John force (2 Viewers)

[65 Goatboy]

The car will either be parked or Robert will drive. My thoughts..

Being the team president it's Robert's decision to make?

 

[DanTheFan]

My money says it’s parked until Robert can return. That would suck for the crew though unless it’s a short time.

 

[stitcherbob]

I nominate 'Mater Jeff Arend

 

[Leebone]

LOL at Dean Skuza. But according to John, didn't he drive a "Hudson" ???

 

[Nick]

Just an observation; did anyone else notice that when John was on the stretcher, it appeared that he had a chipped tooth? Seems to be repaired now, if in fact that's what it was. That impact could have easily busted some teeth.

 

[BaldyLochs]

The sponsor “obligations” can wait. And will. Right now I can’t imagine anyone at JFR worrying about or focusing on getting that car back into competition anytime soon. Maybe out of respect for John it will never make another pass again.

 

[mick]

yes. noticed that too nick.

 

[z28]

The sponsor “obligations” can wait. And will. Right now I can’t imagine anyone at JFR worrying about or focusing on getting that car back into competition anytime soon. Maybe out of respect for John it will never make another pass again.

I'm sure their contracts require the car to run races. If car doesn't run money doesn't come and jobs go away.

 

[Nick]

I'm sure their contracts require the car to run races. If car doesn't run money doesn't come and jobs go away.

I was thinking the same thing, the Force Team might not have a choice. Despite maybe their direct corporate reps being truly compassionate about the whole situation, the higher ups don't really care and they will treat it as a business like they all do and should do. Would be nice if their contract allowed for the team to make the ultimate decision...but that's not likely.

 

[Vdubman]

Force leaves Richmond Hospital for Rehab center

Looks like John is headed closer to home, they posted some photos with him eating ice cream.

 

[J]

Just an observation; did anyone else notice that when John was on the stretcher, it appeared that he had a chipped tooth? Seems to be repaired now, if in fact that's what it was. That impact could have easily busted some teeth.

I did too.

 

[stitcherbob]

They keep mentioning that John gets confused… I hope that’s not the doctors talking because we all know and love our Force and they could be the ones confused

 

[z28]

They keep mentioning that John gets confused… I hope that’s not the doctors talking because we all know and love our Force and they could be the ones confused

I'm sure his family has input to the Docs

 

[stitcherbob]

Back in 2019, when I came out of my medically induced coma after 5 days, everything was confusing. For several days to a week everything was strange In differing ways. For instance, the clock looked wrong. I don’t know why… maybe like dyslexic people see things. Then television was more vivid and in your face than I had seen before. A GT auto race with Corvettes, Bentleys, Cadillacs and Mercedes looked like every thing that happened, including crashes, was scripted just for me. The announcers were more annoying than , well you know….
It took some time for things to get back to normal and I didn’t even have a TBI. The brain has an amazing way of rewiring around physical damage I’ve been told.
But it’s a great excuse to use when you aren’t sure about something… “ I don’t know, I can’t remember. I was in a coma once ya know…”

 

[Ramjet]

Just an observation; did anyone else notice that when John was on the stretcher, it appeared that he had a chipped tooth? Seems to be repaired now, if in fact that's what it was. That impact could have easily busted some teeth.

Most Drivers have a mouthpiece to keep from breaking teeth (and helps stopping concussions) when the car shakes the tires. You could see four of everything even in the old days and I'm sure it hasn't got any better with 10 times the chatter now.

 

[Paul]

Just an observation; did anyone else notice that when John was on the stretcher, it appeared that he had a chipped tooth? Seems to be repaired now, if in fact that's what it was. That impact could have easily busted some teeth.

I noticed that too, both front teeth looked to be chipped at the bottom. They can easily put some temp veneers in until he can go to a dentist for the permanent work.

 

[Tony]

I noticed that too, both front teeth looked to be chipped at the bottom. They can easily put some temp veneers in until he can go to a dentist for the permanent work.

 

[Dragracer]

jack has said many times that he would love to get back out there if he could put a deal together. but i would rather see him in the booth full time.

Being the team president it's Robert's decision to make?

Not really. The decision to run the car or not will be made between JFR and the sponsors. Robert is only one cog in the wheel at JFR and they all have to be in agreement before making the decision. Robert would most likely be the one to announce the decision but I would bet big money he doesn't have the authority to say yes or no on his own.

 

[Slowpoke96z28]

The sponsor “obligations” can wait. And will. Right now I can’t imagine anyone at JFR worrying about or focusing on getting that car back into competition anytime soon. Maybe out of respect for John it will never make another pass again.

THAT car is done. I'm sure another is/has been on the jig by now. Idk any of the Force family and only met Force once, and that was away from the track. The John I met, would agree with all the human factor things said since that pass. In the back of his mind, he'd be like, "f all that, I was having a great season, and on pace for number 17." Now two things. This could be a "life altering event" for him. Don't know him well enough to say. Also, he may have changed cognitively from the impact, and life altering event or not, his thinking on things may be different. Idk. But the John I met would want no coddling, no sympathy, just the ability and then the clearance from his Drs and nhra Drs to get back after it.

 

[Slowpoke96z28]

I'm sure his family has input to the Docs

True, but kind of like one of the drivers said in the tribute, it's really hard to communicate who he really is to someone who's not met him or experienced his world before.

If one takeaway from this occurs, maybe the NHRA Drs will staff a neurologist and psychiatrist on the competition clearance medical panel, if nothing else to be able to give a baseline to attending drs after an event. They travel the circuit and can give input because they know the teams. Kind of like a trainer and team Dr on an NFL team.