As Bunny and Ruth did their burnouts all seemed normal. " He was the slower car and got out in front of me. He bobbled some and I thought he was coming over. He was in high gear, crossed lanes and hit my wheelie bar. I made a dead left-hand turn and head down into the grass wide-open." That was the last thing Bunny would remember about that day or the following four weeks that ensued. " I never knew what happened."
With broken arms, legs, and vertabrae, the fate of Bunny's life was left hanging in the balance. If she survived, would she ever walk again? Would she remain in a vegetative state? Racing wasn't even a consideration.
"I passed away and was brought back to life three times." - Bunny Burkett
The one thing she loved the most, the thing that kept her going was irrevocably ripped from her.
After 39 hours of surgery and seven days of not knowing if she would live or die, Bunnys spirit and determination continued to pull her through. After three weeks of being in a coma and despite devastating injuries to her body, she had defeated the odds and survived her ordeal. The road ahead would not be easy, but as always, Bunny would face all the obstacles and find a way to continue towards her goal of returning to the sport that had nearly taken her life.
