Everyone that comes into contact with Russ Lyman can easily say he's a friend to all. Nothing but smiles, so positive, and always there for anyone. Russ is seriously one of the absolute most selfless persons I personally know and I know you can all agree with me.
Russ will stop at nothing to help anyone that needs an extra hand, and is such a hard working guy, I wish everything was easier for him.
Many in the gaming community especially knows Russ as a Youtuber, an employee at Retro Games Plus, and probably most notably, everyone know's him as the creator of the infamous "M KART!"
Through the years Russ has become a really great friend and it really pains me to watch and tell you how he has really been struggling personally and emotionally, even though most of us don't see or will ever see that side of him.
Last year is when Russ starting coming into extreme bad luck that has now hit it's pinacle of losing probably his truest best friend, his beloved "M KART."
Russ created his "M KART" over 12 years ago and since then, the "M KART" has become well known in the area he lives as well as all over the gaming community. It has even been featured in a real NINTENDO magazine, which we all know is one of the coolest thing ever for Russ to accomplish.
In the past year, Russ has come across many road blocks in his personal life and all that know Russ on any level knows he does not deserve any of the difficult obstacles that has crossed his path.
Within the past year, Russ has had to deal with an ugly divorce that has led to him into financial turmoil, which has led him to have to move out of his apartment, pick up extra hours at work, and having to deal with his ex-wife in court because of circumstances completely out of his control. This has taken a great toll on Russ emotionally on top of financially.
It's seriously one thing after another and as a friend, I can not stand to watch Russ go throgh anymore negativity or unfortunate circumstances in his life. It seriously hurts me so much to see someone like Russ deal with any of this.
Some of us that know Russ as a YouTuber and watches his weekly VLOGS, knows his intro music has become infamous with his "Russ Whatcha Doin" jingle. Everywhere Russ goes, people yell to him, "RUSS WHATCHA DOIN!?" All I can think is..."if they only knew..."
What I'm trying to say is Russ needs us...more than ever.
Russ works 40+ hours a week at work just to pay bills, and when he's not working, he's helping others while dealing with everything else going on in his life.
I can't even begin to express how much Russ means to everyone that crosses his path. He truly doesn't deserve any of this to be happening to him, especially now losing his best friend, his "M KART."
Russ always has a smile on his face and hides anything wrong or negative going on in his life. This is how a majority of friends, family, and the gaming community sees him regularly. Russ is really struggling on the inside and now that his "M KART" is totalled, it's time we take care of the guy who's always taking care of us.
So, how did this accident happen?
I was personally driving ahead of Russ seeing it all happen through my rear view mirror. It was one of the most terrifying sights I've seen.
Russ was in the right lane of a 2 lane expressway when a car starting to merge onto the expressway from an on-ramp to his right. Russ needing to merge into the left lane to avoid the oncoming car started to merge toward a car in the left lane. Russ saw what was happening, had to merge back into his own lane, but at the same time, hit a sheet of black ice that led to him losing control of his "M KART" and doing a complete 360, hitting the car to his left, the inside barrier on the expressway, and leading him across the road into the outside barrier head on.
Thankfully, Russ was able to walk away with no injuries, even though his airbag didn't deploy. 
Whether it might be a dollar or two, please consider helping a guy who would do the very same for all of us.
Russ has always been there for everyone that he comes in contact with and never asks questions why. It's time for us as a community to be there for Russ. He needs it now more than ever.
Here are a few photos of the "M KART," I would love nothing more than to reach this goal for Russ so we can see the "M KART" live again.
Details of the trunk...
The inside view from the back...
...and an earlier version of the "M KART."
Thank you for taking the time to read all of this and thank you so very much in advance for your help.
Best,
David Apuzzo