2012 Race 13 (Karl's 250)

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OOC: Relieved to have my driver taking a break from the series until Iowa. And nice Sticky Hooves billboard logo

Pushanda, "Gave Orellier what he asked for"

Vijay Pushanda, has been quite angry as of late. This time Kalvin Orellier was his target. "He got what he asked for," Pushanda stated. "ARLA can penilize me all they want, but he was slow or had a problem. I went down to pass him, he forced me down for than I should have. So, I dumped him. He was 50 or so MPH slower, YOU DON'T BLOCK!!! RACING 101 DUMB***! Heck I thought I went easy on him. If he did that to Allie Riggs, he would have ended up in a hospital bed." Pushanda stormed off to his motorcoach. Pushanda's brother Sulinder, is worried about Vijay. "I have never seen Vijay so angry in my entire life, it's not just Kalvin's fault, there have been alot of issues. I am worried about him."

Ambulance Transporting Bell to Hospital Involved in Accident

In an odd turn of events, the ambulance transporting PSI ARLA driver Libby Bell was involved in a traffic accident. Bell had to be transferred into another ambulance for the remainder of the journey. Bell's condition is not believed to have been exacerbated by the wreck and the second ambulance arrived at it's destination safely. Bell's condition will be updated as soon as more detailed information becomes available.

Bell in ICU

Libby Bell has been moved into a private room in the Intensive Care Unit. She is conscious and alert but has been suffering from dizziness and blurred vision and overall soreness from the restraints digging into he neck and shoulders. Bell was injured during the Karl's Superstores 250 on the 4th caution of the day at California Speedway. Shortly after another restart, Libby Bell was turned by her PSI teammate Rip Tyler and she slammed into the wall going in excess of 200 miles per hour. Bell barely avoided disaster by slightly angling the car to impact on the left front side. If she had collided with the wall head on or with a direct impact to the driver side door, this incident may have been fatal.
PSI owner William Power stated that "Libby's on board telemetry indicates that she probably still had a hold of the steering wheel upon impact. That's one reason she's so sore right now. Actually she made a mistake by not letting go of the wheel, and that may have saved her life. This could have been a lot worse had she not been able to veer off at the last possible second. Thank God for that-- but the doctors tell me she should make a full recovery."
Bell's PSI stablemate Rip Tyler was inconsolable at the time of the writing and asked not to be interviewed.
The race was red flagged for 20 minutes as Bell was extricated from the car. "She went from being called "Wonder Woman" to wondering if she'd ever finish a race to wondering if she's going to still be alive," stated Power. It's been tough on her, but with the miracle she wasn't hurt more severely, maybe the name "Wonder Woman" still fits.

When asked about possible replacements for Bell, Power said that it wasn't the right time to discuss it. He did say that "There's a month between California and Motegi, so I'm fairly certain she will be fully recovered by then."

Yes, yes and yes. WRBS music.

Bell to See Neurologist

Libby Bell was moved out of the ICU and into a private room today. "Her vision is clearing up now and that's a good sign," stated William Power, owner of PSI. "She didn't suffer a concussion either, which is even better news. We don't have a Jim Kidd-like situation where he lost a whole year of his racing career. Libby will see a neurologist and she'll have an MRI as a precautionary measure, but she's getting around a little better and even wants to hold wheelchair races."

tick, tick, tick, tick... time passes... and

Bell Cleared to Race

The tests came back negative and Libby Bell has been fully released and cleared to resume her normal activities a PSI spokesperson said today.