Laverty fractures hand, may still race

[Bigjoe]

From another site.


Eugene Laverty will attempt to race in the World Superbike Championship opener at Phillip Island, despite breaking a bone in his left hand in a testing accident.

The Irishman fell from his Aprilia RSV-4 at the first turn, falling heavily on his left hand, impacting his right hand and also hitting his head on the track.

"Brake pads got knocked back after a wobble entering turn one at 315kph. No brakes so I had to put the bike down. Big ole crash," he wrote on his Twitter account @EugeneLaverty.

Taken to hospital for consultation, Laverty was diagnosed with a fracture of the third metacarpal of the left hand.

The man himself, who is tipped as a title contender this year, was also quoted by GPOne.com as stating his intentions to not skip the opening round of the season.

Laverty's injury comes after John Hopkins was forced to withdraw from the Australian curtain raiser after injuring his hand in an accident on the first day of testing.

Pedercini Kawasaki's David Salom was also forced to skip two days of testing after also injuring his hand during the opening session.

[gsxr100k7]

jaysus he broke the other hand now
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knew he shouldnt have gone out with one hand in plaster
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[DMG]

Had to put the bike down at almost 200MPH
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[Steffano2002]

Glad he walked away! First corner in Phillip Island is bad place to crash!

[James]

Hard to believe he got away so light at that speed. Lucky man!

[louis]

Bit more about it here.

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[phil-short]

So when is the first round? Sure if it's not this weekend he'll be grand.......
Lucky boy by the sound of it.