Joe, You are being logical about this, I think after reading your thoughts a good 3 or more row time line should be done (for each involved person/ team). For the benefit of all, none of us were there, Im sure there are many unanswered questions. And right now the wound is raw, I hope a good study in the name rider safety is conducted now or in the future, just to see if an added measure could be included to get onto crash sites quicker.
Maybe they should all use something like the SPOT device so when someone suddenly stops in the middle of no where they can be checked on.
From Patty Blais on the D37 message board (forum) These are the facts of what happened at RM 792. (per Skyler Howes and Ivan Ramirez) KTM had just pitted Kurt at RM 779. 13 miles later is where Kurt had crashed. The first person on scene was a spectator named "Turtle". Kurt was still breathing at this time. After many minutes, Turtle left to go get help. He did not want to leave but had no choice. This was in a very remote area with sand washes, ravines and trees and hardly any spectators. In the meantime, KTM was re-fueling their helicopter. When they got back in the air, they could not find Kurt - nor could the Honda helicopter. Chris was now getting calls from KTM and SCORE, everyone was looking for Kurt. Kim was working the radios for SCORE and this had now become a Code Red. She was helping us as much as she could. They were all frantically searching. Nobody could find him. We tracked him and told as many as we could what race mile he was at approximately (with Spot trackers, it's not exactly accurate and updates only every 10 or so minutes). Ivan rode in to find him and he and Ricky Brabec got to Kurt almost at the same time (maybe one right before the other). Ricky on the 4x bike. This was quite a bit of time after Kurt had crashed. Then they started pushing the SOS button on the bike and got the info to KTM and SCORE. Kurt was not breathing at this point. The ambulance arrived at Kurt and now it's night time. They tried to revive him but Kurt had already passed. After inspection of Kurt's bike, it has been confirmed that he hit a large animal at full speed - either a cow or horse. Keep praying for Nancy, Caroline and Sarah for many days to come! Kurt, may the heavens be filled with sweet trails & endless perfect conditions! You have left your mark in the most decent way a human can - with generosity, kindness, and more than an athlete could ever give to a sport! You gave it your heart and your soul. WE LOVE YOU ♥ It was a cow.
'Agree with this. To win even at the local level you have to hang it out there, but in Baja, Dakar, Red Bull, etc., the top guys have to hang it WAY out there. Big risks have to be taken to win. Unfortunately sometime there is a big price. I just hate to see this young and extremely talented man leave us.
