Did I hear they reopened Gateway? We've offered a free ride down the strip in our 10 second van, and he always .... smiles and declines. I will give him your bests! Best Wishes In a message dated 8/8/2014 3:17:01 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Hes a very honest and upfront guy. We were talking like we knew each other for a long time. If you ever see him tell him Ron Pracht........a chair recipient from gateway speedway is very thankful for the gift and that special day. I have a picture on the wall of me and Darryl shaking hands. Ron On Friday, August 8, 2014 3:11 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: Both Darryl and Sam have custom RV's that are driven by others from one racing venue to another, while they fly. We knew Darryl before and after his accident and now he relates to those on 2, 4 and 6 wheels. We were with him when he was dropped by his main sponsor which affected his timely come back. We think he is a super guy and see him annually in Indy at the Nationals. Best Wishes In a message dated 8/8/2014 2:26:38 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: You know what , you got me thinking. it was 2001 when I spent the day with the man. I was wrong, he had his legs and was missing part of an arm. Ive came across so many different injuries I get them confused sometimes. Hes a nice guy, was trying to get his wife pregnant at the time with some new procedure. He had an accessible RV he let me in, quite the setup. Ron On Friday, August 8, 2014 2:16 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: Kewl Ron. In this case you were most fortunate. Darryl Gywnn's accident was known for its camera quality crash scene. Back then, Americans were in the UK to demonstrate the art of drag racing as it is done in the USA. Cameras were set up all over the drag strip that day. This included front, back and sides. The first 100 ft and 1/8 mile, in addition to the 1/4 mile and the run off lane. They were able to capture the accident in very, slow motion. I knew that in addition to being a Quad, his left arm was amputated at the elbow. He was using his right arm to operate the joystick on his chair. At what point did he become a double amputee? We also support Sam Schmidt and his Foundations. Best Wishes In a message dated 8/8/2014 2:08:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Somebody saw me wheeling my manual wheelchair a few yrs back and I got a call from the Gywnn- Steinbreinner Yankees drag race team. Darryl Gywnn got paralyzed in a big tire drag race and became a c5 quad as well as a dual amputee. He was giving away about a dozen special edition quickie p222 wheelchairs and asked if I could use one built for me. I was invited to the race track to receive the chair and meet the whole team as well as Darryl Gwynn. It was special colors with yankee graphics and was the se model. I think it does like 8 miles an hour or a lil more. Not the fastest out there but the thing will climb about anything you tackle. Ron On Friday, August 8, 2014 1:44 PM, Danny Hearn <[email protected]> wrote: All my chairs have been 7.5 mph, but I read that there were 10mph chairs, can't remember the brand...ask Ron about the paralyzed race car driver that made a few hopped up race chairs, lol--I think Ron won one in a raffle years back. On Friday, August 8, 2014 1:26 PM, greg <[email protected]> wrote: My chair is in the shop again. Tires, tighten up where a few bolts have fallen off, new lateral supports, etc. I asked about motors and motor breaks, my chair rolls pretty easy when in off/stopped position. but he mentioned that's a lot of money for a chair that old. So I put that off for now. My chair is like 11 years old now. I know Medicare and insurance's don't cover the fast chairs, but anyone know of some faster ones that are covered? 7.5 is about as fast as I've found. Thanks, Greg
