As many know, I love vintage racing and it would have been my dream to do it. I bought an MGA just for that purpose but never was able to complete the project due to arthritis, so I instead bought the S2000 and played with it on the track to get some of it out of my system.

At Road Atlanta last month Craig Bennet was vintage racing a 900+hp 1974 Shadow DN4 Can-Am racer that weighs only 1650 pounds when something bad happened. Craig has tons of experience racing vintage Can-Am cars. I’ve watched him drive at Road America a few times. This was a car they were still sorting out when suddenly something went wrong and the car went head-on into a barrier with a hell of a hit. He was Medivaced to the hospital. Reportedly a crushed L5 vertebrae was the worst of it but that still left two broken legs, two broken ankles, two broken wrists, a badly fractured shoulder, etc.

Updates on his condition are being posted here:
https://www.facebook.com/UOPShadowTr...6/?pnref=story

 

Godspeed and get well, Craig. We used to watch the UOP Shadow race in the Riverside Raceway CanAm races. I loved those cars, particularly the orange McLarens.

 

Thanks. There is no getting around the inherent dangers of old technology. Something I know a little about, having totaled an MGA.

 

Were you hurt?

 

cracked ribs and broken thumb but could have been lots worse.

 

cracked ribs and broken thumb but could have been lots worse.
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Although cracked ribs can be very painful.. I've been there.

 

I hope he recovers. Getting speared by the Austin Healey's steering column is my one big fear about driving that car.

 

".....seeing column....." Please explain, Bill.

 

Yeah, right.

 

Yeah, right what? Steering column?