Okay, just a couple of observations. Barcia hit the deck really hard and laid there for awhile before the flaggers and medical personnel got to him. The whole time he was laying there face down in the dirt grabbing at his lower back. The flaggers were pretty quick to put out the red cross flag on the lane that is feet were in, but his head was two feet from the outside lane where they didn't even throw out a yellow flag. And then to my dismay, the medic basically lifted Justin up, waited a minute for a break in the riders coming at race speed on the outside lane and then pretty much drug him across the track to get to the Asterisk Mule. It seemed like a justifiable time to pull out the red flag and load him on a backboard and mule.
I am praying that Justin's injury is not as serious as it looked from the stands, and hoping my concern over lack of spine injury precautions are unfounded. I think the world of Doc and the crew, but I have seen some things that make me cringe. And as for the flaggers, well don't get me started.
Praying for a speedy recovery for both Justin and Malcolm.