Brad Frace Update

Thanks for keeping us posted.

Wow that is awful to hear.
Hope everything goes well for Brad and he can get a full recovery.

Definitely one of the craziest things I have ever seen. Get well soon!

the crash sequence is here Insidermx.com

So crazy to see that. Get well, Brad.

Did his foot get ripped off upon take-off?

Positive mojo coming your way from New Jersey, Brad.

I don't think I've ever seen anything so horrific. GWS Brad.

Holy Crap

How did that happen?

Wow these things are horrific to hear, I hope he makes a full recovery. Noone should have to go through that. Prayers are with him and his family/friends.

Looks like the side of that lip has some really soft dirt, is there a turn leading up to it? Looks like he hit that stuff and got way out of shape. That is super gnar, hope everything turns out ok for him.

Same thing with the complete photo sequence.

http://insidermx.com/2011/03/brad-frace-update/

His left foot caught the side of the lip and pulled him off,

Look again, his bike is already going left before he takes off so I do not think it was his foot causing the problem but I will wait and let him explain what happened. I will continue to pray for him and his family. Here is an update.

Official Statement

I just wanted to give everyone a report on Brad’s condition. Saturday, March 19th, Brad Frace was in horrific crash and was life flighted to Harris Methodist Hospital. It was found that he had a crushed vertebrae in his mid-back, they rushed him into surgery for 8 and 1/2 hours. They removed all the broken pieces and implanted an artificial vertebrae and two rods. They used all the broken bone fragments to fuse five of the vertebraes together. The surgeon said everything went well. He has feeling in both legs, but is unable to move them YET. He is out of ICU already and he is scheduled to move to Baylor Institute of Rehabilitation on Wednesday for rehab for an undetermined amount of time. The Frace family would like to thank everyone for their amazing amount of support and prayers and a special thanks to Paul the medic at Oakhill MX. He made all the right decisions preventing further injury.
-Mike Frace

On insidermx.com i explained out what we were able to put together from the crash. Its in the comments.

Second craziest crash I've ever seen after Henry's crash at Budds.

I absolutely agree with this quote. Wow.....I really hope he will be OK. He was a VERY FAST rider!!!!!

The part I think is crazy is, "one broken vertebrae" "five fused" I don't know much, but fusing that many seems excessive.

its defiantly up there with Henry and Josh Hill's get off.

Wow. Get well soon, Brad. Prayers sent.

I know the doc wouldn't have used bone shrapnel to fuse five unless it was the best available option. I'm thinking Brad might thank God that he and the doc were put in the same place at the same time.

Blessings for the Frace family and all the love we can muster for Brad.

Write soon, brad.

Here is a great video/interview with Brad. I hope he continues to improve and is able to race again someday.

http://vimeo.com/21831365

I know first hand of this type of injury. Broke 2 levels in my neck and ended up with a 5 level fusion due to actual damage to the cord. Took several years before I could walk again but today life is alot better than what it could have been. Thoughts and prayers are with Brad and his family.