Nor Cal privateer needs your help

Thanks for the update. GWS David

Oh ok! Thank you for the info.

From a member of our local club:

Many of you in the NorCal moto community know David Gassin. David is a local pro who lives in the Pine Grove/Ione area. You can often see David riding his CRF450 at Prairie City, Dixon, E St. etc. sporting #204. David also competed in the Canadian National MX series for several years finishing in the top ten in several races. David's girlfriend, Hailey Larson, was the women's Canadian National Champion. Unfortunately, David was SERIOUSLY injured this past weekend at a cross country event at Prairie City OHV. Please take a minute to look at the attached GoFundMe link, and if you can help this young man please do so. David is one of the nicest people you'll ever meet, and he obviously needs our support.

Further donations are now being handled by Road2Recovery:

https://road2recovery.com/cause-view/david-gassin/

From the R2R site:
Pro privateer Motocross rider David Gassin was severely injured while racing the Prairie City Grand Prix in Northern California on Sunday, January 15th. David was about one hour into the thee hour race when he high-sided on a high-speed section of the track. David cartwheeled multiple times and believes that the initial impact with the ground resulted in the injuries sustained.

David was taken to the hospital with no feeling from the chest down due to a crushed T-5 vertebra. Additional injuries include broken ribs, broken sternum and micro collapsed areas of both lungs. He went into surgery that night to stabilize his spine and relieve the pressure being put on his spinal cord from the crushed T-5 vertebrae. The surgery to remove the pressure was successful and David is now recovering in the ICU.

David continues to have no feeling from the chest down and is expected to move out of the ICU shortly. He is fighting some small complications with fevers that are related to the spinal cord injury and as soon as they are under control he will be able to start working towards his recovery goals.

David has a very long and hard road a head of him. To help assist with his medical expenses that are exponentially rising, you can donate to his Road 2 Recovery fund here. All donations are tax deductible and will help David prepare for the next stage in his recovery.

The support he has been receiving from his family, sponsors, friends, and fans is extremely touching and he is very grateful for all the kind words and prayers. If you are unable to donate to David’s R2R Fund, you can still help by sharing this information and keeping up the positive vibes and prayers. For more information and to stay up to date on Davids cause, check back to his page often.

Please help spread the word on Davids R2R cause and use #DG204R2R to help show your support. Be sure to leave positive messages and well wishes here for David to read.

Update from yesterday:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BPl1e94glA_/?taken-by=haesekerracing&hl=en

Thanks for the update. David is a good man.

News like this always bums me out. Our sport can be brutal at times. Get well soon David!

Donated.

Get well soon, David!