by Aaron Hansel
Injury Report: Washougal
Friday, July 20, 2012 | 11:30 AM
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PrintNick Wey – Three Fractured Vertebrae, Dislocated Hip and Broken Ribs
Comment: Wey had a terrible crash at Spring Creek that sent his bike tumbling into the creek and him to the hospital. Wey’s fractured vertebrae have been fused, and he will not be racing for the rest of the year.
Gareth Swanepoel – Broken Leg
Comment: Swanepoel broke is tibia and fibula at Spring Creek. He will undergo surgery and sit the rest of the season out.
Tommy Weeck - Broken Tibia and Fibula
Comment: Rockstar Star-Valli Yamaha fill-in rider Tommy Weeck broke his tibia and fibula practicing at Glen Helen. Racer X’s Chase Stallo reached Tommy via text message last week. “I’ve seen better days,” replied an obviously devastated Weeck.
Kyle Peters – Dislocated Shoulder
Comment: Peters injured his shoulder in a mountain bike crash before RedBud. He raced through the pain at RedBud and Spring Creek, but has opted to skip Washougal.
Ivan Tedesco – Lacerated Kidney and Broken Rib
Comment: After taking some time off to heal up after a big crash at Budds Creek, Tedesco will be back in action this weekend at Washougal.
Davi Millsaps – Ankle Injury
Comment: Millsaps suffered an ankle injury while training for RedBud and will not be racing at Washougal.
Nick Wey will miss the rest of the year after a big crash at Millville.
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Nico Izzi – Back Pain
Comment: Izzi crashed hard in the first moto at RedBud and sat the second moto out after experiencing pain in his back. Izzi will not be racing at Washougal.
Martin Davalos – Concussion
Comment: Davalos suffered a concussion while practicing for Thunder Valley and hasn’t raced since. Davalos plans on returning to racing this weekend at Washougal.
Ryan Sipes - Cracked Hand
Comment: Sipes rebroke his hand in SLC when Jason Anderson ran into the back of him on the start of the parade lap. Sipes now has a plate and screws in his hand, and will be racing all of the outdoor rounds, despite massive swelling in his hand after every race. At Washougal, Sipes’ will be riding a 250.
Shane Sewell – Broken Left Humerus and Torn Left Meniscus
Comment: Sewell will not return to racing until 2013.
Jessica Patterson – Broken Hand
Comment: Patterson broke her hand while practicing for RedBud, but still lined up to salvage a few points. Patterson underwent surgery for her injury, and will be racing this weekend at Washougal.
Matt Moss – Illness
Comment: Moss missed RedBud and Spring Creek due to severe illness. He will not be lining up at Washougal.
Brett Metcalfe – Broken Tibia and Dislocated Wrist
Comment: Metcalfe went over the bars when his bike ran out of gas in a rhythm section at Glen Helen Raceway in Southern California. Metcalfe underwent surgery for his injuries and is out for the season.
A shoulder injury will keep Kyle Peters sidelined for Washougal.
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Kyle Cunningham – Injured Ankle
Comment: Cunningham did further damage to an already injured ankle when he hooked a rut with his boot at Budds Creek. Cunningham will not be racing at Washougal.
James Stewart – Hurt Wrist
Comment: Stewart injured his hand/wrist in a first-moto crash at Thunder Valley. He attempted to race at High Point, but experienced numbness in his wrist several laps into the first moto. Stewart returned at RedBud, finishing third via 6-3 moto scores, but believes that he has not made enough progress with his injury for it to make sense to compete. Stewart hopes to return to competition at Southwick.
Dillon Huddleston – Broken Scapula
Comment: Huddleston is undergoing physical therapy and hopes to be racing at The Lake Elsinore National.
Sayaka Kaneshiro - Injured Wrists and Ankle
Comment: Kaneshiro sustained injury while practicing for RedBud and is out for the season.
Davi Millsaps will miss Washougal due to an ankle injury.
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Myles Tedder – Broken Foot and Labral Tear in Shoulder
Comment: Tedder crashed at Budds Creek on the last lap of the first 250 moto, breaking a bone in his right foot and tearing the labrum in his left shoulder. Tedder was looking at a three week recovery, but opted to take some additional time off to have surgery to repair a nagging problem with his shoulder. Tedder may be back for the final race at Lake Elsinore.
