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<span style='color:blue'>Not sure if this information has made it to this board yet but I'd like to share a story with you all and ask for your prayers, thoughts & positive energy for a personal friend of mine that was involved in a motorcycle wreck on 7/2/06. He was a local MRA racer & a member of our local Colorado Sportbike Club.
Here are a couple of links that are staying updated on his condition in case anyone wants to follow his progress:
MRA link
CSC link
Thanks in advance for your time!
Reean</span>
The story:
7/05/06 Gene Bazyl Seriously Injured In A Track-Day Crash That Leaves Another Rider Dead
On Sunday July 2nd, Gene collided with another rider on the front straight at La Junta Raceway. Gene is currently in critical condition. The other rider, 25-year old Aaron Aiken of Thorton, CO, died at the hospital as a result of his injuries.
Initial reports indicate this was Aiken's first time on a racetrack. It's unclear if he missed the normal track exit, but he appeared to be pulling a U-turn (presumably to exit the track via the entrance), putting him perpendicular to the flow of traffic at the time of the collision.
Gene is in the Intensive Care Unit at the St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center in Pueblo, CO. His injuries include swelling around his brain, two fractured vertebra, broken ribs, a broken wrist, and both lungs were initially collapsed. He is on a respirator, in a medically induced coma, with neurologists working constantly to keep the swelling around his brain to a minimum. Initial prognosis was pretty grim, giving him a 50/50 chance of survival, and expectations for permanent brain injury if he pulls through.
Here are a couple of links that are staying updated on his condition in case anyone wants to follow his progress:
MRA link
CSC link
Thanks in advance for your time!
Reean</span>
The story:
7/05/06 Gene Bazyl Seriously Injured In A Track-Day Crash That Leaves Another Rider Dead
On Sunday July 2nd, Gene collided with another rider on the front straight at La Junta Raceway. Gene is currently in critical condition. The other rider, 25-year old Aaron Aiken of Thorton, CO, died at the hospital as a result of his injuries.
Initial reports indicate this was Aiken's first time on a racetrack. It's unclear if he missed the normal track exit, but he appeared to be pulling a U-turn (presumably to exit the track via the entrance), putting him perpendicular to the flow of traffic at the time of the collision.
Gene is in the Intensive Care Unit at the St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center in Pueblo, CO. His injuries include swelling around his brain, two fractured vertebra, broken ribs, a broken wrist, and both lungs were initially collapsed. He is on a respirator, in a medically induced coma, with neurologists working constantly to keep the swelling around his brain to a minimum. Initial prognosis was pretty grim, giving him a 50/50 chance of survival, and expectations for permanent brain injury if he pulls through.
