Had a couple injuries today Mark Kvamm came up short on the double (the new one by the trees) in the bottom after the long double, he took the bars to the face pretty hard. Hopefully he is home resting.
My mom called me asking about this guy, his crash made the evening news. Mark is a prominent public official.
I thought Marks' occupation and past in the motocross racing scene to be very interesting. You just never know who you're banging bars with out there.
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Kasich's director of job creation Kvamme to undergo surgery after motocross accident
Monday, April 11, 2011 01:00 PM
By Joe Vardon
The Columbus Dispatch
Director of job creation Mark Kvamme is a motocross enthusiast.
Mark Kvamme will have surgery Wednesday to repair a facial injury suffered Saturday morning in a motocross accident, Ohio Gov. John Kasich said today.
Kvamme, Kasich's director of job creation, is still recovering at the Ohio State University Medical Center from what the governor and Kasich administration officials described as a "serious" crash.
Kasich said Kvamme will undergo surgery to repair the ocular bone under his eye. The governor said Kvamme suffered no paralysis or loss of eyesight.
"He's just going to be great, and I'm so thankful because it could've turned out a lot differently," Kasich said this morning.
An employee at the OSU Medical Center said Kvamme was not listed as a patient there, but Kasich said he and Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee were among Kvamme's visitors yesterday at the hospital.
Kasich said he thought Kvamme would be released from the hospital by the end of the week. He said Kvamme made business calls this morning and would be back to work soon.
The accident happened at Briarcliff MX in Nashport on Saturday. Kasich said Kvamme, a motocross enthusiast, was wearing a helmet and other protective equipment when he "smashed" his "face on the motorcycle."
"Basically, he's a motocross guy," Kasich said. "He does these big jumps, and he jumped, and he didn't jump far enough, and that's exactly what happened to him."
Kvamme previously owned a motocross team and a series of motorcycle dealerships in California. Kasich said Kvamme was also involved in a serious skiing accident a few years ago.
"If you ask me if I think he'll stop riding his motorcycle, I doubt it. That's just the way he is," Kasich said.
jvardon@dispatch.com