Daytona has claimed it's first victim and i am not surprised that someone suffered on that track, it was downright brutal. Daytona Motor Speedway is always a unique track due to being designed by Ricky Carmichael from scratch each year but the limitations of the location always provide a very fast base. This is due to the size restrictions on the track which creates long and very fast 'drag' sections where riders are flat out.

It was horrible to hear that Decotis went down hard and it's never nice to read a long list of potentially very severe injuries to any rider. The JGR Suzuki rider updated everyone in the following press release.

Jimmy Decotis

AutoTrader Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing JGR

"Not the way I wanted to end my night. I had a big crash before the finish line. I'm thankful to be walking. Couple fractures in the L2 and L3 and some broken ribs. Back injuries are scary, so I feel I'm truly blessed with the outcome. Thank you so much ichorsportsmedicine, Doc Bodner and everyone at the medical unit. You guys are the true heroes of this sport and it is so awesome to see a friendly face when you are laid up on the ground. I am extremely bummed right now, I love racing my dirt bike and these next few weeks will be tough. I'm going to see a specialist on Tuesday when I arrive back in Charlotte. I will update everyone on my return as I learn more."

There is currently no timeline set for his return to racing and it is a blow for the JGR team as they have already suffered a few nasty injury setbacks already this season. Jimmy Decotis does have both Supercross and the outdoor Lucas Oil Pro Motocross series on his contract so i expect to see him back and ready for action as soon as he feels up to it.

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