Detroit delivered one of the more brutal encounters in recent memory. “Injury”, that was the word of the night in Detroit. Numerous big-name guys ended the night on the ground with injury.
The night started out quite slow from an excitement point of view. Jett Lawrence is proving to be on another level in speed and skill on this East coast. He seems to be able to pull a gap at will. Manage the gap and make the track look basic in so many ways. The 450’s was building nicely with Jason Anderson putting it to the points leader Eli Tomac early. But then all hell broke loose.
In the space on a lap. We lost Cooper Webb, Chase Sexton and Jason Anderson to injuries. Then shortly after Dylan Ferrandis also left the track with an injury. Dean Wilson also took a dirt sample and was worse for wear but will be ok come next round.
With 5 big name factory riders out, or very much back in the field. We saw a bunch of career-best finishes for many privateer guys. Many may never see that sort of result ever again. But for one night only in D town. They have a once in a lifetime result to hang their hat on and a story to tell for life.
Cooper Webb has come out and indicated he has a fracture in his hand and bone bruising in his shoulder. I suspect that although he is going to ride thru injury. One bump to worsen his hand or risk another injury. He will be pulled from the series by KTM to be 100% for Outdoors. Side note here. How’s his crazy effort to ride a supercross track one-handed? Glad the AMA pulled him off after he was detouring the whoops. That’s not safe.
Dylan Ferrandis is taking at least a week off to let his bone bruising settle in his wrist. Bone bruising is quite difficult to manage. You can’t usually see it. It hurts a lot. But doesn’t hurt in particular actions. So it can be frustrating and debilitating. Don’t be surprised if this one week off turns into more. At least until St Louis, as this is after the week break that is coming up in the series shortly. He will be turning his focus to outdoors and will not want to be less than 100% for his title defence in that series.
Eli Tomac has this title on lock right now. The only thing that can stop him is multiple bike malfunctions or a significant injury. Let’s hope he runs this thing on the straight and narrow into Salt Lake City (It’s still weird to not finish the Supercross series in Vegas. But that’s not my call).
Indy this week is usually a good track with lots of ruts. It has also brought some injuries in past seasons. What will I get to report on next week?
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THE INJURY LIST – GOING INTO ROUND 11 – INDIANAPOLIS
Cooper Webb #1 – RedBull KTM
Injured When? Round 10 at Detroit
Injured What? Hairline fracture to his 2nd Metacarpal in his hand and bruising to arm and a bone contusion to his shoulder area.
Return to Riding Timeframe – Reports are that he has already ridden this week with the crew at Aldon Bakers. He is back training with Aldon now.
Next race prediction – Indianapolis this weekend. One hit to that hand and he might be out for 4-6wks though.
Chase Sexton #23 – HRC Honda
Injured When? Round 10 at Detroit
Injured What? No specific injury was listed. But a lot of skin grazing and bruising. Along with another cut to his lip.
Return to Riding Timeframe – Missed no bike time this week.
Next race prediction – Indianapolis this weekend.
Jason Anderson #21 – Monster Energy Kawasaki
Injured When? Round 10 at Detroit
Injured What? Suspected Concussion.
Return to Riding Timeframe – Would expect him to be following the AMA return to ride concussion protocol this week. He can ride from days 4 and 5.
Next race prediction – Indy for round 11
Dylan Ferrandis #14 – Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha
Injured When? Round 10 at Detroit
Injured What? Bone bruise to his wrist.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 1-2wks
Next race prediction – Potentially St Louis for Round 13
Justin Barcia #51 – TLD RedBull GasGas
Injured When? Round 10 at Detroit
Injured What? Laceration to finger
Return to Riding Timeframe – Riding through injury
Next race prediction – Indy for round 11
Kyle Swanson #313 – Privateer KTM
Injured When? Round 10 at Detroit
Injured What? Tib / Fib fracture
Return to Riding Timeframe – 6-8wks
Next race prediction – Outdoors round 1
Hunter Sayles #85 – PRMX Kawasaki
Injured When? Round 10 at Detroit on press day.
Injured What? 8 broken ribs and a punctured lung
Return to Riding Timeframe – Likely off the bike for 6wks.
Next race prediction – Round 16/17 if at all pending his recovery process.
Doc Smith #464 – Privateer KTM
Injured When? Round 10 at Detroit
Injured What? 5th metatarsal fracture to foot and multiple fractured ribs.
