It’s Daytona baby. Insert a clique phrase from a certain GOAT here.
The house that Eli Tomac has built and may look to put an extension on this week. This track has always suited Eli’s style and aggressive nature. But this year’s title fight between the three top dogs might see a different outcome for Eli at Daytona. But I would not be surprised if he does keep adding to the house.
Nate Thrasher has been a real contender for the East title this year. Putting in some fantastic rides and battles with Hunter Lawrence. But confirmation he is doing it with a recently torn ACL. I haven’t seen anywhere which knee it is. But if you watch his riding technique, he is definitely riding differently. He is not taking a certain foot off the peg at all. Obviously trying to prevent aggravations of that knee. But that can only last for so long. One wrong move or dab of that foot in a corner and his season could be over and done.
Another injury added to the very extensive list for Adam Cianciarulo. A wrist injury aggravated on Press day saw him miss Arlington at this stage Daytona as well. No details on the wrist injury but one can speculate that this might have been hanging around from pre-season. For those with a keen eye, Adam has not been wearing a wrist brace on his right arm this year as he has in previous seasons. Unclear if this is related at this stage but another injury-affected year was not on the wish list when he sent it to Santa in December 2022.
RJ Hampshire is holding true and heading to Daytona on a 450 this weekend. Somewhat surprised that he didn’t take the opportunity to rest up after looking still visibly affected by his Anaheim 2 crash the last time we saw him 2 weeks ago in Oakland.
A few privateer guys will be taking a week off to recover this week after a string of crashes in Arlington. Tristan Lane’s crash on the Supercross Triple left his bike and him worse for wear. Find that crash on his Instagram page if you want to see some carnage.
For us Aussie fans, hopefully, we can see a return to the top set for Hunter Lawrence at Daytona and keep the dream alive of a Lawrence brothers 250 SX title sweep.
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See you next round Moto fans.
#injuriesareapartofmoto
This list has who we know has an injury. What that injury is and 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. info@alwaysmoto.com
Injured Riders List – Round 8
Adam Cianciarulo #9 – Monster Energy Kawasaki
Injured When? Arlington – Press Day
Injured What? Wrist injury
Return to Riding Timeframe – 1-2 weeks but this is unknown based on the limited info from the Kawasaki Press Release
Next race prediction – Maybe Round 11 in Seattle.
Joey Savatgy #17 – Rick Ware Racing
Injured When? Arlington
Injured What? Wrist injury
Return to Riding Timeframe – 1wk
Next race prediction – Expected to be at Daytona
Luke Neese #125 – Privateer
Injured When? Arlington
Injured What? Broken 3 toes bones on his right foot.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 1-2 weeks is his return aim but this will be pain dependent
Next race prediction – Indianapolis for Round 9
Tristan Lane #90 – Privateer
Injured When? Arlington
Injured What? Swollen Ankle and bone contusion
Return to Riding Timeframe – 1-2 weeks is his return aim but this will be pain dependent
Next race prediction – Indianapolis for Round 9
Hardy Munoz #99 – Privateer
Injured When? Arlington
Injured What? Bruising to ribs
Return to Riding Timeframe – less than a week.
Next race prediction – Expected to be at Daytona
Devin Harriman #99 – Privateer
Injured When? Arlington
Injured What? Compound fracture of Left Tibia/ fibula
Return to Riding Timeframe – 3 months pending post-op recovery process.
Next race prediction – Mid Outdoors 2023.
Stilez Robertson #40 – Star Racing Yamaha
Injured When? Oakland
Injured What? Beat up
Return to Riding Timeframe – 1-2 weeks
Next race prediction – Should be fine by the next West Coast round in Seattle.
Derek Kelley #41 – AEO KTM
Injured When? Oakland
Injured What? Beat up from multiple crashes in the whoops across the event.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 1-2 weeks
Next race prediction – Should be fine by the next West Coast round in Seattle.
Dominque Thurry #76 – Team Solitare
Injured When? Oakland
Injured What? Concussion
Return to Riding Timeframe – 1-2 weeks pending clearance from concussion protocol.
Next race prediction – Should be fine by the next West Coast round in Seattle.
Phil Nicoletti #69 – ClubMX Yamaha
Injured When? Oakland
Injured What? Dislocated Wrist, Ulnar Lunate dislocation. The treatment needed is still pending.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 6-8 weeks Minimum depending on surgical intervention needed.
