available at NHRA national events and at the upcoming Mid-America Trucking Show (Louisville, Ky.), posters bearing a likeness of the popular driver on which fans can print personal messages. Those posters also will be presented to the Medlen family according to Lori Anne Gola, assistant sponsorship manager for Castrol.
“There are so many people who care about Eric,” Ms. Gola said, “and we wanted to find a tangible way to show him all of that love and support. We thought that, through this e-mail address, we could capture the prayers, kind thoughts and well wishes of all those who empathize with Eric and his family.” |
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| yelllikp |
Eric Medlen 1973-2007 R.I.P.
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| rararetodd |
Eric Medlen services announced
Racing series OBITUARIES NHRA
Date 2007-03-24
Services For Drag Racer Eric Medlen To Be Conducted in Indiana
BROWNSBURG, Ind. -- Funeral services for professional race car driver Eric Medlen, 33, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday (March 28) at Connection Pointe Christian Church, 1800 N. Green Street, Brownsburg. In addition to Wednesday's services, there will be a viewing from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the same church.
Medlen succumbed to complications from a closed head injury four days after his drag racing Funny Car crashed during routine testing at Gainesville (Fla.) Raceway.
A six-time winner on the NHRA drag racing tour, Medlen maintained his residencein Brownsburg near the site of the midwest shop facility that housed his race car and those of John Force Racing teammates John Force, Ashley Force and Robert Hight.
According to JFR sources, flowers can be arranged through Queen Anne's Lace in Brownsburg. The phone number is 317-858-8170.
Medlen, one of the most popular young drivers in the NHRA POWERade Series, is survived by his father, John; his mother, Mary "Mimi" Medlen; his stepmother, Martha Medlen; and a sister, Eryn Gonzales. |
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| Gator_Russ |
Aw... the guy passed away?
Damnit man... Thats sad. :( |
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| oat |
| Godspeed.... dangerous game........ |
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| nicksgt |
RIP Eric, the drag racing family loves you and misses you..truly a sad weeked for those of us in NHRA
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| bignatty |
| the risk's are high he died doing something he loved we all should be so lucky. |
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| Jessicca |
| Those cars are damn fast. They're a rush to see in person. 320 mph. Surprised there aren't more bad accidents. Eric was a good guy met him in Joliet got some autographs and he liked to bs with the fans. Was pretty cool. Just hope it was something with the tires and not the engine his dad was his crew chief. Would be a shitty feeling. RIP Eric |
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| bubbamark1181 |
wow death it a thing we all love to hate eric was a hard core cowboy im in tracy he was a local boy wow life is short when you play hard you love it and hes a great man
:) just sucks life is short |
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| nicksgt |
Quote: Originally posted by bubbamark1181
wow death it a thing we all love to hate eric was a hard core cowboy im in tracy he was a local boy wow life is short when you play hard you love it and hes a great man
:) just suck life is short |
touching tribute :rolleyes: |
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| MavTruck |
| shity, just shity, |
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| kb301 |
| Eric was laid to rest today in a moving ceremony. On a side note, all of Force's cars will not be racing this weekend in Houston. RIP Eric, you will be missed. |
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| Salkicksass |
| RIP.. Sad story |
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| bubbamark1181 |
| does anybody no what might have happend did the car spin and crash ? |
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| spyder8 |
| i think he blew a tire |
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| datacache |
As big of racing guys Bubba claims to be, why has nothing been said about this? (or did I miss it?)
I would have thought they would have talked with Gary Scelzi about this sooner. It has almost been a week with nothing said and nothing in the newspapers. I saw it yesterday on John Force's website. |
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| Under Pressure |
| I feel for the Medlen family and for The John Force racing team & family. I was really bummed out over this especially when I read some of the other drivers comments about Eric. Not sure why Bubba overlooked this story as well. |
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| BonswanaMiliken |
Quote: Originally posted by datacache
As big of racing guys Bubba claims to be, why has nothing been said about this? (or did I miss it?)
I would have thought they would have talked with Gary Scelzi about this sooner. It has almost been a week with nothing said and nothing in the newspapers. I saw it yesterday on John Force's website. |
I agree, I'm surprised no mention of the story or Scelzi or anything. Especially since since he wrecked in Gainsville. |
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| Mr. Marana |
Quote: Originally posted by bubbamark1181
does anybody no what might have happend did the car spin and crash ? |
right rear tire blew just after the crossed the stripe. Very bad deal |
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| NukeGM |
| Always sucks when a racer dies, but it is a risk thats always there. RIP |
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