Jarett Pesci – Injured Knee and Calf
Comment: Pesci hopes to return to racing at some point in August.
Amanda Maheu - Torn Labrum
Comment: Maheu’s injuries will keep her out of competition for the rest of the year.
Darryn Durham - Dislocated Shoulder and Torn Labrum
Comment: Durham injured his shoulder practicing before the start of the outdoor season and is out for roughly three months.
Dean Wilson - Injured Shoulder
Comment: Wilson attempted to race Hangtown with a shoulder injury sustained in supercross, but it didn’t work out. Wilson underwent surgery, and is likely to miss the rest of the outdoor season.
Cole Seely - Ruptured Kidney, Lacerated Liver and Whiplash
Comment: Seely crashed hard in SLC and while there is not an exact timetable on his return, he is expected to miss most of the outdoor season.
Ryan Villopoto - Knee Injury
Comment: Villopoto will sit the remainder of 2012 out after suffering a torn ACL in Seattle.
A broken leg will keep Gareth Swanepoel sidelined for the year.
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Bryce Vallee - Lacerated Liver and Kidney, Two Broken Femurs, Three Pelvic Fractures, Shattered Left Elbow with Radial Nerve Damage, Fractured Collarbone and Multiple Fractures in Lower Spine
Comment: Vallee suffered a horrible crash while leading a race at Pala Raceway. After being landed on multiple times, he was airlifted to Palomar Hospital and underwent two surgeries, with rods inserted in both femurs and three plates and 33 screws used to repair the left elbow. After multiple surgeries, a month in the hospital and much hard work and therapy, Bryce is now walking again much to the surprise of his doctors. With the help of Eddie Casillas of Asterisk Medical and Charles Dao of ICON Sports, here is a video of Bryce walking for the first time on May 30th at the ICON facility in Murietta, less than 2 months after the crash. Donations for medical expenses can be made at www.brycevalleemx.com.
Comment: In Toronto, Larsen went down hard during practice in a rhythm section, sustaining injuries to his knee and foot. It is unlikely that Larsen will return to racing in 2012.
Jimmy Decotis - Torn ACL
Comment: Decotis crashed while practicing and tore his ACL. The injury effectively takes Decotis out of action for the rest of the year.
Chad Reed - Broken Tibia and Fibula, Broken Ribs, Broken T6 Vertebrae and a Torn ACL
Comment: Although Reed’s recovery is nearly complete, his injuries will likely keep him out of competition until 2013.
Trey Canard - Injured Back
Comment: After a terrible crash in Los Angeles, Canard was released from the hospital on January 29 and was able to return home. Canard plans on making his return to racing in 2013.
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Way too many injuries. Just reminded me too - I was really looking forward to Durham's outdoor season. He'd probably be up there, or really close, to the big 4.
James Stewart – Hurt Ego
Comment: Stewart injured his hand/wrist in a first-moto crash at Thunder Valley. He attempted to race at High Point, but experienced numbness in his wrist several laps into the first moto. Stewart returned at RedBud in poor physical condition, finishing third via 6-3 moto scores which lacerated his ego. In an attempt to blame something other than himself, James says he believes that he has not made enough progress with his injury for it to make sense to compete. While it is not known how Stewart could line up for the race not knowing the wrist still had such significant issues, we at RacerX will give him another pass and not question whether he was physically fit enough to race 30 + 2 at a Dungey/Alessi pace. Stewart hopes to return to competition at Southwick. In a premptive announcement, James states that if he races Southwick and is unable to go 1-1, it is due to his wrist and has no reflection on his commitment fitness, mental or physical.
haters suck! especially when they make no sense at all! what place did you get last weekend in the c class? go count your sticker collection again scott! try and go stewarts speed when your not 100% its only asking for more problems
450 class is so boring...
Pesci, who are these no name people.
refriedscott, Now that's some funny stuff!
I think that James Stewart is suffering from confidence issues. Before he lawn darted at Thunder Valley his confidence was high, he was convinced that it was the Yamaha causing him to crash. If you look at his crash (never mind the camera man thing) it is the same type of crash that has plaged him with the Yamaha. Front end tuck and head first into the ground. I believe that he knows that is not the bike but does not know how to fix it.
pooptooth
Pesci is from Michigan. dont talk shit where is your pro card
inquisitive: Yeah I'm a hater for making my observation. And I live in my mom's basement. Even as we speak, I am wearing only my Fruit of the Looms and yelling for a pbj with the crust's cut off. I am really looking forward to getting back to my stickers and motocross action figures. Braaap, Braaap!
