mikuni Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Shit that was hard to read George, very gutted to hear about the crash, but glad at least that the injuries were survivable and that a full recovery is likely. Need anything at all, just yell out man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 shucks that suuuuuuuuuck I hope the old man gets well soon. don't fret sheds are built to store things for inordinant amounts of time and I'm sure sexige will be waiting for you to come back to at a later date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Sucks bro - I've broken my back before - but not to the extent of traction... Hope that things get better real soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 may be hard to talk about, if so, all good, dont worry, but whats traction? also, doubt it needs to be said, but if you need anything, you got a whole forum willing. all the best man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dell'orto Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Poor bugger! Best wishes for a speedy recovery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuel Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 So sorry to hear George, I hope he makes a speedy recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 That's really not good. I really do hope you get this finished one day. Such a sweet little car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 isnt trcation where the brace your head from your spine etc and sort of pull them away from each other to let the vertabrae heal?? hope he gets better soon....stink news man... and chin up with the car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esprit Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 Traction is nasty. He's currently got a "halo", which is a large metal ring which is screwed into his skull. There's then weight/pulleys trying to pull his head off. This keeps the vertebrae straight and helps it to heal right. This halo will stay on his head for 2-3 months, bracing his neck and keeping it straight and stopping him from damaging his spinal column. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 wow man thats intense, my best wishes go out to you and your family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 damn man sounds super lame, my mum broke her back, back in the day she drove her brothers mini into a bank, wandered around the vehicle in shock looking at the damage before realising she had broken her back and sitting back down. I always thought that the awesome cars like lotus' would have had protected the driver from such problems. must have been a hell of a crash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esprit Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Near as we can tell Dad wasn't sitting centrally in his seat when it happened, his head was rotated like he was looking around or something. If he'd realised he was about to be hit and had sat central in his seat he'd have walked away with not even a scratch, like his passenger. The gash you can see in the photo below is dad's scalp literally splitting open from the force of his skull (now not attached to the rest of his body) trying to tear out of his head. A very nasty accident indeed. The good news is that the doctors down in Christchurch and the national spinal unit at Burwood have done a fantastic job and he'll be coming home today. 3 months in a halo/brace ahead now, but he should eventually make a full recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Cant imagine what you and your family are going through but thoughts are with you and heres to him making a full recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtdvl Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Wow thats fantastic news George... so happy for you and your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 man that's intense. like a bowling ball in a shopping bag being flung around, really. lucky guy. burwood is an amazing place. we're lucky to have such facilities in new zealand. he's in great hands. I hope he recovers quickly. man needs to do some skids already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 i really hope he has a quiet hobby too, 3 months is a long time looking at the same spot of ceiling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esprit Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 Thankfully, he's mobile in his brace. The halo keeps his head still relative to his torso. He can live a pretty normal life for the next three months other than not being able to do anything too vigorous, work or drive. He is very active so he's going to have to throttle back a bit but I'm sure he will find things to keep himself occupied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Wow that's hard to look at... I spotted a picture of the Elise on the Turners website and it was extremely second hand. Hope he has a speedy recovery. Also saw the Exige in the latest G-force magazine. Haven't had time to read the article yet, but I assume it is more or less a relay of this thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esprit Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 You saw it on Turners? Wow, that was quick, we've not even been told it's written off yet (although undoubtedly will be). It's not economical to repair by a long way and we suspect a bit of chassis damage, which would mean a new chassis needs to be ordered (you can't repair the chassis or suspension pick-ups on them at all). And yeah, I do a bit of writing for G-Force. I'll be covering the Exige rebuild in every issue and afterwards as I use it. It's just a ragular column on what the car's like to live with etc. I'll be writing other stuff for them too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtdvl Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 George - If you buy the elise back, can i have the brakes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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