I just saw an update on Facebook from his tire sponsor Roger Kraus racing:

Posted by Brandon K:
"Just saw a good friend of mine,Randy Mackintosh do 7 end over end in his race car. My prayers are out there for him and his family. It was one of the worst crashes I have ever seen. He was medavacked out. Hope things go your way Randy."

If I hear anything else Ill do my best to keep everyone updated, sorry to leave a cliff hanger. I read it and my heart dropped and I'm sitting here stunned. I know a lot of people here know Randy, this is why I'm posting.

Update: 2 broken ribs, broken clavicle and a broken wrist. Clavicle had surgery on it and it went good.

Crap! Hoping for the best for him. Please give us an update when you can.

Oh shit.. saying a little prayer for him now.

Thanks for letting us know.

Met Randy and his Dad couple years ago at Sears. Great people! Prayers to Randy and family...

Wishing you a speeding recovery Randy.

Thoughts and prayers ...

My heart just sank when I read this. Hope you have a speedy recovery Randy.

Anyone have any word on his condition? Anything will be better than what we know now.

Thoughts and prayers are with Randy and his family.

Here's to a speedy recovery, any news?

Best wishes, Randy.

I'm sorry, I have not heard anything further

Thoughts and prayers to Randy and his family and PLEASE someone get us more information when they can!!


Costas
cars and such...

I just talked to Brandon-- no update on current condition, but here's kind of what happened (and I apologize if I misunderstood and get anything wrong):

Brandon was standing at the turn 10 corner worker station and saw it all, below is a track map.. Randy and one of the other cars were racing hard and Randy had just taken the lead. I forget his name, but the black ITE/STO turbo NSX broke an axle and was limping down into 10 to come into the pits, Randy came over the hill at 9 and either Randy (i think Randy) or the other car thought they were clear and moved over on the NSX making contact causing the initial contact. I think Randy was then turned into the other car and destroyed the rear end of it which caused Randy to go airborne and do the 7 end over ends ~20' in the air. The car sounds as though it's gone- safety net couldn't be seen, his arm (most likely broken) was hanging out the window, wheels were gone, head (in helmet) was out of the cage, etc..He was unconscious until the rescuers came over and then he was in and out of consciousness. they cut the roof off, extracted him, and flat-boarded him onto the medi-vac. (possibly to Chico..)

The good news is he gained consciousness and was able to complain about pains. Injuries are unknown right now, and again, no update on current condition I'm sorry Brandon is going to call me tomorrow and let me know if they need help getting his truck/trailer home and hopefully will have an update then..or sooner.

OMG, this is horrifying to read. Thoughts and prayers to Randy and family. He would be at Enloe hospital in Chico if I got that name right.

Thoughts and prayers to Randy and his family. God bless and hopes and wishes for a speedy recovery.

I'm shocked to hear this, its heartbreaking to think about. Thoughts and prayers with Randy and family. Please keep us posted.

This is the worst thing my wife and I could possibly imagine... We first met Randy and his whole family at L. Seca 2 years ago and he and his family treated our family like gold, helping the rookie strangers from Canada as if we were his good neigbours. Our hearts go out to him and the whole family and we are praying for Randy's swift and full recovery.
Larry and Barb Bell

Thanks for the update, Chris - I saw your first post just before I left for the shop and have been worried all evening. I am relieved to read that Randy was conscious. Randy is a big strong guy, I am hoping he pulls thru and recovers quickly.

Thoughts and prayers headed his way, as well as wishes for a speedy recovery.

No confirmation, but I'm hearing just broken bones. I really hope that's the case..

Confirmed: 2 broken ribs, broken clavicle and a broken wrist. Clavicle had surgery on it and it went good.

Based on the description of the wreck, I think Randy is very fortunate. I'll take broken bones over other things any day.

Bad but good ...

This is good news! Thankfully! Here's to a speedy recovery!

For sure! Lots of folks are pulling for him, just got the same update from someone else. I am so glad that Randy always went the extra yard on everything, safety, performance components of the car, etc.

I hope you have a speedy recovery Randy.

Yeah, exactly what he said. It could be sooo much worse.

Safety equipment, it's a wonderful thing!

Heal up soon.

Great news! It could've been a lot worse, glad to hear its only a few broken bones. Hang in there Randy!

X2!!

Chris - thanks!
Randy - ya got one good arm, let us hear from you please.

Chris,

Huge thanks for the update, Randy has been on my mind for sure.....

Hopefully he can post up here soon so we can start bugging him on when he is going to get his car fixed



Costas
cars and such...

Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Glad you're safety equipment did it's job!

