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The AutoSport Promotions team headed into Round 3 of the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge with their BMW prepared for battle. Taking place at the beautiful Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama, this would be the first true road course event of the season, leaving the AutoSport Promotions team optimistic and ready for the Barber 200. With its technical layout, Barber Motorsports Park suits the rear wheel drive BMW platform which would prove to favor the #23 AutoSp
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16.04.2011
The AutoSport Promotions team headed into Round 3 of the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge with their BMW prepared for battle. Taking place at the beautiful Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama, this would be the first true road course event of the sea
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25.09.2009
Utah 250 Acxiom GT winner Jeff Segal and Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge drivers Ken Wilden and Jason Workman will highlight tonight's Grand-Am Weekly radio show and webcast.Grand-Am Weekly is heard Tuesday evenings from 7-8 p.m. ET on WELE-1380 AM Daytona Beach, featuring DC Williams, Wyatt Davis and J.J. O'Malley.To listen live, visit the station's new web sit
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29.10.2008
By John Vincent
When I go to VIR at the end of the season, it's one of those events that show how KONI has got to the level that it is today. Here's a race where KONI is the headliner and there are 12 ho
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26.07.2008
One moment, Jason Workman was looking to contend for the 2008 KONI Challenge Street Tuner championship, coming off a strong run at Daytona.
Suddenly, the 31-year-old Georgian found himself in grave condition and fighting for his life follo
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01.05.2008
His improvement is simply phenominal.
Patricia left a thank you note on: www.jasonworkman.com
The best way to reach Jason personally is through his email address: jasonworkman@hotmail.com &nb
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22.04.2008
'Hey everyone! Just wanted to drop down some really great news! I had to teach a 3 day school for Skip Barber this weekend in Sebring, I chose to drive down so I could drive over to West Palm Beach after the school and maybe see Jason.
I gave him a call and he said he was feeling really good and would love some company.
I drove over to St Mary's and wasn't quite
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17.04.2008
'We finally got it together today as I'd been anxious to go see Jason at St. Mary's once he was awake but he was not up to start seeing people until last weekend.
Jason and I met in the courtyard of St. Mary's with his mother Patricia and family friend Glenn for just a little under an hour today. It's a
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16.04.2008
Each day he spends several hours in physical therapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy.
We also continue with some excercises on our own inbetween, do some crossword puzzles and soak up some sun and fresh air each morning and afternoon.
Appetite is coming ba
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15.04.2008
I visited with Patricia and Jason today at St Mary's Hospital in West Palm Beach.
He is moving easily on his own and his conversation indicates he is ready for a full rehabilatation.
His mi
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13.04.2008
He is very anxious and a little confused.
Got his first shower this morning which made him VERY happy and as of today, he looks exactly like he did before the accident.
Can't coax him to eat - not chocolate, not Applebee's, not prime rib.
But we are told that it's a typical result of h
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11.04.2008
'Jason's Trach was removed this morning !
He is getting a little stronger every day.
Now, we are waiting for a spot to become available in Rehab.
He is on his way to building back his strength, stamina and cognitive skills. The big challenge is getting him to eat ...
I can't tha
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09.04.2008
The Trach was down-sized and capped today - Jason is talking and making jokes, asking 100 questions and eating real food.
He is amazing !!! He asked about almost all of you out there by name, remembers everything and everybody. Still physically VERY weak and occasionally disoriented, but completely awar
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08.04.2008
One day later than I thought - but it happened earlier than the medical team expected. Jason was moved from ICU Trauma to 'Step Down' today.
No more ventilator - only a little oxygen.
The Trach will be capped soon and removed as soon as they are sure he can cough and swallow correctly - and he is doing that already. He is in a private room, totally awake, aware,
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08.04.2008
The gastric problem is slowly resolving - hopefully by tomorrow they can remove the gastric nose tube.
I have a feeling he might move to the 'step down' unit tomorrow or Tuesday. Please keep praying.
The hardest part for Jason is just now beginning. Depression has slipped in - but he is being very cooperative and partcipating in his recovery process.
Th
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06.04.2008
'When we arrived for the 1:00 pm visit today(Glenn, my parents and I), the curtain to Jason's room was 3/4 closed, the bed was moved against the wall and empty. I was stunned. We walked in - there was nurse Cari standing beside a special chair that Jason was sitting in ... Smiling... I was beside myself. He had
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04.04.2008
He did motion today, asking if he can still drive and I assured him that he would be all well and whole again.
