Dean Ferris set for quick recovery
Tuesday 19 March: Injury update from www.yamaha-racing.com
Monster Energy Yamaha’s
Dean Ferris is hopeful of being able to take to the line for the third round of
the FIM Motocross World Championship at Valkenswaard in the Netherlands on
Easter Monday. The Australian will today have an operation on a broken right collarbone,
sustained in a crash while running in the top five of the opening meeting of
the Dutch Motocross Championship at Halle.
Ferris, who is currently
third in the FIM MX2 standings with his YZ250F, got cross-rutted approaching a
jump and landed heavily. As well as damage to the collarbone the 22 year old
also nurses a broken right rib. After a reasonably straightforward medical
procedure Ferris then has two weeks to recover before entering the sand of
Valkenswaard near Eindhoven.
"Initially it was beneficial
for Dean to be at Halle to get some good time in the sand and against a lot of
other Grand Prix riders who were also using the meeting for training and
preparation for Valkenswaard,” said Team Manager Steve Dixon. "He had a good
start and was going for fourth or fifth position when he got out of shape on
the jump. Hopefully everything will go OK with the operation and then he just
needs some time for the rib to get better. With some RandR and luck we are
crossing our fingers that Dean should be back for the next Grand Prix.”
Ferris’ Monster Energy
Yamaha team-mate, Mel Pocock, won one of two MX2 motos in a first wet round of
the Maxxis British Championship at Doncaster on the same day.