Dan Ortega (DanO966) injured at Cycle Jam , Road Atlanta

[spyderchick]

Just got off the phone with Rhiannon and Cycle Jam was not so great. Dan Ortega was injured in a 5 bike crash that also killed rider Chris Stevenson.

From what she heard, Dan suffered a broken leg and also has a head injury. I don't have any more info on Dan or the other riders, so if someone has an update, please fill us in.

Link to RRW Article

[IBFrank]

Hope DanO is OK and judging from the past it will barely slow him down.
I don't know Chris or anyone that are friends or family, you have my simpathy and respect, God speed Chris.

[Speedballer347]

What can you even say to this? Fuk!

Don't know Chris, but I am sorry for him and his family.
Hope DanO is going to be OK, don't like to hear about the head injury at all.
Anyone have any addy to send cards to Dan?
Prayers for everyone involved.

[msbrit1]

I did not know Chris but my thoughts and prayers are with his family.
DanO, heal up soon alright?  Head injurys aren't anything fun. 
Again my thoughts and prayers are with all of the riders that were involved in the accidents at Cycle Jam as well as all of the racers on the track in the coming weeks and months.  Please be safe out there!

[MJFRacing]

Holy crap!

http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=26285

Prayers for all involved. Hang in there Dan. . .

[Mongo]

No news other than what's been posted but I'll let you know if I hear anything.  Not sure what's up with the head inury, he was conscious and talking to people and recognized me before they transported him. 

Only 3 bikes involved which is really nitpicking but I'd rather things be accurate when we're talking about a serious accident. 

[jer271]

I talked too Allison, Dans girlfriend last night,  She said he was talking and she left yesterday @ 3:00 to go down there from Illinios and flew in before his surgery. Acorrding to her hell be fine,  but can we all stop crashing now

Ill be calling to get another update from her today

[Dawn]

Man, this year sucks.....

Prayers to all...  
Dawn

[Xian_13]

This has been a hard year...

I'm speakless for Chris, a fellow racer, that I never knew...
I hope his family makes it through their pain.

Dan O...
Heal up fast!

To everyone else...
Lets stop crashing!

XIII

[motobenco]

Ben and Allison here,  here is the latest.  Dan underwent surgery yesterday for a hematoma and a severely broken left leg below his knee.  He is stable and doing well, but against Dan's wishes he probably will be down here for a while.  He is alert and has his finger on the morphine button.  They did operate on both ends at the same time, he had one tube removed from his head since the swelling has gone down and hopefully the other one out tomorrow.   

As for the race itself, I actually missed the start of the race, bike wouldn't start. Someone might have been loking out for me.  I did restart the race due to the red flag though.  I don't have much information on the accident, besides the fact that it occured in / around turn 5.  I do know the force of the impact was so great that Dan's bike was split in half.  I have the front in the truck and the swingarm in the trailer.  It was a strange / sad day. Godspeed for Chris Stevenson.  All of us had a feeling on what had happened but our concerns were confirmed at the end of the day when WERA made the announcement. 

I will be heading back home on Wednesday morning and will make an update as soon as we know anything else.

Thanks for your concern.
Dan and Allison's address is 3414 S. Riverside Dr. McHenry, IL. 60050

[r1owner]

Damn.... sad day indeed.  Godspeed to Chris.   His family is in my families prayers.

Glad to hear that Dan is going to be OK!  He is in our prayers as well.

[zoner]

Thoughts and prayer for the family of Chris. Danno, get well soon bud, hope everything goes as well as possible.