#286945 - 20/09/2006 19:49
Richard Hammond critically injured
|
carpal tunnel
Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
|
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/5365676.stmElsewhere it was mentioned that he was driving the world land speed record holding car, so I guess that would be ThrustSSC. It's astonishing that a) the BBC considered it OK for its presenter to pilot what is effectively a missile on wheels, and b) that he had the guts to do it. It sounds bad but let's hope for the best. Rob
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286947 - 20/09/2006 19:57
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: rob]
|
carpal tunnel
Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5914
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK
|
Looks like it wasn't ThrustSSC, but rather "a Vampire rocket car powered by a Rolls Royce Orpheus Jet Engine". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_HammondI too hope he'll pull through. Hammond, Clarkson and May made TV motoring entertaining again (despite some of their sillier features).
_________________________
Remind me to change my signature to something more interesting someday
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286948 - 20/09/2006 20:01
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: g_attrill]
|
carpal tunnel
Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
|
OK that makes a bit more sense. Vampire and Split Second went head to head in June but I don't remember which one won it.
Rob
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286949 - 20/09/2006 20:14
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: rob]
|
pooh-bah
Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2489
|
Knowing him, he'll be more worried about the record!
Hope 'The Hamster' gets well soon. Seems a really nice genuine bloke.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286950 - 20/09/2006 22:29
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: rob]
|
carpal tunnel
Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
|
I didn't know who he was until I clicked on the link... I really enjoy his shows and hope he makes a good recovery...
_________________________
Brad B.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286951 - 21/09/2006 13:18
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
|
pooh-bah
Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2489
|
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286952 - 21/09/2006 15:36
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: CrackersMcCheese]
|
pooh-bah
Registered: 27/02/2004
Posts: 1900
Loc: London
|
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286954 - 21/09/2006 18:10
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: CrackersMcCheese]
|
old hand
Registered: 14/04/2002
Posts: 1172
Loc: Hants, UK
|
Quote:
All donations to the Air Ambulance Service will be appreciated!
http://www.justgiving.com/PHRichardHammond
WOW - It was at £500 when I first saw the post on PH this morning, then £8,500 when I left work at 6. They posted a link on the BBC News site which must have helped a lot.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286955 - 21/09/2006 18:36
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: g_attrill]
|
pooh-bah
Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2489
|
Its a shame it takes this kind of accident to occur before everyone starts donating. In a few weeks it'll have been forgotten about. Its a fecking disgrace they don't get any funding 
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
#286956 - 21/09/2006 19:00
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: rob]
|
carpal tunnel
Registered: 25/06/1999
Posts: 2993
Loc: Wareham, Dorset, UK
|
The latest news is that he has suffered "severe brain injuries".
This does not sound good.
_________________________
One of the few remaining Mk1 owners...  #00015
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286957 - 21/09/2006 19:29
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: schofiel]
|
carpal tunnel
Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5914
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK
|
Actually, the most recent news is that the doctors are "reasonably optimistic" of him making a good recovery, which sounds a little more promising.
_________________________
Remind me to change my signature to something more interesting someday
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286958 - 21/09/2006 20:20
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: CrackersMcCheese]
|
carpal tunnel
Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
|
Quote:
Its a shame it takes this kind of accident to occur before everyone starts donating. In a few weeks it'll have been forgotten about. Its a fecking disgrace they don't get any funding
It's an absolute scandal. The various air ambulance services around the UK save lives every day both by getting paramedics to scenes of accidents faster, and by getting patients to hospital faster and with less trauma. Most regions have a service, all of them sustained by donations - consider donating folks. You may need them some day.
Rob
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286959 - 22/09/2006 06:15
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: schofiel]
|
carpal tunnel
Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 3457
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
|
Quote:
The latest news is that he has suffered "severe brain injuries".
This does not sound good.
I'm guessing there's a subtle medical difference between "brain injuries" (which you can recover from) and "brain damage" which is brain injury that doesn't sort itself out. I can guess that rolling a long thing car many times at great speed probably does a serious job of knocking your head about.
Fingers crossed that he pulls through (and stays away from things more dangerous than VW campers turned into boats)
Hugo
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286960 - 22/09/2006 07:32
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: andy]
|
old hand
Registered: 14/08/2001
Posts: 886
Loc: London, UK
|
Quote:
Actually, the most recent news is that the doctors are "reasonably optimistic" of him making a good recovery, which sounds a little more promising.
What's the definition of "a good recovery" though? Certainly doesn't sound like a "full recovery" unfortunately.
