Ginger Molloy in Waikato Hospital

**rastus** · 30th March 2009, 12:50

Ginger Molloy had a fall (not on the track though) and is in Waikato Hospital. He is now out of the coma but still has a long way to go before the brain is healed properly. (Now is the time to get him back for all his high jinks as he can't remember anything.)Seriously folks if you want to sent him a card he is in Ward 8 Waikato Hospital. Hopefully if you included memories of things he has done it will jog his memory a bit and bring back that cheeky ginga that we all love.

**merv** · 30th March 2009, 12:53

This sounds pretty serious, hope he recovers quickly.

**roadracingoldfart** · 30th March 2009, 21:00

Card sent . i thought of flowers but then re-thought lol.

Never good to hear of a hero being off his horse. Thanks for the heads up.

**bistard** · 31st March 2009, 06:46

Shit,what happened,I was only talking to him at Paeroa

**Marknz** · 31st March 2009, 06:51

Will get something in the mail today.

That sux... he's a bit of a legend, but some folks will never have heard of him. Won a GP, raced against Ago... I bet he has a few stories to tell.

**PeteJ** · 31st March 2009, 08:19

Yeah, high jinks uncountable. What'd the old ginga do to himself?

Card sent.

Cheers

Pete

**rastus** · 31st March 2009, 16:04

had been out trail riding and missed the bottom step coming down some steps and hit the back of his head thus causing the brain injury. He might have been tired or just bad luck we don't really know. He has no bandages around the head but he had brain fluid and blood coming out when admitted so was put into a coma. He now has to wait and see. The quietest we have ever known Ginger to be. He still does not remember ever racing or where he is so heaps of cards might remind him and if you have any funny pictures of him up to his usual shenanigans send them in too.We want to see his cheeky grin back and see him knowing what a "sexy nurse" is again and then we will know he's on the mend.

**Shaun** · 31st March 2009, 16:12

Originally Posted by rastus

had been out trail riding and missed the bottom step coming down some steps and hit the back of his head thus causing the brain injury. He might have been tired or just bad luck we don't really know. He has no bandages around the head but he had brain fluid and blood coming out when admitted so was put into a coma. He now has to wait and see. The quietest we have ever known Ginger to be. He still does not remember ever racing or where he is so heaps of cards might remind him and if you have any funny pictures of him up to his usual shenanigans send them in too.We want to see his cheeky grin back and see him knowing what a "sexy nurse" is again and then we will know he's on the mend.

Hang in there who ever you are, G is the man

Has always been a man I have Respected a lot!

**Scouse** · 31st March 2009, 16:12

This is sad as Ginger is one of lifes good bastards heal up ya mad bugga

**Robbo** · 31st March 2009, 16:39

Hope you get well real soon Ginger. Still have memories of many of your great rides.
Thoughts are with you.

**merv** · 31st March 2009, 17:21

Did you tell him I found these old pics in my Bro's collection of Ginger at the 1972 Onekawa Grand Prix:

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/at...6&d=1236146427

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/at...7&d=1236146486

- back in the days when Geoff Perry and Trevor Discombe were stiff competition.

Heal soon old bugger.

Remind him of the Marlboro Series days when he raced the Harley Davidson.

**JJ58** · 31st March 2009, 21:51

Man that sucks....Get well soon old fella!!

**roadracingoldfart** · 5th April 2009, 07:13

Any update on his condition yet ????

**rastus** · 6th April 2009, 16:12

Ginger is now able to sit in a lazy boy. Still not recognising anybody but is looking hard at photos as if he knows that person. I have told him it is him playing up at Pukekohe. I showed him pictures of him racing but they don't get any reaction at all. He now is not strapped down as he realises that if he pulls the tubes out he gets strapped to the bed so that means he is taking something in. He mentioned the Bultacos so that is another positive sign.The Jelaca boys go and see him every day and talk to him about the Bultacos and how they all race them with him so he is getting plenty of company encouraging him to remember. once he is well enough to start rehab we hope that he will remember things and get back to his cheeky self.