September 13, 2008 Shifter race
The September 13th Formula Shifter race at PKRA went much better and worse for Clayton Peck.
What went better? Clayton had a great qualifying run, made clean starts and maintained his position in both the heat and main race. Clayton also came home with no damage to his kart and the support of Innovative Karting was above and beyond as usual, as a friend and team mate, Peter Workum, loaned Clayton a much needed carbon fiber RibTech vest for the main.
What went wrong? Clayton broke his rib on turn two of qualifying, which resulted in Clayton not being able to push his body enough to be competitive in the heat or the main race. Clayton had to be satisfied with how everything went regardless, it could have been much worse. The worst part is not being able to fix a rib, now all Clayton can do is continue his fitness program gingerly and pray that his rib heals enough to get back in the kart.
NBoundZ is focusing on the positive outcomes of the race and looking as the injury as a time for reflection and extra time to prepare for the next event. Clayton relied on Curtis Ruth of Innovative Kasrting to get a carbon fiber RibTech vest for the future. Clayton feels he should be able to get back in the kart for practice on Thursday night before the race on September 27th. I guess we won’t know until Thursday if that is the case or not.
Give God the glory for being the great physician!
Glad to hear the race went fairly well considering the injury. As you already know God heals all things and ribs are no exception. We are praying for you and a speedy recovery.
Comment by Gary Young — September 21, 2008 @ 6:13 pm