Medevac from Summit Point

[Sportbike2]

My roommate and teammate, George Shawn Lingwall (CCS AM #412, overall points leader) lowsided in turn 3 at Summit Point this past weekend. He sustained a very serious head injury. Exact details are not known about the crash. When I came around the dust was still in the air and the cornerworker was running out to him and he was laying face down motionless in the gravel trap. He was flown from Summit point by helicopter to Fairfax County Hospital. He is in Critical, but stable condition and is on a respirator and still unconcious. Outlook is better now than it originally was, but still uncertain.

Shawn's family and girlfriend wanted me to thank all the racers and workers showed their support and helped out. Kenny, Mr. and Mrs. Moyer, Buffy, and all the CCS and MARCC cornerworkers. I hope I did not miss anyone. It really meany a lot.

Please have Shawn in your prayers and thoughts. If anyone wants info please feel free to email me at sportbike2@aol.com.

Several people have asked me about where to send a card or money to, so if you would like to send cards or support please send it to:
George S. Lingwall
21055 Stanford Square Apt 200
Dulles, VA 20166

If anyone knows the details of this accident please tell me.  Right now no one is certain of what happened, and the doctors and family would like to know.

Thank You all, I will post updates as I hear them

[smoke]

Thanks

for the update!  I'll give u a call tonight.




Mel

[tigerblade]

Shawn and family will be in my prayers.   :-[

[xseal]

Good luck for a quick recovery. T3 was a little slick and I pushed the front a couple time before backing off through  there. I hope he recovers 100% soon. He is a good competitor.

[buffy]

Hi Adrian
Thanks for the update. We are all thinking about you and Shawn and his family. I know there was some confusion about his insurance so I wanted to mention the Wegman Fund to you. If there is anything I can do let me know. My prayers are with all of you. Take care
Jenny Snyder
AKA - Buffy

[jp233]

crap. I raced against him last year when he ran a TLR in WERA Heavy Twins, a very good racer. He has doing really well racing this year too. I wish him a speedy recovery, I saw the helo circling overhead and I heard the announcer and that is not a good thing. :-/ yeah T3 was pretty slick and as always a lot of crashes happen there. I wish that turn was a little more on-camber....

[arlingtonrider]

Is it just me or doesn't T3 invite more high sides than low sides?

I still am not sure what happened to Shawn if he low sided and did not hit the tire wall to cause such massive head trauma.

Maybe it is just because I have high sided it twice (no helicopter, just a ride in the bus to Jefferson Memorial both times).  In those I know how I got knocked out.

Dunno...between hitting that sealant when not on the good line and the off camber pitch that turn is hell.

[bruizy45]

I emailed Adrian a while ago to give him the info on what I saw. I'm not 100%, but I'm fairly certain he tangled with another rider and was sort of knocked over at speed, and hit the gravel very hard.

I saw 2 run off before him and a couple of close calls in T3 during the same race.

Hoping he's mending quickly.

[castle228]

Shawn, his family and his girlfriend are in my thoughts and prayers.

I didn't see exactly what happened, but he stopped in the gravel trap. I was by his side moments after it happened.

Adrian, thanks for the update. Please let him and his family know that the MARRC crew wishes him a speedy recovery.

[SVbadguy]

I'm also a friend of Shawn's.

I was specifically wathcing him and Adrian in that race.  It was a clean solo lowside, but I think Shawn may have been trying to save it, that or it was just just too fast.  He didn't let go and he hit the track face first, then slid into the gravel trap and stopped next to his bike.  After a  minute or so I thought I saw some movement and then ran back to his pits to let his girlfriend know. :(

Hopefully tomorrow we can do some bench racing when I go see him.  :-/  Get well Shawn, we really missed you this weekend.


Travis EX #440

[Nate R]

Has he been awake at all?

[Sportbike2]

He is still unconcious at this time. Everything is uncertain until he wakes up.