Return to Riding Timeframe – attempting to ride through injury.
Next race prediction – Indy for round 11
Jerry Robin #97 – Privateer
Injured When? Round 10 at Detroit
Injured What? Re-Aggravated AC joint sprain
Return to Riding Timeframe – Riding through injury
Next race prediction – Indy for round 11
Ken Roczen #94 – HRC Honda
Injured When? Reports are he has been managing illness for some time now.
Injured What? Issues with health relating to Epstein Barr Virus that has been present with him since his arm issues in 2017 and 2018.
Return to Riding Timeframe – Unclear
Next race prediction – Outdoors Round 1??? There is the possibility that he doesn’t race again in 2022 pending how the recovery goes and the time needed to restore his body to competition health level.
Kyle Peters #52 – Phoenix Honda
Injured When? Round 9 at Daytona
Injured What? Sore Ribs and a broken hand
Return to Riding Timeframe – 2wks.
Next race prediction – Round 13 at St. Louis.
Bubba Pauli #282 – MaddParts Kawasaki / SX Race Team
Injured When? Thursday before Daytona at a Money Race
Injured What? Knee injury. Small incomplete fracture of the tibia. ACL tear, bilateral meniscus tear and impaction fracture.
Return to Riding Timeframe – AlwaysMoto has been in touch with Bubba this week. He is going to continue to ride through. But he is going to push and if he can’t be competitive he might change his thoughts here.
Next race prediction – Indy for round 11
Freddie Noren #61 – Privateer KTM
Injured When? Been managing a back injury before Glendale.
Injured What? Back injury. No specific injury info has been provided by Freddie at this stage.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 3wks
Next race prediction – Indy for round 11
Max Miller #604 – Privateer KTM
Injured When? Round 8 at Arlington
Injured What? Collarbone fracture – Actually bent the collarbone as he had previously had the collarbone surgically repaired and this crash at Round 8 bent and fractured the collarbone with the plate.
Return to Riding Timeframe – Surgery complete to remove the bent plate and replate collarbone. Expect this to be 4-6wk recovery.
Next race prediction – Outdoors Round 1
Jeremy Martin #6 – Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha
Injured When? Midweek after Round 8 at Arlington
Injured What? Left shoulder – possible labral tear that is yet to be confirmed if surgery is required.
Return to Riding Timeframe – Reports are that he has had surgery this week. Potentially off the bike for 2-3months.
Next race prediction – Outdoors Round 1
Austin Forkner #33 – Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki
Injured When? Round 8 Arlington
Injured What? Broken Collarbone
Return to Riding Timeframe – Potentially 6wks off the bike.
Next race prediction – Outdoors Round 1.
Levi Kitchen #59 – Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha
Injured When? Round 8 Arlington
Injured What? Concussion, Fractured Knee cap and top of Tibia fracture.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 8wks
Next race prediction – Outdoors Round 1
Coty Schock #37 – Phoenix racing Honda
Injured When? Round 8 Arlington
Injured What? Bruised Lung, Hematoma on the right shoulder, and left knee ACL and MCL tears.
Return to Riding Timeframe – Unclear, Coty hasn’t confirmed the recovery plan at this stage.
Next race prediction – Unclear. No confirmation from Coty at the time of typing this.
Ramy Alves #70 – Privateer KTM
Injured When? Round 8 Arlington
Injured What? Concussion
Return to Riding Timeframe – 1wk
Next race prediction – still not ready as yet. Possible return St Louis for round 13.
Preston Kilroy #68 – BarX Suzuki
Injured When? Round 8 Arlington
Injured What? Concussion
Return to Riding Timeframe – 1wk
Next race prediction – Expected to be at Indy after sitting out Daytona and Detroit but this remains unclear.
Adam Enticknap #722 – Twisted Tea HEP Suzuki
Injured When? Round 8 Arlington
Injured What? C7 vertebrae fracture.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 4-6wks pending location of the fracture and no issues during recovery.
Next race prediction – Round 13 or 14.
Jace Kessler #92 – Privateer Honda
Injured When? Round 8 Arlington
Injured What? Broken Wrist. Completed surgery this week.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 6-8wk
Next race prediction – Outdoors Round 1.
