Wishing a fast recovery for Mike Morris

ssladyracer · 08-19-2008, 08:38 PM

To all that know him, Mikey has raced Stock and Super Stock for years mostly in IHRA but always the close NHRA Division 3 races. He was injured Sunday afternoon while he and his son Darren was riding an ATV Rhino. We had all rode for several hours on a friends farm and were done for the day. He and Darren wanted to take a ride on the Rhino and what was a nice day turned ugly very quick. They turned the Rhino over on the drivers side and Mikey took the hardest impact. They did not roll it over. They weren't thrown out but more or less impacted the ground hard. Darren wasn't injured other than a few bruises. Mikey was taken by ambulance to a local hospital then flown into University of Louisville Hospital. The extent of his injuries are a broken back ( L1 vertebrae) and a nasty cut on his head that required 2 staples. He is OK if that can be said in the same sentence as a broken back but we all know it could have been much worse. He is in a back brace and will remain in it for 3 months. He can't pick up anything heavier than a gallon of milk and can not work. He is in good spirits, but I told him he looks like he is walking on glass. He hopes to attend the Bowling Green points race as a spectator. You can't keep a good man down long.

If you would like to send him a card here is his address:

Mike Morris
524 Maxie Court
New Haven, KY 40051

Jim Woods · 08-19-2008, 09:20 PM

donna, thank you for the report on mike. please tell him he is in our prayers and if he needs anything just let me know. mike,t.c. and you and the family have always been # 1 in my book, great people .

danny waters sr · 08-19-2008, 11:19 PM

The Waters family sends, get well and "speedy"recovery. Like Jim said a close racing family.

Dave Mercer · 08-20-2008, 05:56 AM

Get well soon mike, if you need to lift your spirits a little you can watch the video from the final at norwalk a few years ago, if you need anything you know all you have to do is ask, see at the valley later this year, David Mercer

donald j raiser · 08-20-2008, 07:31 AM

get well soon.
dj and leah raiser

Marc Kinton · 08-20-2008, 08:56 AM

Thank you Donna for letting us know this. You guys are 1st class all the way and if anyone can make it through this you guys can. Any of us will do anything we can to help you guys out! Hope to see Mike and that big ole smile real soon. You will be in our prayers.

Ricky Clark · 08-20-2008, 10:49 AM

Thanks for posting this Donna, I was going to post yesterday, but I forgot about it & you have more information than I did at the time.

Mikey looked pretty good when we went to visit last night. He's in very good spirits & is learning he'll have to follow the doctors orders a little bit more. He has hopes of returning to the drivers seat this year, but we'll see about that, he's got a lot of healing to do before that can happen. Right now he's worried about getting his truck to Beech Bend, he said he'd rather see it down there than leaving it at home. We'll see what happens.

Get well soon Mikey!

Ricky, Sarah & Gracie

jdfpam · 08-20-2008, 01:06 PM

Mike,

Best Wishes from the Day family.

FLibs · 08-20-2008, 05:40 PM

Mikey wish you a quick recovery. Beech Bend won't be the same without you behind the wheel of your truck. If there is anything you need or your family just let me know!

Cody Phillips · 08-21-2008, 12:55 PM

Mike,

Hope you feel better soon. Wishing you and your family the best.

08-19-2008, 08:38 PM	#1
ssladyracer Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: KY Posts: 36 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Wishing a fast recovery for Mike Morris To all that know him, Mikey has raced Stock and Super Stock for years mostly in IHRA but always the close NHRA Division 3 races. He was injured Sunday afternoon while he and his son Darren was riding an ATV Rhino. We had all rode for several hours on a friends farm and were done for the day. He and Darren wanted to take a ride on the Rhino and what was a nice day turned ugly very quick. They turned the Rhino over on the drivers side and Mikey took the hardest impact. They did not roll it over. They weren't thrown out but more or less impacted the ground hard. Darren wasn't injured other than a few bruises. Mikey was taken by ambulance to a local hospital then flown into University of Louisville Hospital. The extent of his injuries are a broken back ( L1 vertebrae) and a nasty cut on his head that required 2 staples. He is OK if that can be said in the same sentence as a broken back but we all know it could have been much worse. He is in a back brace and will remain in it for 3 months. He can't pick up anything heavier than a gallon of milk and can not work. He is in good spirits, but I told him he looks like he is walking on glass. He hopes to attend the Bowling Green points race as a spectator. You can't keep a good man down long. If you would like to send him a card here is his address: Mike Morris 524 Maxie Court New Haven, KY 40051

08-19-2008, 09:20 PM	#2
Jim Woods Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: celina, ohio Posts: 623 Likes: 4 Liked 12 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Wishing a fast recovery for Mike Morris donna, thank you for the report on mike. please tell him he is in our prayers and if he needs anything just let me know. mike,t.c. and you and the family have always been # 1 in my book, great people . __________________ Jim Woods

08-19-2008, 11:19 PM	#3
danny waters sr VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: lagrange,nc Posts: 2,224 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wishing a fast recovery for Mike Morris The Waters family sends, get well and "speedy"recovery. Like Jim said a close racing family. __________________ Danny Waters, Sr / 73 Duster "340"

08-20-2008, 05:56 AM	#4
Dave Mercer Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 30 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wishing a fast recovery for Mike Morris Get well soon mike, if you need to lift your spirits a little you can watch the video from the final at norwalk a few years ago, if you need anything you know all you have to do is ask, see at the valley later this year, David Mercer

08-20-2008, 07:31 AM	#5
donald j raiser Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 379 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wishing a fast recovery for Mike Morris get well soon. dj and leah raiser

08-20-2008, 08:56 AM	#6
Marc Kinton Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Youngsville, NC Posts: 326 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wishing a fast recovery for Mike Morris Thank you Donna for letting us know this. You guys are 1st class all the way and if anyone can make it through this you guys can. Any of us will do anything we can to help you guys out! Hope to see Mike and that big ole smile real soon. You will be in our prayers.

08-20-2008, 10:49 AM	#7
Ricky Clark Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Shepherdsville, KY Posts: 64 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wishing a fast recovery for Mike Morris Thanks for posting this Donna, I was going to post yesterday, but I forgot about it & you have more information than I did at the time. Mikey looked pretty good when we went to visit last night. He's in very good spirits & is learning he'll have to follow the doctors orders a little bit more. He has hopes of returning to the drivers seat this year, but we'll see about that, he's got a lot of healing to do before that can happen. Right now he's worried about getting his truck to Beech Bend, he said he'd rather see it down there than leaving it at home. We'll see what happens. Get well soon Mikey! Ricky, Sarah & Gracie

08-20-2008, 01:06 PM	#8
jdfpam Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 186 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wishing a fast recovery for Mike Morris Mike, Best Wishes from the Day family.

08-20-2008, 05:40 PM	#9
FLibs Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Owensboro Ky Posts: 10 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Wishing a fast recovery for Mike Morris Mikey wish you a quick recovery. Beech Bend won't be the same without you behind the wheel of your truck. If there is anything you need or your family just let me know!

08-21-2008, 12:55 PM	#10
Cody Phillips Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lumberton N.C. Posts: 106 Likes: 3 Liked 41 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Wishing a fast recovery for Mike Morris Mike, Hope you feel better soon. Wishing you and your family the best. __________________ Phillips auto body Custom paint Lumberton, NC 910-739-7171