Copyright 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

Please let everyone know I am alright. I crashed in turn 12 during the WERA races at Carolina Motorsports Park on April 13. They transported me to Columbia via helicopter. I had a card with my name and emergency contact numbers inside my leathers but I think they got excited because I was unconscious for so long, that they forgot to look at it.

I was registered as “Male Trauma” and that’s what all the nurses called me: “How are you feeling, Male Trauma? Can I get you anything Male Trauma?” Etc. It was cool.

I got a sprained ankle, three broken ribs, a bruised lung and a crack in C7 vertebrae…and a severe concussion. I took turn 12 too fast.

And thank you so very much to all the racers who gathered up all my gear for me and lashed my motorcycle into its trailer. My brother and his wife went to pick up my car and motorcycle–they said they couldn’t believe how nice all the racers were to them.

Sincerely,

Alan Axson, MD, JD, FCLM
WERA Novice #443
CCS Amateur #444
Seneca, North Carolina