Injury report - Justin Hill

b0y2k (76)in #motocross • 8 years ago

So everyone who watched the last weekends race in Atlanta saw the savage crash Justin Hill sustained and I for one was gutted for him after such a bright start in his 450 career.

Hill went down early in his second 450 SX main and went down hard. After being carried off the track without being able to walk news coming in reports that he sustained a broken toe on his right foot amongst other injuries including his shoulder.

Hill has released a press release:

Justin Hill

JGR AutoTrader/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Racing

"The day went well, all of the way up to the first main event. I lost focus on the start and was caught up in a lot of garbage in the second rhythm section. A rider crashed in front of me, and I got caught in the carnage. Then I went over the bars and my bike was tweaked up. I feel like I could have held the lead pace off, because it wasn't that intense. In the second main, I had an outside gate choice, but I started working through the field. I was making a lot of time on the triple-triple section, because I don't think anyone else was doing it. Unfortunately, I cross-rutted off the face and it pulled the handlebars right out of my hands. I made the split-second decision to bail. It would have been really bad if I had tried to ride it out. I landed feet-first, and because there was another jump right after that I couldn't land and fold up. I'm lucky in that I had great boots on that saved my ankles from serious damage. I'm happy, overall, because I rode well up to that point and showed good speed. I am excited for the future and to take the next step."

Jeremy Albrecht

JGR AutoTrader/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Racing

"Hill was up there, but he crashed and hurt his feet and shoulder. Overall, no one is hurt too badly. Considering how difficult the track was, and how big of crashes the guys had, I'm happy that we could walk away from this one. The plan for Hill is to return to the Suzuki RM-Z250 in preparation for the remaining 250 West Supercross rounds."

I for one hope he is back soon as i belive this is his run up to a 450 move next seaosn which should be a very positive move in his career. Small setback... i hope.