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Edited Date/Time 8/13/2014 3:15pm
Yesterday at a local fair race many of us racers had a really close friend go down hard. Chris Blankenship(short) ... Most people on this site know him for his amazing skills on equipment. He had been with dirt wurx for years. Hes there goto man. As of now there has been no response but were all praying and know hes very strong.. Thanks everyone
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Crush 8/11/2014 5:20pm
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Get better Chris!
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Hoping and praying for the best.
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hvaughn88 8/11/2014 5:52pm
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Click588 wrote:
Yesterday at a local fair race many of us racers had a really close friend go down hard. Chris Blankenship(short) ... Most people on this site...
Yesterday at a local fair race many of us racers had a really close friend go down hard. Chris Blankenship(short) ... Most people on this site know him for his amazing skills on equipment. He had been with dirt wurx for years. Hes there goto man. As of now there has been no response but were all praying and know hes very strong.. Thanks everyone
Prayers sent man. Do you mind if I ask more about him? Where he's from? Age? The reason I ask is my cousins and I used to travel and race with a guy here in arkansas named Chris Blankenship but we lost touch over the years and haven't seen him in probably 10-12 years. Just curious if this might be the same guy or not.

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EZZA 95B 8/11/2014 6:01pm
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My thoughts are with him during this difficult time... Get better moto brother.
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Click588 8/11/2014 6:06pm
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Hes from Rose bud missouri. Early 40s i think. Nicest guy there is. It may be him hes raced along time .. Not sure how far he traveled racing. Reason i posted it here is cause all the supercross guys know him. All us motocrossers are like family and all the prayers help.. Thanks guys for the kind words
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hvaughn88 8/11/2014 6:09pm
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Hes from Rose bud missouri. Early 40s i think. Nicest guy there is. It may be him hes raced along time .. Not sure how far...
Hes from Rose bud missouri. Early 40s i think. Nicest guy there is. It may be him hes raced along time .. Not sure how far he traveled racing. Reason i posted it here is cause all the supercross guys know him. All us motocrossers are like family and all the prayers help.. Thanks guys for the kind words
Thanks for the response. Not the same guy, but I sure hope he has a full recovery. He sounds like a good dude.
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jeffro503 8/11/2014 6:15pm
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What a bummer deal man! Heal up Chris!
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ocscottie 8/11/2014 6:32pm
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KDub posted this on his InstaG last night:

kdub_14: This man has had my back from day one. He's built my tracks, he's built my transfers, but better than all that is his ability to care. The way he cares about his family, his friends, his job, and his sport. I'm so honored to call @cb887 one of my best friends. I know he's strong and I know prayer is also. So let's get it done. He was in a dirt bike crash and Everything on him is being looked at. So pray for Gods hands on Chris and his family.



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HuskyEd 8/11/2014 7:35pm
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Retract... Thoughts and prayers sent to Chris Blankenship and his family.
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GuyB 8/11/2014 8:19pm
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HuskyEd wrote:
Retract... Thoughts and prayers sent to Chris Blankenship and his family.
The current word I get is that he's on life support and undergoing neurological tests, but that the prognosis is not good.
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HuskyEd wrote:
Retract... Thoughts and prayers sent to Chris Blankenship and his family.
GuyB wrote:
The current word I get is that he's on life support and undergoing neurological tests, but that the prognosis is not good.
that is sad, hoping for the best..
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jeffro503 8/11/2014 8:39pm
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Man.....it was sad enough , but then when you read KW14's post....it really hits home. This one is going to sting if things don't turn out for the best. Hoping the best for Chris.
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Click588 wrote:
Yesterday at a local fair race many of us racers had a really close friend go down hard. Chris Blankenship(short) ... Most people on this site...
Yesterday at a local fair race many of us racers had a really close friend go down hard. Chris Blankenship(short) ... Most people on this site know him for his amazing skills on equipment. He had been with dirt wurx for years. Hes there goto man. As of now there has been no response but were all praying and know hes very strong.. Thanks everyone
Prayers sent. So sad to hear.
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jmc2 8/11/2014 9:14pm
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Thoughts and prayers sent for Chris.
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Prayers for Chris and his family.....
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Prayers sent, hoping for the best.

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stantdm 8/11/2014 9:35pm
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Praying for him to recover.
douglasredding 8/11/2014 9:51pm
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sad and you can feel a loss from someone you never met or heard much about...but when they're fighting for their life and people begin to describe their character and how they impacted the lives of others....it reminds me of Franklin Covey and his "begin with the end in mind"...and how you can go through life making decisions and treating people a certain way to imagine how they would talk about you at the end of your life...the legacy you leave behind. How would you want to be remembered? This is touching to hear positive things about Chris. He lived life the right way.

I don't care much about people who scream they don't care what anyone thinks about them...this is exactly why.

Best wishes and positive thoughts to you, Chris. Whatever happens, you have a great legacy.

Doug
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yzjs7 8/11/2014 9:54pm
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God bless him he's being watched over.
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mrquick 8/11/2014 10:28pm
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Prayers for a complete and speedy recovery.
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4stroke4DWIN 8/12/2014 1:15pm
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I just read on Facebook He passed away this afternoon, Damn, RIP!!
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GuyB 8/12/2014 1:22pm
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RIP, Chris.

It was a tough event for the Dirt Wurx crew. Apparently another one of their guys broke a femur.
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gsxrcr28 8/12/2014 1:28pm
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Oh man that is terrible.

Condolences to his friends and family.

RIP Chris
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HuskyEd 8/12/2014 1:33pm
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RIP Chris.

Condolences to the Blankenship family
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JA946 8/12/2014 1:34pm
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RIP sir. This world is worse without you and your services.

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huck 8/12/2014 1:34pm
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This 'sport' isn't worth dying for...

Thinking about his family!

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