Glad you are ok Randy. Hope you heal up soon.

Don't know Randy but glad to hear he is okay. Sounded like a scary crash and God defintitly was there to protect him from serious injury. Makes me think twice about open tracking without a cage, window net and harnesses.

Here is to a speedy recovery :cheers:

Very glad to hear the prognosis is good. Best wishes to Randy and his family....

Best wishes and speedy recovery, Randy.

Looking forward to hear about your quick recovery. Thoughts are with you.

Randy, I hope you get better soon, and I hope you're able to get back on track soon too!

Randy, I hope your recovery to good health is a fast one!

Here's another description of Randy's crash, from http://www.v8supercarswest.com/

Saturday’s race began at 11:30 am with all eyes on the battle between Randy Mackintosh in the #35 Chevy Camaro, Andy Sutak, and Connie Bogan. The green flag flew and the drag race down the front straight kept Andy Sutak in the lead with Randy Mackintosh and Connie Bogan on his heels. Filip Trojanek in the #55 Wyotech Mustang and Bryan MacMillan in the #44 Mustang followed close behind the leaders raging their own battle.

The three front runners pulled ahead of the rest of the group running clean 1:55:00 laps until lap 4, when Andy Sutak had a sad break (no pun intended) and slowed to pull off track on the back straight with a differential failure. With Andy out of the lead, Randy took control with Connie breathing down his neck looking to strike. They made it around to turn 9 where Randy made a pass around a GT1 car between 9 and 10 and was struck in the right rear quarter causing his car to dart right sharply and strike Kip Olson’s #49 Super Production NSX that was limping along with a mechanical failure. Kip’s car spun off track as Randy had little time to brace himself for a wild ride. The Camaro shot off the track with the front end diving into soft dirt then immediately launching the car thirty feet into the air end over end. Randy must have rotated 7 times before coming to rest on the hillside upright - a shockwave rippled through the group. The red flag was thrown and the race ended while we all looked on to see if our fellow racers were safe. Kip was able to walk away from the accident but Randy suffered 6 broken bones and a concussion. It is never something you want to see happen, but it is a testament to Randy and his dad Doug that the car was properly built and the safety gear performed under such an impact. It was also impressive to see the professional SCCA medical crew and course workers spring into action. We spoke to Randy today and happy to hear he is on the mend. We hope to see him back on the track soon.

Edit by TB to fix link.

Also, more the mentioned article is here:

http://www.v8supercarswest.com/Page_5.html

Thanks Alan, that's much better (and less confusing) than what I wrote

Thanks, glad he's OK.

Glad to hear you are back home Randy!

Randy - Here's to a speedy and full recovery!!!!!

How did I not see this post sooner??! I just kept waiting patiently for an update of how his race went with the new front end setup in another section..

This is horrible news, but good news that his injuries weren't worse.

Hope you have a speedy recovery Randy. Let us know how you are doing when your feeling up to it!

WOW... I have been traveling all week and just saw this post. Get Well Soon!!

Randy, very sorry to hear about the accident, very glad to hear you came out of it as well as you did.

Not to divert the direction of this thread, but everyone please take a moment to look at your racecars and safety gear. Look at it to see not only is everything is good, but also what you can do to make it better.

After the wreck of another board members car at T-hill about a year ago(he walked away too), I had Alan upgrade my cage to improve it based on lessons learned there, and we added a Wilwood column, and a full containment seat.

After my big wreck at the 25 (T-boned at 100-110mph) and I walked away (although the survive the 25 show said I was knocked out which was incorrect, I had a concussion though) I again had Alan look at what we could do to improve safety again, and he converted my driver side cage to a NASCAR COT design, with both high impact foam, and intrusion protection plates.

I don't know all of the people on this board, but accidents happen, and I want to always hear our members walked away or with an absolute minimum injuries.

Racing is dangerous, but we all can do things to ensure the best chances of survival, and lower the risks of injuries.

I implore everyone to always look at safety improvements they can make to their cars, and gear.

I completely agree. Unfortunately my Corvette is very limited with how the door bars can be made, so I too had the intrusion plates welded in over the off season. I may talk to Alan about the high impact foam as I haven't seen this anywhere. I also added a full containment seat to the car, which makes entry and exit more difficult (especially through the window with helmet and hans where they both already are very tight fits) , but I've been practicing

chris - Do you have the quick release tethers for your hans? If not - this makes a huge difference in getting out time. as you can quickly release them and get a little more mobility to get you out faster

Alan posted the pic's of the work he did on my car with the COT impact foam. see thread on my car in engine/powertrain on forums