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<body> <Table Width="550" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="0"><TR><TD Width="35"><IMG SRC="//www.totalmotorsport.com/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="35" HEIGHT="1"></td><td> <CENTER><Table border="0" width="100%"> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="5">GRAND AMERICAN ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">05/01/2002</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Saleen S7R takes to the air</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">David and the car will be fine</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="1">  </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">The Team Seattle Saleen S7R was in a severe accident during the early afternoon practice session today. David Bingham, father of 2001 GTS driver champion Chris Bingham, was behind the wheel of the Saleen as it entered turn one. Bingham drifted high, clipping the rear left wheel of the passing Nissan Lola of Rand Racing. Witness to the accident reported that it appeared Bingham hit the throttle instead of the brake when he swerved to miss the Nissan Lola, sending the Saleen up over guardrail that separates the track and pit exit. <BR> <BR> "The status of the car is that we managed to fly it over a guardrail while testing it," crew chief Sid Collins said. "Consequently we have some damage to the right front and some right rear suspension. It's very fixable. The Saleen, Park Place and Troy Sport groups will have the car back together.<BR> <BR> "Unfortunately it will have to go California to the manufacturer of the S7 - Steve Saleen's facility - to be put back together. But their whole team is ready to respond with parts already being ordered to be ready for the car to arrive next Tuesday from Daytona. It will be repaired, and we'll be ready to race."<BR> <BR> Bingham was transport to Halifax Memorial Hospital as a precautionary measure after complaining of back pain. The hospital reports that he has a fracture to his L3 vertebrae and is still being evaluated, however they expect to release him later this evening.</FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE><BR> </CENTER> <BR><CENTER><font size="1" color="#808080" face="Tahoma">Copyright ©2000-©2023 TotalMotorSport</font></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table> </body>