Bad crash at Full Throttle

[Rick Anges]

Midget driver Geoff Styner appeared to break something going into three at full speed. The car dipped then rolled on it's side and slid roll cage first into the wall. I was sitting in the turn four grandstands, it was the worst crash I have ever witnessed in my many years at the track. He was bayflighted out everyone needs to keep Geoff in their thoughts and prayers...

[Winger]

Thoughts and well wishes for him.

[black flag Bud]

Geoff Styner

I talk to Geoff wife he is ok and will be laid up for some time so please pray for Geoff and his wife, i will go up and see him, and i will let you all know how he is doing, please put Geoff in their thoughts and prayers...


p s thank you all for all your prayers.

[Lurkin]

Glad he's ok. I've driven a TQ at Desoto and it is the fastest thing I've been in, the corner speed is tremendous.



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[ocalasp76]

Thoughts and prayers out to Geoff and his family and friends...
-JIM-

[ModelCarMan]

My thoughts toward him.

I have a question on the race car. The cage sizes looks smaller then a regular sprint car, or is it the same?

[UREZ2PASS]

Praying for his full recovery.

[Boneman]

A TQ chassis and cage is much smaller than a sprint. Its tough to tell from that picture just how mangled that car is, I was shocked to see it. As bad as it is to have an injured driver, this could have been much worse.

Geoff was having a great night too. He was doing "double duty" in a sprint and in this car. Things can change in the blink of an eye...

[Lurkin]

Hans? Containment seat?

[owm61]

Thanks for the update black flag bud please keep us updated, and if he needs anything at all let us no. And as far as the safety gear he had it all, it was prob one of the hardest hits i've seen in a long time, it appeared that something broke on the car, those cars where flying around that place.GET WELL SOON BUD

[Frasson118]

I've had the pleasure of meeting both Geoff and his wife a few times. Such great people, with a life-long passion for open wheel racing. Hoping and praying for a full and speedy recovery for him.

By any chance was this TQ the antique one with the bolt-on cage? I know he's driven it in the past, and I was nervous about the possibilities of what could happen to that car in a bad crash.

[zerofor]

we were at showtime last night

And yoho informed the crowd about the incidents in bradenton last night.I was just curious is there a squad and trained emt's on site there?


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[Alan]

Thoughts and prayers for a full recovery.

I saw a video on youtube a while back where they were crash testing a sprint car and in a top impact, the cage collapsed on the driver's head. looked much like this car. Unfortunately I don't think its would matter much what head restraint or seat were in this car. Its a risk we all take in racing.

[UREZ2PASS]

I hope he's OK. That was a terrible impact.

[chevyj31]

All race tracks need to have a paramedic and a ambulance on site. Even if the tracks need to charge more at the pit gate, to cover some of the cost. Does anyone know what the cost would be, per hour, or per night?