RJ Wageman #99 – Privateer Yamaha
Injured When? Round 8 Arlington
Injured What? Broken Arm
Return to Riding Timeframe – 8wk
Next race prediction – Outdoors Round 1.
Izaih Clark #682 – Privateer Yamaha
Injured When? Midweek after Round 7 at Minneapolis
Injured What? Broken Ankle requiring surgery to plate and screw.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 8wks
Next race prediction – Outdoors Round 1.
Max Vohland #36 – Red Bull KTM
Injured When? Round 7 Minneapolis
Injured What? Shoulder/Collarbone – Incomplete fracture of Collarbone and hematoma on shoulder
Return to Riding Timeframe – Max’s update indicates 1wk. But I suspect him to be out for more like 3-4wks
Next race prediction – Indy is the expected return.
Jett Reynolds #124 – Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki
Injured When? Round 7 Minneapolis
Injured What? Left Hand Fracture. Has had surgery already. So I expect him to be ready to race again in around 4-6wks. He may try and get out there for the final few rounds of Supercross. He may just get ready for Outdoors.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 4-6wks
Next race prediction – Potentially Rnd 1 Outdoors
Max Anstie #34 – Rocky Mountain ATV/MC WPS KTM
Injured When? Round 7 Minneapolis
Injured What? The top two ribs fractured. Punctured lung and bruised heart. On top of the ongoing shoulder injury, he has been managing for about 2-3weeks now.
Return to Riding Timeframe – Max is reported to be riding this week outdoors. Next week will be back to Supercross and if all goes well he will be back for Round 12 at Seattle
Next race prediction – Seattle round 12.
Vann Martin #421 – Privateer Yamaha
Injured When? Round 7 Minneapolis
Injured What? Compression fracture to T6/7
Return to Riding Timeframe – Unclear. Suspect him to be out for the entire 2022 SX and MX season. Check out the AlwaysMoto podcast for an extended chat with Vann.
Next race prediction – 2023?
Aaron Plessinger #7 – RedBull KTM
Injured When? Mid Week before Round 8
Injured What? Left Radius and Scaphoid fracture.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 6wks. Pending removal of wires that are surgically inserted to stabilise the wrist during recovery.
Next race prediction – St Louis round 13 at best. Likely out until Outdoors Round 1.
Jo Shimoda #30 – Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki
Injured When? Round 6 at Anaheim 3
Injured What? Unclear. Right foot/ankle. But has been seen to be off crutches and back on the bike preparing for the West Coast return in a few weeks.
Return to Riding Timeframe – ended up being 3-4wks,
Next race prediction – Should be back for the next West Coast 250 round
Michael Mosiman #29 – Troy Lee GasGas
Injured When? Unclear possibly at Glendale.
Injured What? Broken Hand
Return to Riding Timeframe – 4-6wks
Next race prediction – Will now rest during the West Coast break.
Richard Taylor #141 – Privateer Yamaha
Injured When? Round 6 at Anaheim 3
Injured What? Fracture to Radius (Forearm bone). Sustained a Gallezzi Fracture which for adults requires surgical plating to allow suitable healing. Looks to have had surgery this week and we will be speaking with Richard next week for The AlwaysMoto podcast
Return to Riding Timeframe – 6wks.
Next race prediction – Likely out for Supercross. There is a chance he can return for the final west coast rounds.
Josh Hill #751 – Team Tedder KTM
Injured When? Round 6 at Anaheim 3
Injured What? Reports indicate fractured pelvis and dislocated hip. But this is unconfirmed at this stage.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 8-12wks pending on the details of the pelvis fracture and if the hip dislocation damaged anything as it dislocated.
Next race prediction – Expect that he will be out for the remaining Supercross rounds in 2022.
Jonah Geistler #625 – Privateer KTM
Injured When? Approx Feb 10th whilst training.
Injured What? Shoulder – Tibia and Fibula fracture that has required surgery to stabilise the tibia.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 8-12wks
Next race prediction – Out for Supercross rounds in 2022.
Dilan Schwartz #40 – BarX Suzuki
Injured When? Round 4 at Anaheim 2
Injured What? Humerus Fracture
Return to Riding Timeframe – 6wks.
Next race prediction – Is going to attempt to be back for the final few West Coast rounds of 2022
Ryder Floyd #296 – Privateer Yamaha
Injured When? Practice in preparation for East Coast 250’s
Injured What? Multiple metatarsal fractures
Return to Riding Timeframe – minimum 6wks following completion of surgery that has been completed to plate the metatarsal fractures.
