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Dylan Book: Spirited racer makes speedy recovery
Coty Mallicoat
Issue date: 11/25/09 Section: News
Dylan Book, a 17 year-old senior at Adel-Desoto-Minburn High School, was recently injured in an accident while working in his father's tire shop on Oct. 20. The accident was near fatal and Book had to undergo surgeries in order to ensure recovery.
When something life changing happens it seems like a community comes together whether that be a community of race car drivers, fans, a town, or a school. In Dylan Book's case those communities all came together as one.
Book is also a talented race car driver and had recently won the 2009 International Motor Contest Association, National Rookie of the Year honors in the IMCA hobby stock division.
He did very well in just his first season of competition. Shortly before the accident, Book had bought an IMCA Sport Mod from Joel Bushore, a fellow racer, in order to move up to the next level in his racing career.
On Nov. 14 a fundraiser was held for Book. Racers, race fans, friends, and families from around the state of Iowa showed up to give their support for Book.
There was a tent full of silent auction items that had been donated along with a bunch of live auction items that were used to raise money to support Book.
There were also live bands as well as a raffle of racing shirts and hats that racers had donated. Photographers donated over 500 photos for the raffle and auctions. They were also selling Dylan Book T-shirts as well, for $10.
According to Book's Caring Bridge site, the estimated head count of the event was around 1,300 people and they went through 2 hogs, 200 pounds of pork loin, 500 hotdogs and 12 kegs of beer.
Current DMACC students and fellow racers Joel Bushore and Scotty Lograsso were also in attendance for the event.
"It's crazy to see all the people that haven't even met Dylan before but they still showed up to support his cause. There were racers that probably haven't talked to him at the track but when something like this happens, racers are a family and we stick together, even if we did run into each other on the track the season before," said Bushore.
The family had put together a video of an interview with Dylan and it was played during the event.
Dylan was in attendance in an RV brought out by Jim and Joy Greenslade. People were allowed to stop in and visit with Book as he hung out in the RV with his family.
Book is currently making his recovery and will be able to attend the IMCA national banquet in Lincoln, Nebr. to accept his Rookie of the Year title. Book also plans on running the Sport Mod next year after he makes a full recovery for the 2010 season.
Book's progress can be tracked on Caring Bridge at www.caringbridge.org/visit/dylanbook and will also have his racing site up soon for the upcoming season.
Book's strong spirit and determination to recover and get back out on the track has been inspirational and has shown people, like his T-shirts say, "Anything is Possible."
When something life changing happens it seems like a community comes together whether that be a community of race car drivers, fans, a town, or a school. In Dylan Book's case those communities all came together as one.
Book is also a talented race car driver and had recently won the 2009 International Motor Contest Association, National Rookie of the Year honors in the IMCA hobby stock division.
He did very well in just his first season of competition. Shortly before the accident, Book had bought an IMCA Sport Mod from Joel Bushore, a fellow racer, in order to move up to the next level in his racing career.
On Nov. 14 a fundraiser was held for Book. Racers, race fans, friends, and families from around the state of Iowa showed up to give their support for Book.
There was a tent full of silent auction items that had been donated along with a bunch of live auction items that were used to raise money to support Book.
There were also live bands as well as a raffle of racing shirts and hats that racers had donated. Photographers donated over 500 photos for the raffle and auctions. They were also selling Dylan Book T-shirts as well, for $10.
According to Book's Caring Bridge site, the estimated head count of the event was around 1,300 people and they went through 2 hogs, 200 pounds of pork loin, 500 hotdogs and 12 kegs of beer.
Current DMACC students and fellow racers Joel Bushore and Scotty Lograsso were also in attendance for the event.
"It's crazy to see all the people that haven't even met Dylan before but they still showed up to support his cause. There were racers that probably haven't talked to him at the track but when something like this happens, racers are a family and we stick together, even if we did run into each other on the track the season before," said Bushore.
The family had put together a video of an interview with Dylan and it was played during the event.
Dylan was in attendance in an RV brought out by Jim and Joy Greenslade. People were allowed to stop in and visit with Book as he hung out in the RV with his family.
Book is currently making his recovery and will be able to attend the IMCA national banquet in Lincoln, Nebr. to accept his Rookie of the Year title. Book also plans on running the Sport Mod next year after he makes a full recovery for the 2010 season.
Book's progress can be tracked on Caring Bridge at www.caringbridge.org/visit/dylanbook and will also have his racing site up soon for the upcoming season.
Book's strong spirit and determination to recover and get back out on the track has been inspirational and has shown people, like his T-shirts say, "Anything is Possible."
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