POSTED 7-14-09 VIDEO CLIP OF DOODLE'S CRASH IN THE IOFS

Hey Odell, I thought I would send this to ya. I hope you get it ok. It is a video I found on YouTube of Doodle's Anderson wreck. Check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxW9bJdNJ04 Angie Dickens

POSTED 6-28-09 AMRA HARLEY DRAGS ENDS WITH A BIKER HAVING A HARD CRASH

Photo by Odell

Photo by Odell

Photo by Odell

Photo by Odell

By Odell Turner /Bowling Green, KY.- The AMRA All Harley Drags were in town this weekend. Today was the final day of the event. We saw bikes of all divisions hit the 1/4 mile track at Beech Bend Raceway Park in the last three days. The top fuel bikes had a hard time making passes with the heat/air effecting the fuel. On Sunday the air cooled by almost 10 degrees with the humidity a lot cooler. Everything was going great until late Sunday afternoon, when biker Tom Schwartz made a run down the 1/4 track with a E.T. of 7.615 seconds and a speed of 156.26 M.P.H. and then something happened. From my point of view it looked like Tom hit the wall in his lane (Left lane/Budweiser lane) and then his body comes off the bike and comes to a stop in the right lane near the middle of the track while his bike travel several feet on to the end of the track. ABOVE: (TOP PHOTO) Shown here is Tom making his run just before the wreck. (SECOND PHOTO FROM TOP) Tom lying in the middle of the track where his body came to rest. (THIRD PHOTO FROM TOP) Tom as the safety workers prepare to load him in the ambulance. (FOURTH PHOTO FROM THE TOP) Tom as they put him in the ambulance. NOTE: I have not gotten a report from Beech Bend Raceway, AMRA or Family on Tom's condition. Tom was alert when he was taken from Beech Bend Raceway. I was told that he was taken to Bowling Green Medical Center. I will post updates as I have them. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Tom and his family. UPDATE 6-30-09: TOM SUFFERED ONLY A BROKEN WRIST AND RETURNED HOME. GLAD TO REPORT THE GOOD NEWS.

POSTED 1-1-09 BRIAN SILAS CRASHES AT THE POLAR BEAR 150

Brian Silas, who also competed in last year’s ARCA/Remax Carolina 500 and Hooter’s ProCup American 200 at the Rockingham Speedway, tumbled coming out of turn four, collecting the barriers at the entrance to pit road and destroying his Monte Carlo. UPDATE: I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS #60 OF TYLER SPEER. TAS RACING SENT ME AN EMAIL WITH THE CORRECTION. THANKS GUYS FOR THE INFO. AND GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR RACING PROGRAM.

POSTED 5/29/07 CRASH IN THE FRONT RUNNER FIGURE-8

This is a picture of Tony Peak #17 after he and Rick Simpson #109 crashed in the crossing during the front Runner Figure-8 on Monday 5-28-07. Both drivers were OK. By the way, Tony was leading the race. Steve Vincent in the #6 went ahead and picked up the win.