James, if he isn't the most talented, innovative rider to ever go, I don't know who is. I love to watch him ride whether for a 1-1 or 6-3.
Because I think he is a guy that only is willing to race if he can win, and if he can't win, he pouts and makes excuses doesn't make me a hater. That is my observation.
Now a hater would be one of the guys at Washougal in 2001 that leaned over the fence and flipped off RC every time he came through the "catcher's mitt" (right after the Chuck Sun jump) and screammed "F*** You, you red headed midget.
Also, you are quite right about my racing level. Maybe once every 3 years I line up in the vet 40+ slow class and ride mid-pack. At my very best 15 years ago, I was a mid-pack Junior rider at best. I am probably being optimistic about my abilities, but hey, it was 15 years ago and who can argue with me?
I made no assertion that I could ride JS7's speed if I were at 100%. In fact, I doubt I could ride his speed on a parade lap. Absolutely, positively, I could not ride his speed on the sx sighting lap. That being said, I didn't know that the only people authorized to comment on James were those going his speed. Basically the Ryan's and RC...Well, RC looked slow and sloppy recently compared to his old self on a youtube vid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzVEUeQg6G8). oops, am I a RC hater now?
Anyway, enjoy the James poster above your bed. You deserve a few extra quality minutes with it after defending James's honor.
I still LOVE the fact that some guys STILL blame the Yamaha for Stewarts troubles.. Because it looks like he is having the same issues and he is on a Suzuki.. He got his wins here and there on the Yamaha too, but couldnt get a title against RV1, Reed and Dungey, and nothing has changed. But some guys still find excuses..
@refiredscott--Its great that you point out the fact that RC had haters out there cussing at him also, its not JUST Stewart that this happened too, the way some Stewtards think.. But I DISAGREE that Stewart is one of the most talented guys ever, he is talented, but to me the MOST talented dont crash as often as he has during his career, no matter what make or model he is racing.
@mit12--I agree, even Stewarts own mechanic said in a magazine article that Stewart is a terrible bike tester. He said "James is very good at telling me what he wants the bike to do, just not good at telling me what the bike is doing ".. "He just says, I want it to do this or that" Which makes it very hard to set up well.
@ SixTwoOne
I seen this kid Jarett when he was about 10 at Loretta Lynn’s and a few places up in Michigan also ..He rides KTM.
Up in Shelby he was District 14 guy running # 94 pro’s I think maybe # 904 AMA not sure.......
I heard he was running HighPoint, Budds Creek , Red Bud, Southwick, Unadilla, Maybe Steel city, but I haven’t seen him yet at races I've been at..
Kid is a great rider!!! And I would expect him to succeed if he keeps the sponsor backing .........Real stud ...............Never met him!!!!!!!!!! But know of him. I know of the area he is from very well also……..
Too bad for Wey...I am afraid thats the last time we may see him on the track, but I hope I am wrong.
RealMofo - not arguing really but I recall Stewart coming back from 20+ points down in 2009 and taking a title from Reeds fingertips....Now since then, yes its been up and down..injuries and crashes and a whatever you want too call it bike issue... I call it a mess that he rightfully got out of.......I know some dudes who know some dudes and allegedly, some of the JS7 folks advised him to sit out longer....but he really wanted to race Red Bud.....cant knock a guy for trying I guess....but he wants to be 100% and "race" for the win......After practice, he knew he wasnt 100%.....and RC, lots of folks bagged on him, but it didnt seem as vicious and you mix in the race card, and I do think JS7 has it a little worse....I know folks that hate Reed too....all is fair in love an war as they say..... And RC, that dude has an impressive crash high light reel too.....Him and James crash far more than Reed or Dungey....RV on the lites was a mess for a while too with crashes......
We wil see how far he goes, dose not have pro speed.
@KilloMoto--Sure RC crashed some, but nowhere near the frequency of Stewart, not even close. RC never lost an outdoor title he went for.. And only lost in supercross his first two seasons. So how many seasons has Stewart crashed out of?? RC never did in the outdoors, and sat out one supercross season after a practice crash.. Stewart has lost over half his career to crashes.... WAAAAAY more than RC.