Skaife to miss Sandown 500

[Reaper]

Should go in the "news" section but it won't let me post there.

From HRT:

HOLDEN Racing Teams Mark Skaife was rushed to hospital this morning with appendicitis and is unlikely to participate in this Sundays Just Car Insurance Sandown 500

Skaifes wife Toni said this afternoon; "Theres only a remote chance that Mark would be okay to drive.

He suffered stomach pains last night then went to a doctor this morning where scans revealed his appendix should be removed.

The operation finished up being a normal procedure, but Mark was really disappointed that sucha thing should happen at this time of year, she said.

Meanwhile, Team Manager Robbie Starr was on the hunt for a replacement driver.

If mark is our, we will pair up Todd Kelly and Nathan Pretty in Todds #22 Commoore and we believe ex-RHT bathurst winner Tony Longhurst will share with Glenn Seton in Marks #2, said Starr

We hope to fly him down to Melbourne from the Gold Coast tonight in time for practice tomorrow.


.......Reaper

[Ripcell]

yeah bummer saw that, theres a thread in the motorsport forum about this tho.

[Reaper]

Whoops - didn't see it.

ho well....

Reaper

[minux]

I would imagine he would be right, especially considering that an AFL player can play 1 week after this surgery. We can only hope.

[vh-holden]

I'll drive for him.

[Troy711]

longhurst and seton at bathurst FTW. even though they are driving for HRT, in love to see them come away with the win

[minux]

longhurst and seton at bathurst FTW. even though they are driving for HRT, in love to see them come away with the win

I just want to see seton drive for holden for the first time at bathurst and WIN. Will teach him for sticking wth ford all those years

[Ripcell]

I would imagine he would be right, especially considering that an AFL player can play 1 week after this surgery. We can only hope.

love to think that, but it was only a day after, he was in yesterday and practice is today...