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You may or may not have heard that 77+ mph winds ripped through Carlisle last night. At least 5 people had to be transported to the hospital. One gentleman tried to ride the storm out in his Corvette and had severe head and chest injuries when a tree fell down on his car. Although Carlisle is always a great time this one had a bad ending. The group from KSCC was camping and just finishing the meals cooked by Ron when the dark clouds started to roll in. We were still all laughing until the rains and winds hit. Before you could reach cover all hell broke loose. I didn't bother to stake down my tent and I was holding on to the frame to try and prevent it from ending up it the next county. Others like John and Frank tried to keep the damage to a minimum and away from the cars (Franks newly painted step side didn't fair well, John P's Corvette came out untouched) The rain came down in sheets and we all ended up soaked to the bone. I walked around and snapped some pic's. My Corvette was on display at a vendor tent called ACP. I took it out for the fun field and was thinking of putting it back in the vendor tent after dinner. That tent and many others were destroyed with major damage to cars and parts inside. The entire fairgrounds was covered with parts papers and torn tents. The 57 reunion tent was torn to shreds and many a car crushed or damaged. As I passed by a lady C1 owner just stood and cried-her car a victim of the storm. Emergency vehicles were everywhere. One gentleman had a rod through a leg another had his leg shattered. The whole scene was unreal. One second we are sitting around having beers and a good time the next minute a disaster for many. Thank goodness no los s of life but a lot of damage. Hail the size of pennies. Haven't checked my car for damage yet-I'm almost afraid to go into the garage. Many of us soaked to the bone and no shelter packed up and left as quickly as possible trying to miss the next cell to pass. I'm sure we'll have to sort out the gear. We packed in the dark. I have a blue chair that isn't mine and I'm missing some stuff myself. All and all a great time with a not so great ending but one for the Carlisle record books for sure.

Ken

Quote from Lance Miller last night, (Aug 27, 2007)

Hi everyone, it's been a VERY long day/night here at Carlisle. I saw this post and wanted to make sure everyone heard it from the "horses mouth". I'd like to provide all the information that I'm aware of at this time about this evenings storm. There are already a lot of rumors spreading... hopefully this post will help clarify everything.

There was a serious storm that hit Carlisle this evening. I'm not certain if it was a tornado at this point in time, I'll let you know once I find out more info (I've heard wind gusts of up to 70mph). I can assure you it's not exactly pretty right now (12:30 am) on our grounds. Fortunately we DID NOT HAVE ANY FATALITIES - the rumor mill is ramped from what I've been hearing.

There were 5 injuries that I'm aware of at this point. There were incredibly high winds and as you all know there are a lot of tents throughout the grounds - it's not pretty. It will be business as usual tomorrow morning. Our staff did an incredible job, I'm thrilled to be a part of such a great team.

It's getting late, I just wanted to drop everyone a line prior to getting out of my office... I hope this message helps clarify everything. I'd be happy to share further info, but I'm exhausted after such a hot long day.

Good evening,
Lance

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