Rory Schlein, the Australian speedway racer, was seriously hurt while driving into a closed gate at a racetrack.

Rory Schlein, the Australian speedway racer, was seriously hurt while driving into a closed gate at a racetrack.

Right before he hit the gate, he and his crew chief were tossing terrible jokes back and forth over the radio. Rory was talking about people lining up haphazardly to get hit in the face when his crew chief yelled, "That's not open Schlein!"