Nate Kern - crash @ Barber w/WERA - updated 05/09/07

[rwracer]

prayers and best wishes for a speedy recovery N8!

[Rick Beggs]

D@@mn Nate, rough weekend, sorry to hear it, hope you get better fast, anything you need, let us know
Rachel Sasse and Rick Beggs

[gixxerzoli]

Hey N8!
I wish you a speedy recovery!
If you need some help, let me know!

[HAWK]

Sorry to hear the news

Heal up quick

[PJ721]

Nate was released from the hospital this afternoon   

[PJ]

That's gr8t news. Heal fast N8!

See you at Road America in July.

You too, PJ721.

Signed...

The other PJ.

[Mongo]

Umm, just to correct one pretty major thing.  Nate didn't hit any armco, he hit the ground and was for a time tangled with his bike but he wasn't close to a barrier.

[PJ721]

spoke with Nate again this evening...and to confirm what Mongo has posted - N8 didn't hit the armco...
that info came through 2 or 3 people before it got to me @ Summit last weekend - right after the crash.

My apoogies to N8, Mongo & WERA for posting something that wasn't 100% accurate.

N8 has posted to the pelican parts thread and there is also an e:mail from someone that saw the crash happen...

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?s=037738ad06fb0e0e88682b814a6c069f&threadid=344981&perpage=20&pagenumber=5

Peace - Out

[Mongo]

Yeah, the rumor mill was working overtime for a while, it was a nasty crash without any help :)

[Gixxerblade]

Was it a mechanical that caused the crash to N8? If so that sucks. I would like to see N8 on a more reliable bike one of these days. I guess the Beemers weren't designed to have the piss rode out of them that hard. Anyone remember N8 blowing his Beemer up at VIR last year and hi-siding to the moon? He was about 10 feet in front of me when it happened and that was caused by a mechanical issue as well (something about the piston or conrod coming out the top and busting a hole about the size of a baseball there :eek:) Anyways heal up quick N8! Youa re fun to race against and watch race!

[dietDrThunder]

Ya, a rider who was behind him when it happened told me that he hit the barrier...musta not gotten a good enough look at it on the way by or whatever. I'm glad he didnt' hit it...that would suck.

[251am]

Was it a mechanical that caused the crash to N8? If so that sucks. I would like to see N8 on a more reliable bike one of these days. I guess the Beemers weren't designed to have the piss rode out of them that hard

  From what I gleened outta the other postings, elsewhere, they were screwing around with tire pressures right before going out onto the track right after pulling the warmers. Something about finding 18 lbs in the rear and 20 in the front or vice versa, and then the ensuing rush to get some air in them,     blah blah blah...

  After 2 weekends of thrashing my beemer I knew she wasn't meant to be out there. Gearbox and rear ends are not for chasing SVs.