RE: Stirling Moss falls down elev. shaft, seriously injured

[djaggs]

Damn, this sucks. he is a hero and legend to many, I hope he recovers fully. It wud be really awful if after risking his life for so many years and escaping death so many times that he would die in an elevator at the age of 80. Hope you recover fully Sir Moss, respect.

STIRLING MOSS HOSPITALIZED AFTER EVEVATOR FALL

Written by: SPEED Staff / GMM 03/08/2010
GMM Newswire
Sir Stirling Moss won 16 Grands Prix in the 1950's. (Photo: LAT Photographic) » More Photos
1950s Formula One legend Sir Stirling Moss is in intensive care after a three-story fall at his home in London.

The 80-year-old Briton, who won 16 Grands Prix, has broken ankles, feet and vertebrae damage but the injuries are not considered life-threatening.

The Daily Mail newspaper reported that, that an elevator in his house malfunctioned and stayed at the fourth floor. Moss stepped into the shaft on the third floor and fell to the concrete base.

"Amazingly he did not suffer any internal injuries," confirmed
British Racing Drivers' Club secretary Stuart Pringle, who said Moss has been operated on.

"Lady (Susan) Moss has just telephoned me and although Sir Stirling is not in good shape, (but) he is no longer in danger," he added.

[Monk BANzai]

this is not good...at 80yrs old his bones are brittle...this cud be a start of series of ailments for him..

[paparazzi]

this is not good...at 80yrs old his bones are brittle...this cud be a start of series of ailments for him..

he's British.....they'd get run over by a tank and recover in a week. They didn't rule half the globe at one point by being pansies!

I'm sure he'll recover.

[MG Man]

couldn't have said it better

[HaRdCoRe_YoUtH]

DAMN!

@paparazzi comment

[Monk BANzai]

this is not good...at 80yrs old his bones are brittle...this cud be a start of series of ailments for him..

he's British.....they'd get run over by a tank and recover in a week. They didn't rule half the globe at one point by being pansies!

I'm sure he'll recover.

*collects slap of reality....yuh right...

[legoRB]

[djaggs]

The first man to run down the Lausanne straight at Le Mans at over 170mph with no helmet, no seatbelt, skinny arse tyres.....

http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-mossir.html

Cant imagine any modern day F1 driver being as sporting as this.

[paparazzi]

The first man to run down the Lausanne straight at Le Mans at over 170mph with no helmet, no seatbelt, skinny arse tyres.....

http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-mossir.html

Cant imagine any modern day F1 driver being as sporting as this.

Yeah boy, makes you wonder 50 years from now what an F1 car will look like

[WD40]

That's terrible. Just the other day I was reading about how he manages his finances. He owns a string of rental homes around his mayfair property, and travels on a moped to do any building maintenance that may arise. This is coming from a man that's 80 years old. Legendary.