Somewhat OT: Stan Fox dies in New Zealand car accident

The story is posted on the USA Today site -- Stan Fox, former Indy car driver, died in New Zealand in a non-racing automobile accident: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/irl/digest.htm Rest in peace, Stan -- you will be missed. -- John Bodin Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/ Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/

Wasn't he the driver who had that horrible crash where his legs were exposed during the Indy 500?? Thanks, Aaron Markham *Kart44* --------------------------------------- Inaugural Talladega Tournament 2000 Champion Weekly Competitor at www.ameliamotorraceway.com *In Memory of Ayrton Senna 1960-1994* [email hidden]> wrote in message news:91o9ud$98c$[email hidden]...

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> The story is posted on the USA Today site -- Stan Fox, former Indy car > driver, died in New Zealand in a non-racing automobile accident: > > http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/irl/digest.htm > > Rest in peace, Stan -- you will be missed. > > -- John Bodin > Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine > http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/ > > > Sent via Deja.com > http://www.deja.com/ >

Correct. I still get shivers down my back when I *think* of that picture. Ed_ "Aaron Markham" wrote: > Wasn't he the driver who had that horrible crash where his legs wereexposed > during the Indy 500?? > > > The story is posted on the USA Today site -- Stan Fox, former Indy car > > driver, died in New Zealand in a non-racing automobile accident:

This was from the article: "His racing career ended May 28, 1995, with a six-car crash on the first lap of the Indy 500. His car was sheared virtually in half, and he was sent hurtling into the Turn 1 wall with his legs unprotected in front of him. Horrific photos showed the remains of Fox's car flying through the air with the driver's legs dangling near the wall. Fox suffered a severe head injury and was in a coma for five days, finally regaining consciousness June 2. By July, he was out of the hospital and at an Indianapolis rehab center." Luke -=87=- Aaron Markham <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:uwO%5.5244$[email hidden]... > Wasn't he the driver who had that horrible crash where his legs wereexposed

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> during the Indy 500?? > > Thanks, > Aaron Markham *Kart44* > --------------------------------------- > Inaugural Talladega Tournament 2000 Champion > Weekly Competitor at www.ameliamotorraceway.com > > *In Memory of Ayrton Senna 1960-1994* > > > [email hidden]> wrote in message news:91o9ud$98c$[email hidden]... > > The story is posted on the USA Today site -- Stan Fox, former Indy car > > driver, died in New Zealand in a non-racing automobile accident: > > > > http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/irl/digest.htm > > > > Rest in peace, Stan -- you will be missed. > > > > -- John Bodin > > Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine > > http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/ > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com > > http://www.deja.com/ > > > >

>Correct. > >I still get shivers down my back when I *think* of that picture. > >Ed_ When I went with my family to Las Vegas this summer, we first had to drive to the Indianapolis airport to catch our flight. Because we were early, my dad and I stopped into the racing collectibles store in the airport. In the back, they had a series of pictures taken of the accident for sale. Much more horrific than the actual footage. I don't believe I've ever seen anything quite as disturbing... On a strange coincidental note, when I was in Vegas, I went to the Sahara Hotel to catch a show and noticed the huge auto racing area in the back. There they had some simulators, both NASCAR and IRL. I drove the IRL one (poorly at best because I wasn't used to it. <g> ) But I had the strangest damn thing happen. On lap 1, someone lost it or something and got into me, sending my car smashing into the outside wall hard with the front end and ended up launching me into the air and back down. The crash was remarkably similar to Stan Fox's Indy 500 accident... And BTW, I ended up losing about 5 laps in that race trying to get into the pits. My steering was so destroyed I could barely turn the car. ----------------------------------------- Dan Belcher Team Racing Unlimited http://simcrash.00game.com

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> This was from the article: > > "His racing career ended May 28, 1995, with a six-car crash on the first lap > of the Indy 500. His car was sheared virtually in half, and he was sent > hurtling into the Turn 1 wall with his legs unprotected in front of him. > Horrific photos showed the remains of Fox's car flying through the air with > the driver's legs dangling near the wall. > > Fox suffered a severe head injury and was in a coma for five days, finally > regaining consciousness June 2. By July, he was out of the hospital and at > an Indianapolis rehab center."