Next race prediction – MX Round 1 in Late May 2023.
Jerry Robin #97 – Privateer GasGas
Injured When? Dealing with it for a few weeks
Injured What? Bent the plate and screws backing out of old repaired hand fracture
Return to Riding Timeframe – 6 weeks are required as he has to have the plate and screws removed.
Next race prediction – Should be fine by the next West Coast round in Seattle.
Justin Starling #60 – Privateer GasGas
Injured When? Tampa
Injured What? Chin Laceration and Twisted Knee. Has ongoing knee issues from Tampa, getting more scans this week.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 1wk
Next race prediction – As per Justing Updates on Twitter, he will be racing through and managing the recovery.
Alex Ray #140 – Privateer Yamaha
Injured When? Tampa
Injured What? Broken right Thumb. Has completed surgery and is on the recovery path
Return to Riding Timeframe – 6wks
Next race prediction – Seattle at the earliest
Matthew Curler #958 – Privateer
Injured When? Tampa
Injured What? Dislocated right shoulder, Left wrist sprain, investigating broken thumb and burn on his side
Return to Riding Timeframe – 6-8wks pending thumb fracture confirmation
Next race prediction – Atlanta for the next East Coast round
Dylan Ferrandis #14 – Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha
Injured When? Houston
Injured What? Concussion
Return to Riding Timeframe – Will depend on him passing the AMA concussion protocol 1-2wks
Next race prediction – Expected to be racing Daytona this weekend
Preston Kilroy #71 – ClubMX Yamaha
Injured When? Houston
Injured What? Broke both wrists
Return to Riding Timeframe – 6-8 weeks minimum. Required surgery on both right and left radius bones in his forearms.
Next race prediction – Potentially out until Outdoors in late May 2023.
Nick Romano #54 – Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha
Injured When? Pre-Season – January 3rd.
Injured What? Right ACL tear and Meniscus injury. Surgery completed14/2/23
Return to Riding Timeframe – Approx. 6 months.
Next race prediction – 2024 SX.
Ryder Floyd #296 – Privateer Yamaha
Injured When? Pre-season – Attempted to race Houston but was unable to get through the day.
Injured What? No details
Return to Riding Timeframe – 1-2wks
Next race prediction – No confirmation on timeframe as yet.
TJ Albright #116 – Privateer Yamaha
Injured When? Pre-season for East Coast 1/2/23
Injured What? Right Knee injury.
Return to Riding Timeframe – TJ has spoken with AlwaysMoto and he is aiming to be back in Indianapolis in 2 weeks time.
Next race prediction – Round 9 Indianapolis
Cory Carsten #281 – Privateer Suzuki
Injured When? Pre-season for East Coast
Injured What? Collarbone fracture. Completed surgery for repair.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 6 weeks approx.
Next race prediction – Round 13 in Atlanta when East Coast SX comes back from a West coast swing.
Malcolm Stewart #27 – Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
Injured When? Training incident.
Injured What? ACL tear in his Knee
Return to Riding Timeframe – Approx. 6 Months
Next race prediction – Likely out until 2024 SX pending recovery time for ACL graft type used.
Jalek Swoll #31 – Rockstar Energy Husqvarna
Injured When? Training incident.
Injured What? Spiral Fracture of Left Humerus
Return to Riding Timeframe – 8-12 weeks
Next race prediction – Sometime after round 13 at the earliest.
Jo Shimoda #30 – Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki
Injured When? Training incident.
Injured What? Collarbone fracture.
Return to Riding Timeframe – 6 weeks
Next race prediction – Maybe Atlanta for round 13 pending recovery progress
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 – Maybe Atlanta for round 13 pending recovery progress
Marvin Musquin #25 – RedBull KTM
Injured When? Mid-week prior to San Diego
Injured What? Broken Scaphoid.
Return to Riding Timeframe – The fracture coupled with issues from a previous wrist injury has meant that Marvin will let the injury heal naturally and this will extend his recovery timeframe. Potentially to around 8 weeks.
Next race prediction – Possibly out for the remaining Supercross rounds in 2023.
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.
Luis Macias #259 – The Privateer Paddock
Injured When? Anaheim 1
Injured What? Broken Ribs, Lacerated Lung and Pneumothorax
Return to Riding Timeframe – 6 weeks. Back on the bike and getting ready for the SX again soon.
Next race prediction – Aiming for around the West coast return in Seattle.
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
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
