Fellow racer injured at Road Atlanta

Have known RB for nearly 20 years. A really good guy.

VERY sorry to hear this.

CW

 

RB is one of the core of the best instructor groups in North America.

It's a testament to the lives he's touched, and the strength of the community as a whole, that the goal will be reached in a day, and Todd was hoping it would be met by Christmas!

Get well soon, RB!

 

Sorry to see this.

I've gone around that track in a F355 and Boxer; that course is very demanding can be very unforgiving. Lots of Jersey barriers, etc. During a Ferrari Challenge race, saw a driver lose control during an oversteer scenario on the front stretch and ended up in a jersey barrier with a punctured lung.

Wishing him a speedy recovery. Pun intended.

 

Mechanical failure, IIRC...

 

Just wanted to bump this up so people notice.

Spoke to Snyder tonight, RB is "banged up good" but it will be a long recovery.

I posted a donation tonight, the fund is doing well and at this point, even a small donation is worthy of a huge gesture

 

Man, what was he driving? Straight off at turn one is no joke...

 

Skippy Formula car, apparent mechanical failure but I don't have details beyond that (though I can speculate, but won't)

 

It was my car actually...right after I had gotten out of it : (

Was just about to post this.

I ate dinner with RB a couple nights after and he was in good spirits but the most sore he has ever been in his life.

Being unable to bend my back for that long would drive me crazy; I'm sure it's going to be challenging for him. Great to see the support he is receiving. Was thinking we should post this to some of the Indycar drivers twitter/facebook pages perhaps?

 

On the positive note of sharing experiences. I haven't been doing this that long, but RB was one of my instructors at my first 3-day with Skippy, then again at my 2-day. He's an awesome guy, provides sensational feedback, and is damn fast in the car. During the race season he is typically in the test driver role and not necessarily in a coaching role. It's definitely the riskiest job at Skippy and the most important in keeping customers safe.

Fun fact based on my recollection - RB was competing in the actual Ferrari challenge racing on a team with an amateur. He was so fast that they changed the rules and banned professional drivers 3/4s of the way through the season and kicked him out while he was leading! Some of the Skippy instructors like to rib him about that : )

 

Sad to hear and hoping he makes a full recovery.

 

Glad to help.

I worked crash corners at Road Atlanta in the late 70's, finally got on the track with my Jag late last year.

Very difficult track for a novice.
Alden