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| posted on July 4th, 2013 at 09:00 AM |
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Info , Dave Stoker
Dave Stoker , owner of the LMS engineering drag beetle was rushed to hospital late yesterday afternoon and went in for an emergency operation last
night .
Dave has been waiting for the results of some tests performed last month regarding a heart condition and took a turn for the worst yesterday .
Lorraine has spoken to him after the operation and will keep us informed of his recovery .
For you people that aren't familiar with Dave , he has been involved with the VW community for the past 25 years and has built some of the nicest VW
drag cars in the country . The current car is full cro-moly tube chassis beetle running a supercharged 2800 cc Autocraft deal and his previous car was
a tube chassis turbo charged beetle .
Dave is based out of Campbelltown , south west of Sydney and was due to have a minor health tune up on the 23rd of July .
All the best and I wish him a speedy and full recovery and I will keep you up-dated as things progress , ROD.
More boost + More fuel = More power
1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
2010 New Beetle 8.12 sec on 8th march 2014
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| posted on July 4th, 2013 at 09:09 AM |
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Not good news, hope Dave gets well soon.
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| posted on July 4th, 2013 at 09:21 AM |
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Get well mate!!!!!!! See you at the track soon!!!!!
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| posted on July 4th, 2013 at 10:42 AM |
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Get well soon Dave, beside building great drag cars he also good for laugh any time you see him or a comment that brings you back to reality, he's
also done lots of custom machine work on my cars and many other VWs
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| posted on July 4th, 2013 at 11:25 AM |
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Dave is a top bloke and a great friend.
Always there to help when you need it and never afraid to put shit on you when you don't, all in aid of a good laugh of course.
Wish you a speedy recovery mate.
Mike
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| posted on July 4th, 2013 at 11:28 AM |
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Not good to hear after seeing him on the weekend sharing a few laughs as usual. I hope you get well soon you old bugger. Thanks Rod for letting us
know and please keep us informed of his progress.
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| posted on July 4th, 2013 at 05:09 PM |
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Looks like he went in earlier than expected
I carnt wait to hear his dreary voice once again
All the best and get well QUICK like yr Drag Car
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| posted on July 4th, 2013 at 10:57 PM |
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He'll be looking forward to hearing your voice Dave B, I'm sure he will give you a good tune up when he spot's you next.
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| posted on July 5th, 2013 at 09:20 AM |
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Stoker, a man that is so genuine and honest the if he thinks your a dickhead he'll tell you that you are, you gotta love it.
Get well Dave, I need some machining done lol.
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RodPenrose
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| posted on July 5th, 2013 at 09:37 AM |
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UP-DATE
I have spoken with Lorraine and Dave is doing well at this stage . He is sitting up in bed and starting to get bored already . His surgeon was happy
with the procedure and he should be back to himself in no time ( great ) . He is still in the ICU and will maybe be moved out of his $ 1000 a night
suite into a normal room over the weekend . He may have access to his mobile ph as well and I will keep you all informed , ROD .
More boost + More fuel = More power
1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
2010 New Beetle 8.12 sec on 8th march 2014
http://www.rodpenroseracing.com.au
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RodPenrose
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| posted on July 7th, 2013 at 07:27 PM |
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I called in to see Dave in hospital this afternoon on my way home from the track . He was sitting up in bed and he looked really good . He sort of
feels ok but the food is probably the main thing keeping him from a speedy recovery . He isn't sure of how long the vacation is going to last and is
looking towards going home soon and some normal food . He is starting to tell everybody in the ward what he thinks of the situation so I presume they
may move him out sooner than he thinks . I also passed Henry on the way out so that is good that he is getting some support , ROD.
More boost + More fuel = More power
1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
2010 New Beetle 8.12 sec on 8th march 2014
http://www.rodpenroseracing.com.au
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| posted on July 7th, 2013 at 09:11 PM |
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Thats great news, thanks Rod
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