Joe Law

[Glen]

Joe Law (Grumpy old men) lakester had heart surgery today and is doing well. he should be home by the week end. A speedy recovery Joe.

[narider]

Great news on the successful surgery Glen thanks. 
Was his heart surgery preplanned or emergency?
Todd

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Best wishes, Joe.  That last time I saw him was at Maxton a couple of years ago.   He had his new Chevy pickup and ran it to see how fast it'd go.  As I remember he kept it under the 135 max. speed limit for street vehicles.

[Glen]

The surgery was pre planned but had been put off for a couple of weeks.

[narider]

The pain receptors in the chest can't tell any difference, but that's always better then an emergency repair.



Best wishes on a complete recovery Joe.
Todd

[Joe Timney]

 One of my hero's...best wishes Joe


joe

[Freud]

Now he understands how people felt that entered a car in his class. Heart Attack Time when they saw the record.

Thanks, Joe, for adding so much to my Bonneville experiences.

FREUD

[Bville701]

Well wishes and a speedy recovery Joe. He is deffinately one of my heroes.   

[Brian Westerdahl]

Glad everything went well Joe.  Get well Fast  From the Brewster WA boys.

[GH]

I called Joe about my oiling problems just after I returned from Speedweek. He didn't say anything about heart problems. I have received a stent two different times and I know the problem shows up all at once without any warning. Hope he has a quick recovery.

[jackson]

I worked with Joe on his stream-liner tire project.  It wasn't very successful on my part, but I sure had a great time working with him.  Don't let that Appalachian accent fool you, Joe is very much an unsung hero with engineering smarts that I probably haven't seen very often at work..

[manta22]

Re: Joe Law:

All the best to Joe Law. Remember-- we WV hillbillies are a tough bunch. When the Rebels came through there during the Civil War, we shot at 'em-- when the Yankees came through, we shot at them, too.

There is something about living in the hills that translate to fast cars. Remember where NASCAR originated, remember top fuel drag racer Jim Minnick was from southern WV (ya gotta love a guy from "Nitro, WV"). Then there is the WV LSR racer Joe Law. Fast company!

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ  (born in Buckhannon, WV)

[PorkPie]

There was an update about Joe on the SCTA site:

09/02/09:  Just wanted to let everyone know that Joe's bypass surgery went extremely well so far today.  The surgery was about 6 hours long and he was not put on the bypass heart pump.  His doctor has the ability and knowledge to do this without stopping the heart.  Also, he was off the ventilator before coming out of the operating room.  He is very groggy, sore and pretty much out of it for today.   But, if all goes well, he will be home in about 3 days or so.  Thanks for all your prayers and pray for the post operative care and recovery as it will be a long.  And if any of you know Joe at all, you will know he is a hard person to keep down.  Once again thanks again,  Suzanne Law

[manta22]

Thanks for the update, Pork Pie. All the best to Joe and Suzanne.

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

[Bob Beatty]

Joe is home.  He was released from the hospital last night.  His sprits are good and he is recovering well from what was obviously very serious surgery.