From an e-mail, sent by Joe Davidson:

CCS racer Luis Garcia was injured Sunday April 21st at Moroso Park. His helmet faired okay, didn’t break, but was ground down. He fell at 80-100, with an abrupt touching of the brake lever against another rider just before the first turn, all were accelerating. His bars turned right, sharply, and he basically dove over them and immediately downward.

He was unconscious and coughing up blood when he was airlifted out. On Monday, Luis is still in the trauma ICU, and still in a coma. The ear doc said he looks good, from his perspective, because blood was coming from his ear yesterday, but it had stopped. CAT scans reveal only ‘microscopic’ damage. His swelling is down a lot. His upper arm is apparently broken as well, but it’s minor compared to other conditions, at present (head, spine). On Tuesday, he’s stable, but is more responsive. He’s responding to a doctor who tried to check his eyes. He kept trying to close them. Small step, good sign. Everything else is stable and he’s getting stronger, medicine is doing its job. It could be really any amount of time before he is conscious. They can’t give any time. Please keep him in your thoughts & prayers. He is married and has two young children.

Cards are being forwarded to him by a close friend Luis Wassmann:

Please send cards & letters to:
Luis Wassmann
PO Box 143290
Coral Gables, FL 33114

A PayPal account has also been established to help defray costs of travel, babysitters, etc. during his hospitalization: [email protected]

The account is in the name of Luis Wassmann, a close family friend.