Next race prediction – Outdoors Rnd 1? There is a chance he starts the East Coast Supercross Series around the halfway mark.
Adam Cianciarulo #9 – Monster Energy Kawasaki
Injured When? Practice at San Diego Rnd 3
Injured What? Finally, confirmation that Adam has had reconstruction to his ACL in his right knee.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 3-5months pending graft type used to replace ACL.
Next race prediction – Outdoors Rnd 1 if things go well.
Seth Hamaker #47 – Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki
Injured When? Practising mid-week prior to San Diego Rnd 3
Injured What? Laceration to spleen and compression fractures to T7 and T8 vertebrae. This is a significant injury and will require a decent amount of time off the bike.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 8-12wks
Next race prediction – Outdoors Rnd 1?
Chase Felong #154 – AEO Husqvarna
Injured When? Oakland Rnd 2
Injured What? AlwaysMoto checked in with Chase this week. Confirmation of Sprained foot and ankle. Fracture to Calcaneus and Talus (Heel bones) along with a bone chip in his posterior foot. Also complete rupture of one of his lateral ligaments in his ankle.
Return to Riding Timeframe – Unclear, but potentially 6wks from this week which will be approx 12wk recovery.
Next race prediction – Unclear, Chase confirmed with AlwaysMoto he will be taking all the time he needs to have no pain when he is able to return.
Mitchell Falk #612 – AJE motorsports Gas Gas
Injured When? Pre Season
Injured What? Low back injury. Mitchell has ongoing issues with a bulging disc that presses on his sciatica nerve. It seems it has been causing him inconsistent issues that will keep him out of the supercross season. Mitchell will be working on his rehab in an attempt to avoid surgery.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 12wks of rehab is expected
Next race prediction – Round 1 of Outdoors.
Joey Savatgy #17 – Rocky Mountain ATV MC/ WPS KTM
Injured When? Tuesday before Rnd 2 at Oakland
Injured What? ACL Tear.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 3-6months post-op.
Next race prediction – Surgery was completed the week after San Diego Round 3. At best he makes Rnd 1 of Outdoors. More likely he will be joint the series near rounds 4-6.
Colt Nichols #45 – Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha
Injured When? Anaheim 1
Injured What? Multiple injuries. Both arms, burn and hip contusion. Specific details have not yet been released by the team manager when we spoke.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 8-12wks
Next race prediction – Unclear at this stage but likely not until Round 1 of Outdoors.
Justin Cooper #32 – Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha
Injured When? 4/1/22
Injured What? LisFranc fracture to Foot
Return to Riding Timeframe – approx 6months currently reported by his surgeon. Has completed surgery this week.
Next race prediction – At best MX round 1. More Likely after MX round 6.
Benny Bloss #73 – Team Tedder KTM
Injured When? 22/12/21
Injured What? Lower Leg fracture (Unconfirmed Tib/Fib) and Collar Bone fracture
Return to Riding Timeframe – If Tib/Fib, approx 4months.
Next race prediction – Might be back at St. Louis. He is back on the bike and training but has no timetable on his return as yet.
Austin Black – AEO Powersport KTM
Injured When? December 2021
Injured What? Austin spoke with AlwaysMoto and confirmed he broke his femur and lacerated a kidney. Surgery was completed to insert a rod in his femur.
Return to Riding Timeframe – Back on the bike last week making him approx 10wks return to riding.
Next race prediction – Austin indicated to AlwaysMoto he is expecting to return for Round 1 of Outdoors.
Joey Crown #355 – Privateer KTM
Injured When? Early November
Injured What? Unspecified multiple fractures. Joey has briefly confirmed with AlwaysMoto he has had further surgery recently and will be able to update us further in a few weeks.
Return to Riding Timeframe – unclear
Next race prediction – At best sometime during Outdoors 2022.
Bobby Piazza – Privateer
Injured When? 5/11/21
Injured What? Compound fracture to Left Wrist – suffered on Day one of Supercross training. Will most likely miss the entire Supercross season. Finally got his cast off this week. 4months after injury. Still, a very long road to go for rehab for Bobby.
Return to Riding Timeframe – approx 4months
Next race prediction – Sometime in the Outdoor nationals at best for 2022.
