Red Flags, Medics getting hit by bikes and aggressive tweets from riders at other riders. San Diego was a busy night.
But round 4 this weekend is back to Anaheim or Triple Crown which is guaranteed to bring more action. Not to mention the busy and long-looking track.
Eli Tomac and Jett Lawrence continued their winning ways in San Diego.
On the injury front some uncomfortable injuries and more guys on concussion protocols this week. details below.
A short edition this week as I am typing one-handed post-shoulder surgery. yes still dealing with Hattah injuries. to find out more listen to the podcast below as it was easier to talk than type this week. Might be the same for the next few weeks!
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#injuriesareapartofmoto
This list has who we know has an injury. What that injury is, as well as when we expect them back at the races. Maybe some extras if you’re lucky!
If we have missed a rider or got an injury update wrong let us know. alwaysmoto2019@gmail.com
Injured Riders List – Round 4
Seth Hammaker #35 – Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki
Injured When? Training incident.
Injured What? Wrist injury.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 6 weeks
Next race prediction – Atlanta pending surgery recovery.
Levi Kitchen #43 – Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha
Injured When? San Diego
Injured What? Left Shoulder/Arm. Reports from Levi’s socials this week have him sore but ok.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 1 week
Next race prediction – Anaheim 2
Derek Drake #53 – BarX Suzuki
Injured When? San Diego
Injured What? Fracture Left Humeral Head/Neck.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 6-8 weeks pending surgical recovery initially.
Next race prediction – May be ready to go for the West Coast round at Seattle in late March.
Mitchell Harrison #84 – AJE GasGas
Injured When? San Diego
Injured What? unclear
Return to Riding Timeframe – unclear
Next race prediction – as above. I’m still unclear
Colby Copp #645 – Team Next Level Racing
Injured When? San Diego
Injured What? A Concussion in the heat race that caused the red flag restart.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 1 week pending him passing the AMA concussion protocols.
Next race prediction – Anaheim 2
Henry Miller #66 – TiLube Honda
Injured When? San Diego
Injured What? Some minor cuts and bruises along with some neck and upper torso stiffness but no major injuries according to Henry’s chat with us this week. Henry is looking forward to Anaheim 2 on the 450 and then East Coast 250 as his main focus in 2wks.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 1 week
Next race prediction – Anaheim 2
Max Miller #604 – Privateer
Injured When? San Diego
Injured What? The unfortunate genital area. As everyone who was watching Race Day Live saw he checked the “Boys” right away. Max confirmed with AlwaysMoto that he is all fine. Just an untimely handlebar to the Family Jewels.
Return to Riding Timeframe – <1 week
Next race prediction – Anaheim 2
Marvin Musquin #25 – RedBull KTM
Injured When? Mid-week prior to San Diego
Injured What? Wrist. But details are limited still
Return to Riding Timeframe – Unknown, pending the outcome of further scans.
Next race prediction – Unclear at the time of writing this.
Austin Forkner #55 – Pro Circuit Kawasaki
Injured When? Anaheim 1
Injured What? Right Knee and Left Hand. The Right knee is the main issue. ACL Tear, Partial tears to PCL and MCL ligaments. Both Medial and Lateral Meniscus tears and a tibial Plateau fracture.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 6-9 months pending graft type used for ACL repair
Next race prediction – Unclear at this time. Likely not be until 2024 pending how early recovery post-op goes.
Benny Bloss #44 – Rock River Yamaha
Injured When? Anaheim 1
Injured What? Banged Up but all his scans checked out clear as per our last chat with Benny when he appeared to be in a very short hospital bed after Anaheim 1.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 2 weeks.
Next race prediction – Expect him to be ready for Anaheim 2
Wilson Todd #102 – FirePower Honda
Injured When? San Diego
Injured What? Thumb Laceration
Return to Riding Timeframe – 1-week
Next race prediction – Will be fine for Anaheim 2 with some tape and glue I would expect.
David Pulley #138 – – The Privateer Paddock
Injured When? Anaheim 1
Injured What? Concussion, Broken Sternum, broken ribs and knee injury.
Return to Riding Timeframe – Minimum 6 weeks. David has not been able to confirm the details of his knee injury as yet.
Next race prediction – Expected to be riding East Coast in February
McClellan Hile #533 – Privateer Honda
Injured When? Anaheim 1
Injured What? Concussion and bruised lungs
Return to Riding Timeframe – 2 weeks
Next race prediction – McClellan indicated to AlwaysMoto that he would be back for Anaheim 2 after extending his recovery to miss San Diego due to ongoing back soreness.
Luis Macias #259 – The Privateer Paddock
Injured When? Anaheim 1
Injured What? Broken Ribs, Lacerated Lung and Pneumothorax
Return to Riding Timeframe – 6 weeks
Next race prediction – Somewhere around Round 8 at Daytona
Ryder DiFrancesco #75 – Monster Energy Pro Circuit
Injured When? Training
Injured What? Left Thumb, Avulsion fracture. This is where the ligament is pulled away from the bone with a piece of bone still attached to the Ligament. Ryder had surgery 2 days after the injury.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 6-8 weeks
Next race prediction – Pro Motocross Opener – Late May 2023
Scott Meshy #411 – Privateer
Injured When? Anaheim 1
Injured What? Right Hand, Two metacarpals
Return to Riding Timeframe – 4-6 weeks
Next race prediction – Rnd 7-8 in Arlington or Daytona
Justin Rodbell #70 – Privateer
Injured When? Pre-Season
Injured What? Torn Achilles Tendon. AlwaysMoto checked in with Justin just a few days after he had surgery to repair the tear. Justin has a long road ahead with the recovery.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 6-9 months
Next race prediction – Unclear at this early stage of recovery for this injury.
Brandon Hartranft #37 – HEP Twisted Tea Suzuki
Injured When? Pre-Season
Injured What? Multiple injuries. L1-2 Endplate fractures, L3-4 Transverse process fractures, L1-3 Spinous processes, Left Hip dislocation, Multiple rib fractures, right scapular fracture, Right hemothorax (Lung injury).
Return to Riding Timeframe – 6-12 months
Next race prediction – Unclear at this early stage of recovery for these injuries.
Kyle Greeson #204 – Privateer
Injured When? Pre-Season
Injured What? L3 Burst Fracture
Return to Riding Timeframe – 3Months +
Next race prediction – Pending recovery May be able to race MX in Late May 2023.
Vince Friese #39 – Motoconcepts Honda
Injured When? Pre-Season
Injured What? The Team has been very non-specific and lacks details on the injury for Vince. Unconfirmed reports of an Achilles injury from the A1 pits as he was in a moon boot.
Return to Riding Timeframe – Unknown
Next race prediction – Unknown – Give me a call or an email back Tony Alessi!
