As many of you know, Christopher Blais, our Open Pro rider N16, was injured early Sunday morning during the pre-fun run. He's not sure what he hit but it was a single person accident at mile marker 255, just coming out of the Miller's Pit.

David Pearson was riding with him and there were people on site with Chris
getting help. Donald Jackson, our Race Steward, was on site managing the
accident and an EMT team was dispatched out of Tonopah and a medical
helicopter came out of Reno to transport Chris. Chris fractured his 7th
vertebrae; he had surgery Sunday night and we are all waiting to see how
Chris heals. He is with his wife Patty, his friend Quinn Cody and his
parents are arriving in Reno on Monday. Patty and Chris would like to
extend their thanks to everyone that was on the scene to help, everyone that
has called to help and they are overwhelmed with all of the concern, and
your thoughts and prayers. We are in the process of setting up a fund to
help Chris out, we will have details on our site soon, it just takes some
time to set up, but any help you can extend to Chris and Patty would be
greatly appreciated. Also, all of us at Best In The Desert would like to
thank everyone that stopped to help; Johnny Campbell and Steve Hengeveld
helped, we understand the BJ Baldwin team stopped, we have their medical
bag, thank you to Steve Olliges for calling his doctor friends and getting
things to happen in Reno and I know there are many more of you that helped.
That is what makes off-road racing so great, it's you, all of our racers,
because we are a family out there and there isn't anyone involved with Best
In The Desert that wouldn't help anyone of us, unfortunately this time it
was Chris. Again, just keep praying for Chris to make a full recovery and
we will keep you updated as we know more information.  Chris is in the
Renown Hospital on Mill Street in Reno.

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