_________________________
Mk2a RioCar 120Gb - now sold to the owner of my old car
Rio Karma - now on ebay...
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286961 - 22/09/2006 07:56
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: furtive]
|
pooh-bah
Registered: 27/02/2004
Posts: 1900
Loc: London
|
Quote:
What's the definition of "a good recovery" though? Certainly doesn't sound like a "full recovery" unfortunately.
Little point speculating at the mo IMO, let's just hope he makes a full recovery.
Back to the air ambulances, wonder if they got govt funding for the 7/7 bombings, I work virtually next door to London Hospital and there were choppers in the air virtually all day long.
Better find a link to donate to them.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286962 - 22/09/2006 08:20
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: tahir]
|
carpal tunnel
Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5914
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK
|
The London Air Ambulance is in fact partially funded by the NHS. They have an online donation form on their site: http://www.londonsairambulance.org.uk/About a dozen air ambulance accept donation through Just Giving, go to http://justgiving.com/ and search for "air ambulance". P.S. Just Giving take a 5% transaction fee on every donation, but for small charities that is a more cost effective way of getting online donations than setting up their own system
_________________________
Remind me to change my signature to something more interesting someday
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286963 - 22/09/2006 08:27
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: andy]
|
pooh-bah
Registered: 27/02/2004
Posts: 1900
Loc: London
|
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286964 - 22/09/2006 08:54
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: tahir]
|
carpal tunnel
Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5914
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK
|
It is worth noting however, that even before the recent PistonHeads lead campaign, Yorkshire Air Ambulance does not seem to have a problem with getting the donations it needs. Last year for example they had £1,199,577 gross income with £967,246 of expenditure (which included buying a new helicopter) and they have £418,000 in reserves.
There are other areas that don't yet have an air ambulance.
_________________________
Remind me to change my signature to something more interesting someday
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286965 - 22/09/2006 15:21
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: rob]
|
pooh-bah
Registered: 27/02/2004
Posts: 1900
Loc: London
|
BBC:
"Top Gear's James May says he is convinced his fellow presenter Richard Hammond is "perfectly intact" after a conversation at his hospital bedside.
Mr Hammond suffered a "significant brain injury" when he crashed a jet-powered car at a speed of up to 300mph during filming near York.
Mr May said it was not a long talk "but it was a conversation".
"I'm not a doctor but I am his mate and I believe that deep inside the Hammond I know is perfectly intact," he said."
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286966 - 23/09/2006 13:07
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: tahir]
|
carpal tunnel
Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 3457
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
|
Latest news is that he's up and walking (to the toilet at least). Bit shaky and not aware of exactly what happened, but it's pretty amazing to be on your feet after an accident like that...
Hugo
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286967 - 24/09/2006 06:52
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: altman]
|
carpal tunnel
Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5914
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK
|
Clarkson has an article in the Sun, giving some more details of what happened. They think it might have been a burst tyre. http://tinyurl.com/puyjc
Edited by andy (24/09/2006 06:53)
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286968 - 24/09/2006 18:03
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: andy]
|
carpal tunnel
Registered: 29/08/2000
Posts: 14484
Loc: Canada
|
Great article!
Thanks for the link(s)!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286969 - 24/09/2006 20:11
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: g_attrill]
|
carpal tunnel
Registered: 10/06/1999
Posts: 5914
Loc: Wivenhoe, Essex, UK
|
Quote:
WOW - It was at £500 when I first saw the post on PH this morning, then £8,500 when I left work at 6. They posted a link on the BBC News site which must have helped a lot.
It now stands at an amazing £156,000
They have set a target now of £500,000 with an aim of getting a second helicopter to based in South Yorkshire (apparently there are plenty of times when there are two calls at once or the current helicopter can't fly due to local weather conditions).
_________________________
Remind me to change my signature to something more interesting someday
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#286970 - 25/09/2006 13:20
Re: Richard Hammond critically injured
[Re: andy]
|
pooh-bah
Registered: 09/08/2000
Posts: 2091
Loc: Edinburgh, Scotland
|
FOr those of you who like a bit of satire, and are feeling reassured at Richard's improvement, visit the Rockall Times --> http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/2006/09/25/monorail-crash.html
_________________________
Rory
MkIIa, blue lit buttons, memory upgrade, 1Tb in Subaru Forester STi
MkII, 240Gb in Mark Lord dock
MkII, 80Gb SSD in dock
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
Previous Topic
Index