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January 21, 2013 at
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January 21, 2013 at
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From Don's brother...http://www.wagtimes.com/donflanderssick.html
Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.
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January 21, 2013 at
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Don Flanders is an absolute Angel to many many open wheel dirt racers. I know of 13 CRA teams alone he has helped out over the last 5 years. Beside that he has put up several 360 purses when they are running with the 410's and there are several promoters who have received his help. He does this all behind the scenes and wants nothing in return except to see you on the track. He Always has a smile on his face and when you have a bad night, he is right there to put things in perspective. Fight hard Don Flanders, you are one of a kind and we are all praying for you.
The Cardey's
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January 21, 2013 at
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Don is in sharp grossmont hospital in la Mesa calif. it is a top notch hospital and a magnet hospital for nursing . I have faith that he is in the best of care . So hang in there buddy . You are in our hearts and prayers. Kenny already has our tickets for the copper on dirt and I'm looking forward to seeing you there. God bless . Randy.
We need more sprint car racing at our home track.
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January 21, 2013 at
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Don is in our thoughts and prayers. Get well soon.
Brett
www.brodyroa.com
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January 22, 2013 at
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Pneumonia. Hopefully treatable with ABs. Don's been a force in trying to get this unlimited sprint car series going at three different racks, including Victorville and Orange Show. =Very= best wishes for a speedy recovery.
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January 22, 2013 at
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Don...
We're praying for you bud...hope to see you back out at the races soon!
Doug Bushey
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January 23, 2013 at
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Posted By: Doug Bushey on January 22 2013 at 09:13:35 AM
Don...
We're praying for you bud...hope to see you back out at the races soon!
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Don is the Godfather of unlimited sprint car racing....period. His input was a major ingredient in what we will be doing this year. Personally, he is a guardian angel of the sport I/We love. I think a prayer is the least we all can do for a true gentleman who has quietly kept things rolling for nothing more than a THANK YOU! I fully expect to see him on March 16. Get well soon buddy the BADASS sprint cars are comin' to town!!!!!
Scotty
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January 23, 2013 at
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January 23, 2013 at
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Some of you might remember Don's Sprinter and if you ever saw it, you do!
 
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January 23, 2013 at
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January 23, 2013 at
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DON,,, Sorry to here that you are in bad health,,,,,It seems the older we get that happens,,, the good thing is that you are in good hands,,,sharp Grossmont hospital is rated one of the best hospitals in california ,,,, and there is a lot of us racers that live with in a mile or 2 from there ,,, my Prayers go out to you and your family ,,hope you get well soon ,,, I look forward to seeing you out and around all the tracks,,,,,,,,GOD BLESS YOU,,,,,,,,, John Jensen
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January 24, 2013 at
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Did Don convert the 911 to be street legal?
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January 25, 2013 at
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Posted By: bigcar on January 24 2013 at 08:29:46 PM
Did Don convert the 911 to be street legal?
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The two brothers that owned the car ,,,,frank Bucheit and I can not remember franks brothers name ,,,,,,,along with Don Flanders ,,Made the 911 Sprint car street legal,,,, Frank use to drive the sprinter to the La masa street car shows,, up until about 2 years ago,, there was another member of the car crew that would also drive the car to the car shows then I lost track of them,,,,,ZZ
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January 25, 2013 at
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The two Bucheit Brothers are the ones in black T-Shirts ,,, standing on the other side of the sprint car....ZZ
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January 25, 2013 at
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January 25, 2013 at
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January 25, 2013 at
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I think it's great that the person driving it is wearing a helmet. And we all should get one .lol. I wonder if we would need mud flaps.
We need more sprint car racing at our home track.
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January 26, 2013 at
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Posted By: Doug Bushey on January 22 2013 at 09:13:35 AM
Don...
We're praying for you bud...hope to see you back out at the races soon!
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Tom & Laurie of MOOSE RACING posted this and it's the first direct info I have seen..... so get those cards headed his way!!!!!...."With all that Mr. Flanders has done for racing here in So Cal, it's time for all of us to do something for him.. At the present time he is still in ICU, but he can receive cards. (no flowers ) So please, pop a card in the mail to him... some cheerfull words from racing friends would mean the world to him":
Sharp Grossmont Hospital - 5555 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa 91942 - Surgical ICU bed 8 (Don Flanders )
Scotty
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January 26, 2013 at
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Posted By: SB-twosix on January 26 2013 at 08:21:33 PM
Tom & Laurie of MOOSE RACING posted this and it's the first direct info I have seen..... so get those cards headed his way!!!!!...."With all that Mr. Flanders has done for racing here in So Cal, it's time for all of us to do something for him.. At the present time he is still in ICU, but he can receive cards. (no flowers ) So please, pop a card in the mail to him... some cheerfull words from racing friends would mean the world to him":
Sharp Grossmont Hospital - 5555 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa 91942 - Surgical ICU bed 8 (Don Flanders )
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Corvette mike has gone to the hospital and his nurse is very pleased with dons progress. Our thoughts are with you don get we'll soon.
We need more sprint car racing at our home track.
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January 27, 2013 at
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With all that Mr. Flanders has done for racing here in So Cal, it's time for all of us to do something for him.. At the present time he is still in ICU, but he can receive cards. (no flowers ) So please, pop a card in the mail to him... some cheerfull words from racing friends would mean the world to him:
Sharp Grossmont Hospital - 5555 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa 91942 - Surgical ICU bed 8 (Don Flanders )
Thanks.....
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February 01, 2013 at
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Any updates?
We need more sprint car racing at our home track.
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February 08, 2013 at
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Don has been and still is in a fight for his life. I will leave out the bad days and say that there has been constant improvement since last weekend. I check on Don everyday, but my info is third party hear say from Nurses and not Dr's. They did a Trach on Tues or Wed and then were able to insert a feeding tube. The sedation has been greatly reduced and he now has opened his eyes for short periods at a time. The best part is that he is breathing mostly on his own as of yesterday and hearsay is that he is up to 70% chance for full recovery. After a month in ICU he was moved to a private room on Wed. Room #540. He still needs lots of prayers and thoughts. One disturbing thing to me is he has only received 5 cards to date. Unbelievable .......He will be fully alert in time and these cards will mean alot. When Steve Howard was in Rehab, we went and read all the cards to him and he came alive for the first time in weeks. Show him some Love...............
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