After he kept asking about all the hoses, etc., I offered him a mirror. He very quickly agreed, looked at himself and the Trach for quite some time and seemed to be at ease with the situation.
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03.04.2008
5 hours off the ventilator and some bed-side rehab.
No complaints of pain, just very weak and still some withdrawals (hallucinations) - but stronger and recuperating quicker than the docs and nurses expected.
Now his hardest part of the healing process begins - but I can already s
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02.04.2008
The ventilator settings were turned down another little bit - Jason tolerated it well.
He is awake part of the day and smiling at the nurses occassionally (never at me).
He is showing signs of withdrawal and handling them with complete calmness.
I am SO proud of him. Looking at his blue
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31.03.2008
Jason was awake during most of the 4 visitation hours.
He tried to communicate since he can't speak due to the ventilator. He is moving hands, arms and legs and even lifted his head off the pillow.
His stepmom Wanda and I will make some flash cards with words and phrase
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30.03.2008
- it was stopped this morning. He will be waking up more frequently until finally it will be out of his system.
Keep praying, please - we are still on the ventilator - but things are progressing well.
The next few days will bring some withdrawals to struggle with - he will need lots of perserverance now.' Patricia
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29.03.2008
March 28th 2008
'Jason did well with the Trach surgery and seems much more comfortable with the ventilator out of his mouth and throat - he is still groggy from the anesthesia, but was awake and his oxygen levels were good.
All is well and we are looki
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27.03.2008
This morning, he was stable enough for a 30 minute, risk free surgery of inserting the ventilator tube into the bottom of his neck.
I think he will be much more comfortable without having the hose in his mouth and down his throat and it will also be easier to wheen him off completely.
We are on
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26.03.2008
Jason is still tolerating his ventilator settings being turned down a tiny bit each day.
Color is returning to his face and he looks relaxed and is taking a few breaths on his own along with the respirator.
He has made great strides during the past 3 days.
He is feeling a
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23.03.2008
Posted by Jason's Mom on March 22, 2008 at 20:26:10:
Thanks again to John for bringing the board back up.
Even though the ventilator settings and coming off sedation wasn't successful and Jason is back on the old settings and medication - th
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21.03.2008
On Fri, 21 Mar 2008, Alex Graas wrote:
Jason had a little set back last night - back to some of the previous ventilator settings and heavier sedation.
Nancy Knapp-Schilke wrote on Friday, March 21, 2008 3:18 PM
Reme
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20.03.2008
For all those of you who wish to send Jason a card or anything else here is his contact:
MICHAEL Jason Workman
C/O St. Mary's Medical Center
901 45th St.
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Ph: 561-844-6300
Fax: (561) 882-1025
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20.03.2008
Today, Jason took a break from baby steps and stayed at the same level.
He wakes occassionally and requires reassurance and explanation for what happened and where he is.
I am told that the sedation medication also has the effect of amnesia which causes him not to remember from minute to minute.
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18.03.2008
A lot of you asked me what his injuries are. Pretty nasty list:(
2 head injuries (bleeding) - (more CAT scans to be done when he gets off respirator)
both shoulder blades fractured
right collar bone fractured
upper right arm fractured
all ribs broken
lungs severely bruised and bleeding which resulted in ARDS
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17.03.2008
"A bigger step today. The ventilator settings were dropped again and after tolerating them for most of the day, the paralytic drip was disconnected.
This will slowly release Jason's body from being paralyzed and hopefully, he will take a few breaths on his own along with the respirator.
Alltoge
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16.03.2008
"Another little Baby Step on the ventilator - we'll see what happens. So far, it looks good. His swelling is going down (never thought watching a urin bag would be so exciting).
Four more little steps and we might be able to wake him up a little bit. Your prayers are working, Jason is keep
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15.03.2008
"Jason keeps holding his own on the new ventilator settings from 2 days ago. If he can stay stable - hopefully the settings can be adjusted further. I can literally feel him getting stronger when I'm with him.
Thank you all for hanging in there with us throughout the last tw
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13.03.2008
Today it is total status quo: same situation as yesterday.
" Remember: His oxygen absorption went up a little bit and this is encouraging. Everything else is still the same.Patricia is very upbeat that he will make it and recover 100%. Improvements, however, will only be very small for the next days/weeks
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12.03.2008
His oxygen absorption went up a little bit and this is encouraging. Everything else is still the same.
