sad news back to new england:(

[fcmike]

hey friends.....just a bulletin to inform all my new england racers and friends that yesterday morning during his first moto at motocross of marion county in reddick florida Mikey Picone suffered a broken femur to his left leg....Mikey had been riding his new Kawi's like nobodys business,scoring consistant top 3's last week at gatorback and on saturday at reddick...to tell you the kind of guy Mikey is (AND I'M SURE YOU ALREADY KNOW)...when he came across the track on the stretcher looking very pale with an IV tube already started all he would say to me was "sorry fc"...well my eyes weld up and i had to make my way back to my motorhome to cry in private....i know i always call Craig Dube "my son" but let it be known there is always a very special place in my heart for that fine young man we affectionatly call "pinecone" that goes way beyond the relationship between a tuner and his rider....i will call Joe today and get rm # and hospital address and forward it back to all of you who read this....plz get cards and letters out because this kind of thing will require Mikey to know everyone loves him and is thinking of him.....ok..just got of the phone with Steph, and Mikey is going home tonight (monday jan 9th) or tomorrow....so plz send cards and letters to his home address which is...Michael Picone
6915 N.Tram rd
Hernando, FL 34442
And i wanna thank everybody who does this little favor for Mikey..SO on that note its time to bail...i wanna say hello and i miss yous to all my friends back home..............FCMIKE