Really sad indeed. Wasn't he always talking about him beeing a injured Indy Car driver wanting to return to racing when he was completely healed ? -- Olav K. Malmin remove .spam when replying

On 20 Dec 2000 09:03:19 +0100, [email hidden] (Olav K. Malmin) wrote: >Really sad indeed. Wasn't he always talking about him beeing a injured >Indy Car driver wanting to return to racing when he was completely >healed ? Robin Miller of the Indianapolis Star did a column on that today... http://www.starnews.com/sports/speednet/articles/rmiller1220.html He makes it sound like Fox never really did recover... Paul the Cat =^..^= "We've been sleeping all our lives -- At last we can open our eyes." -- Carly Simon

Strangely enough, the head injury was much more severe than any damage to feet and legs. I saw an article within the past year or so about Fox along with other former drivers permanently sidelined with head and spine injuries , , , including Parnelli Jones' son and Sam Schmidt We wish them all well and offer sympathies to Fox's family, who have already been through so much . . . On Wed, 20 Dec 2000 10:58:41 +1000, "Luke Phillips" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>This was from the article: > >"His racing career ended May 28, 1995, with a six-car crash on the first lap >of the Indy 500. His car was sheared virtually in half, and he was sent >hurtling into the Turn 1 wall with his legs unprotected in front of him. >Horrific photos showed the remains of Fox's car flying through the air with >the driver's legs dangling near the wall. > >Fox suffered a severe head injury and was in a coma for five days, finally >regaining consciousness June 2. By July, he was out of the hospital and at >an Indianapolis rehab center." > >Luke >-=87=- > > >Aaron Markham <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:uwO%5.5244$[email hidden]... >> Wasn't he the driver who had that horrible crash where his legs were >exposed >> during the Indy 500?? >> >> Thanks, >> Aaron Markham *Kart44* >> --------------------------------------- >> Inaugural Talladega Tournament 2000 Champion >> Weekly Competitor at www.ameliamotorraceway.com >> >> *In Memory of Ayrton Senna 1960-1994* >> >> >> [email hidden]> wrote in message news:91o9ud$98c$[email hidden]... >> > The story is posted on the USA Today site -- Stan Fox, former Indy car >> > driver, died in New Zealand in a non-racing automobile accident: >> > >> > http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/irl/digest.htm >> > >> > Rest in peace, Stan -- you will be missed. >> > >> > -- John Bodin >> > Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine >> > http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/ >> > >> > >> > Sent via Deja.com >> > http://www.deja.com/ >> > >> >> >

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Diamondcutter wrote in message <3a419e13$0$35009$[email hidden]>... >Strangely enough, the head injury was much more severe than any damage >to feet and legs. His _only_ non-head injury was a deep bruise to one ankle. That's it, at least according to my feeble memory. The head injury was so bad, though, that they transported him by ambulance, saving the helicopter for another driver who could actually benefit from it. (No one needed it, as it turned out, I think. I'll have to dig out my newspaper collection...) We'll miss ya, Stan. *salute* rdb

On Thu, 21 Dec 2000 21:28:42 -0500, "Robert D. Baker" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> >Diamondcutter wrote in message ><3a419e13$0$35009$[email hidden]>... >>Strangely enough, the head injury was much more severe than any damage >>to feet and legs. > > His _only_ non-head injury was a deep bruise to one ankle. That's >it, at least according to my feeble memory. The head injury was so bad, >though, that they transported him by ambulance, saving the helicopter for >another driver who could actually benefit from it. (No one needed it, as it >turned out, I think. I'll have to dig out my newspaper collection...) > >We'll miss ya, Stan. *salute* > >rdb > >

He was originally from Janesville, WI (about a half hour North of where I live). One night about a year after his crash, we went to the Rockford Speedway and he was there. He looked well, but you could certainly tell by his movements that getting around was taking some serious concentration. I still have the Autosport "Year in Pictures" with a big photo of the wreck. It was horrfying enough to see on TV but to see a big still photo of it still gives me a chill.

FWIW, Stan never was quite right after the accident (there were some definite memory laps, even though he did seem sharp, intelligent, and alert), but physically he seemed pretty "normal." I was fortunate enough to get to race go-karts against him in April of this year, and he was plenty fast then. I heard that he was very prone to fatigue, though, and that may be what got the better of him in the end. -- JB In article <[email hidden]>, The Black Cat =^..^= <[email hidden]> wrote: > On 20 Dec 2000 09:03:19 +0100, [email hidden] (Olav K. > Malmin) wrote: > > >Really sad indeed. Wasn't he always talking about him beeing ainjured

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> >Indy Car driver wanting to return to racing when he was completely > >healed ? > > Robin Miller of the Indianapolis Star did a column on that today... > > http://www.starnews.com/sports/speednet/articles/rmiller1220.html > > He makes it sound like Fox never really did recover... > > Paul the Cat =^..^= > > "We've been sleeping all our lives -- > At last we can open our eyes." > -- Carly Simon >

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