Patricia is very upbeat that he will make it and recover 100%. Improvements, however, will only be very small for the next days/weeks...
- Alex-
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10.03.2008
Unfortunately, the paralytic medication will have to be continued.
They don't want to over stress him - tomorrow will look better - let's hope!
- Alex -
photo Charlie Roeber
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10.03.2008
Yesterday, Jason's ventilator was set back to the original setting, which he tolerated quite well.
Today the plan is to stop the paralytic drip and see how he toleratesthe new setting with only the sedative meds.
I hope that he will be strong enou
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07.03.2008
The oxygen level he is being given was dropped to 45% (better than expected).
If he continues this way, they will slowly take him off the current sedation method as well as the paralysing drug and go back to the previous milder sedation.
The chest
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06.03.2008
"GOOD NEWS !!!!!
Since Jason's status remained unchanged, it was decided to add some sedation medication and put him into a full-paralyzed state in order to give him complete rest - he doesn't have to take even one breath on his own.
It already hel
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05.03.2008
As of this morning, Jason's condition remains unchanged.
Thank you again for all the wonderful messages and your faith in Jason's determination to overcome.
Your prayers and well-wishes is given us all the strength and hope to believe in his recove
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04.03.2008
http://jasonworkman.com/wwwboard/ you can leave your message to Jason
Posted by Jason's Mom on March 04, 2008 at 08:44:15:
Every morning and evening, I look forward to reading this board and feel a
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04.03.2008
He has developed Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome and is on full support at the moment in order to give his body (especially his lungs) a rest from working so hard.
The doctors are in the process of identifying the cause (aside from the damage already done) so they can find the appropri
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02.03.2008
http://jasonworkman.com/wwwboard/
All of the prayers, well-wishes, good vibrations and energy are reaching us. Thank you all for your responses. Jason's condition has improved slightly.
Still critical, but he is being wh
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28.02.2008
Jason has gotten a bit worse, however doctors advise that this is normal as he will get worse before he can get better.
His mother, Patricia, is in West Palm Beach and keeping us advised of the situation at St. Mary's Hospital.
Doctors further believe that Jason will pull
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27.02.2008
His condition, while grave with numerous broken bones in his upper body and severe head injury, will be examined again this morning when they do a CAT scan on him to determine the extent of his concussion, etc.
Jason did respond to doctors and nurses before being heavilly sedated as is his
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27.02.2008
Jason has been in a terrible accident in West Palm Beach!
He is in a coma at intensive care and has a lot of broken bones. A barrel filled with water got loose and a strong wind threw the barrel in the air and hit Jason in the head in an open cockpit
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12.02.2008
V-Pack Motorsport’s team owner John Vincent was satisfied with the start to the 2008 season. Despite a few minor setbacks, the team was still able to finish 8th and set themselves up for a championship run.
The weekend started off with the team looking for a set up that would work during the three hour race. "
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02.11.2007
Christmas came early for Jason Workman. With the 2007 season still fresh in his racing memory, Workman is pleased to announce plans for 2008. He has signed to drive for V-Pack Motorsport in the Grand American Koni Challenge ST series driving a BMW 330i.
Workman has recently been taken under the win
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21.07.2007
30-year old American sportscar ace, Jason Workman, from Flowery Branch, GA (very near the fabulous Road Atlanta Circuit), becomes the first racer from the United States of America to sign with Roger Phillips's Action Resources driver management arm.
Phillips will operate in tandem with Work
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20.07.2007
Jason Workman co-drives V-Pack Motorsport BMW 330i at Barber
Co-driving the #24 V-Pack Motorsport BMW 330i with Matt Connolly, Jason Workman quickly established that the team is staged to be a contender this weekend at the Grand-Am KONI Challenge Series Street Tuner division race on Saturday, July 21.
In the first two practice sessions on Thursday, July 19
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08.06.2007
Jason Workman is finding that his growing reputation as a driver that can be called upon to race fast and reliably is providing him with impressive opportunities. For the fourth time this season, Workman's phone rang, this time with an offer to fill in at the last moment in the Rolex Sports Car
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12.04.2007
As varied and extensive as Jason Workman's racing career has been, round two of the 2007 Koni Challenge event at Homestead-Miami Raceway on April 13-15 represents a first in his career.
Workman will drive a Porsche for the first time ever in competition, co-driving an ASC Motorsports Porsche
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