Keiron Hall made a valiant attempt to return to racing early after tearing the ligaments off his thumb earlier this year.
After taking to the track for practice and qualifying, Hall decided to line up for the opening MX1 moto of the day aboard his KSF ECSTAR Suzuki RM-Z450.
Hall got off to a great start and was pushing early, however, the with his thumb still not at 100% he was forced to pull out of the race with the team making the decision to play it safe and use the small break between rounds two and three for further recovery head of the season‰Ûªs first big doubleheader.
‰ÛÏI went out for qualifying and felt ok, the thumb was undoubtedly sore, and it was my first ride since suffering the injury, but I felt like I could line up for the opening race.
‰ÛÏI got off to a great start and pushed hard in the opening lap. It was, and I pushed as hard as I could, but it proved to be too much for my thumb at this point.
‰ÛÏI'll take the next week or two to let it heal further, with the aim of getting back on the bike and getting some riding done in the week leading up to Wonthaggi.‰Û
