FIRST PERSON/OPINION From an e-mail: WERA racer James R. Elias died on Thursday, August 31, 2006 due to injuries resulting from an accident on his motorcycle. Jim was a very dear friend of mine and he will be missed by much of the community here in Clarksville, TN. Garland V. Johnson Clarksville, Tennessee Obituary Notice Posted by The Leaf Chronicle: James R. Elias, 46, Clarksville, died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Services are to be announced by Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home. WERA Racer Profile: ~http://www.wera.com/racerprofiles/racers/James_R_Elias_7464.htm~ More information will be posted as it becomes available.