Is Darren Berry ok ?

neil d · Postby **neil d** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:49 pm

Cal tried to ring him but no answer.

We will update when we can.

I'm sure he will be ok.

Neil

AJ · Postby AJ » Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:24 pm

damn, that was a big hit :shock:

neil d · Postby **neil d** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:58 pm

He is ok.

However he will need surgery on his ankle and he is a bit brused and sore.

Neil

AJ · Postby AJ » Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:03 pm

good news

...............I guess he can now say he has something in common with Paul Radisich.........they both buggered their ankle at Bathurst :mrgreen:

Postby **mx5racing** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:57 am

Hi all,

Just spoke to him and overall he's doing ok. He was operated on yesterday to pin the ankle. He will be discharged today and head home for some R&R. He is badly bruised and pretty sore but knowing Darren he will be back on top in no time.

No doubt we will see him again on track soon.

CT · Postby CT » Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:55 am

That's good news. I was in the mini pits on saturday chatting to a few guys and was going to say hi but I couldn't find him. There was some seriously smashed cars over the weekend. The yellow holden (ex skaife HRT car) that turned in front of the god squad below skyline in the Fujitsu race was a total writeoff. The god squad car is on the verge of repairable. I saw Paul Weels car - he is lucky to be alive. We have telemetry that shows an off in practice just after hitting a top speed of 291kph through the entry to the chase in the Oporto Fujitsu car. It is a very serious place indeed.

Best wishes to Darren on a speedy recovery.

Cal · Postby **Cal** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:15 pm

He's on his way home and sounded in pretty good spirits. Will keep you updated once I see him.

Can't say as much for the car. :shock:

This is the car I raced at Eastern Creek. Looks a tad different now.

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SKYHI · Postby **SKYHI** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:57 pm

Damn! I'd heard they had to peel the roof back to get him out.

It was good to hear he was ok and that he's heading home.

Paul.

Cal · Postby **Cal** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:42 pm

Mad bastard has just bought the ex Greg Crick 2006 GT championship winning Viper. Sat in it over Xmas. What a beast.

SKYHI · Postby **SKYHI** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:52 pm

Awesome, so is he going to run it in the Australian GT Championship?

Paul.

Cal · Postby **Cal** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:43 pm

Yep and if I can afford it he has offered me a drive of the Aussie Racing Car. :mrgreen:

Mind you, the entry fee is $2500/round. :shock:

Figured I'd run somewhere you couldn't otherwise run, like Clipsal.

SKYHI · Postby **SKYHI** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:00 pm

He's got an Aussie Race Car as well :shock:

Great news about the Viper. I've always been a keen follower of the GT series and would love to see another 24 hour race at Bathurst (still one of the best motorsports events I've attended).

I'd be keen to travel to a few of the GT events and lend a hand if Darren needs one.

Is he thinking of doing the first round at Clipsal? You thinking about Clipsal this year?

Paul.

Cal · Postby **Cal** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:50 pm

Yeah he traded Neil's old MX5 on it. Gave dude some cash and the car.

Just found out he's not doing Clipsal. Couldn't afford it anyway. Perhaps Indy

SKYHI · Postby **SKYHI** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:03 pm

Yeah, probably cutting fine for the first round. Could always aim for the second round of the GT series at the Grand Prix

I thought about an Aussie Race Car at one stage and spoke to a couple of competitors at Indy a couple of years ago. From memory the entry fee for that event was approx $5,000 :shock:

Paul.