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30 Jul 2002, 15:57 (Ref:346441) | #1 | ||
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What a pain in the butt
Adrian Fernandez was detained overnight in a Vancouver hospital following his late-race incident.
Terry Trammel: "Adrian has a very severe bruise on his right buttock and an insignificant hairline fracture of the left pelvis. We are immediately starting therapy and rehabilitation beginning tomorrow in Indianapolis." Fernandez: "Obviously I am in a lot of pain in my hip and lower back. The impact of the crash penetrated the chassis. Having that Kevlar seat saved me. I was compressed inside the cockpit. It was hard to breathe and extremely painful. On the accident, Patrick Carpentier spun and Tagliani locked up. I hit him from behind. The track was blocked and my car went far right. I only remember Bruno hitting me at tremendous speed, and a lot of pain. It was one of those things." Trammel will make a decision later this week on whether Fernandez will be fit to race at Mid-Ohio on August 11. |
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30 Jul 2002, 16:07 (Ref:346451) | #2 | ||
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If I interview Adrian I promise not to ask to see his boo boo.
I wonder if his seat now includes a rubber donut? |
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30 Jul 2002, 16:09 (Ref:346453) | #3 | ||
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If he were Brazilian, you'd be DEMANDING to see his boo boo!
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30 Jul 2002, 16:13 (Ref:346459) | #4 | ||
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If he has to miss a race or two, perhaps he can employ the services of Max Papis or Roberto Moreno, both of whom have been seen hanginging around the CART paddock.
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30 Jul 2002, 16:36 (Ref:346480) | #5 | ||
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And about the accident...
Kudos to CART for keeping with their promise and red-flagging the event. It was great to watch the race finish under green. Likewise, great work in removing daMatta's stricken car without the use of a full-course yellow. |
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30 Jul 2002, 22:57 (Ref:346730) | #6 | |
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I'm glad Adrian's OK. He had me a little worried for a while there.
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30 Jul 2002, 23:40 (Ref:346760) | #7 | ||
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Yeah, maybe this'll be a chance to see supersub Moreno again. I really miss him.
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30 Jul 2002, 23:46 (Ref:346765) | #8 | ||
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If it was Tony Kanaan, he'd show me.
I wish we could get Max and Moreno a drive each too. Whom can we lock in the washroom? |
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30 Jul 2002, 23:47 (Ref:346766) | #9 | ||
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Good news to hear Adrian suffered no substantial injuries. Still, it's an injury which does cause a laugh or two
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31 Jul 2002, 05:44 (Ref:346887) | #10 | |
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if a doctor thinks its an "insignificant hairline fracture" why is there any question about him racing?
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31 Jul 2002, 06:58 (Ref:346900) | #11 | ||
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maybe he can't sit on his arse for 2 and a half hours at a time
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That is what I was thinking.
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