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09-17-2012 10:48 AMSome where in Kenya a village is missing an Idiot!
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09-17-2012 02:58 PMThoughts and prayers to all involved...RACE IN PEACE Mike!!! Wishing Dan a speedy recovery!
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09-17-2012 03:16 PM
RIP !
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09-17-2012 11:08 PMDamn, getting tired of this.
RIPGetting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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09-18-2012 05:37 AM
very sad news...condolences
i think it might be time to look at the design of these boats. one too many rollovers.Last edited by Ratickle; 09-20-2012 at 11:19 PM.
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09-18-2012 10:59 PMTributes to Southampton's P1 Powerboat racer Mike Lovell killed in accident in Weymouth
Tributes to powerboat racer killed in accident (From Daily Echo)Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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09-19-2012 12:31 AM
sorry to hear of this' thoughts and a prayer to his family
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09-20-2012 11:22 PMDan is doing better...
Boat crash victim Dan Whapples ‘improving’ in hospital
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09-29-2012 11:12 AMA little bit more information as to what happened. Again, our condolences...
Speaking to the Daily Echo his mum, Tracy, told how she watched the accident unfold from the shoreline.
At first she didn’t think it was so serious and had previously told her son she was more worried about him getting attacked by sharks if he was thrown into the water. She recalled divers and race medics being in the water “within seconds” of his powerboat rolling over.
Tracy said she made her way to the quayside where she found paramedics were working on Mike in the lifeboat that had brought him ashore.
“Everyone was telling me to back off but I got through,” she said.
She said she “knew it was bad” when her son told emergency services: “Please get my mum away” although he managed to wave at her from the lifeboat.
Mike’s boat had hit a wave from the wash of another powerboat and rolled, throwing him and his navigator into the water. They were then struck by a pursuing race boat.
“It was just a freak accident. It’s nobody’s fault,” Tracy said.
Tracy was driven to Southampton General Hospital where Mike was airlifted by a coastguard helicopter. He underwent a series of operations for multiple injuries, which included the loss of an arm, but despite a brave fight for his life he died in the early hours.
Powerboat racer 'died doing what he loved' (From Daily Echo)Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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09-29-2012 11:34 AM
getting struck by oncoming boat always the scarey part. getting ejected from the boat is sometimes part of the game. been there done that.
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09-30-2012 10:02 AMYep, when I chatted with them in Biloxi after their flip, I thought that was it for them. I guess we'll see in the long run.
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