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02-04-2007, 05:56 AM
Jesus he hit the tarmac hard, thats for sure. Hope you recover well Troy.......
Fallen Bayliss loses finger
AUSTRALIA'S world superbikes champion Troy Bayliss fought to save a finger this morning after a spectacular crash during round four of the World Superbikes championships in Britain.
It was a battle he would eventually lose.
Bayliss came off his Ducati at Coppice Corner just five laps into race one at Donington Park.
The defending champion slid across the gravel after landing awkwardly, and was ruled out of race two as a result of the injury to his right little finger.
Initially thought to be just a cracked bone, Bayliss was rushed to surgery upon arrival at hospital after it was revealed his finger was completely ruined and might not be saved.
"The current state for Troy is that he has been taken to Derbyshire Royal Infirmary where they will perform reconstructive plastic surgery work on the little finger of his right hand which he injured in that race one crash," Ducati team press officer, Julian Thomas, told Crash.Net Radio.
"Basically he lost most of the bone on the little finger and they decided immediately to take him to hospital.
"Troy said, 'I want to do race two', but he was advised against that because of the possibility of infection and possible amputation."
Thomas said the cause of Bayliss's spectacular dismount remained unclear.
"It was a bit of a high side. He was accelerating coming into Coppice and the rear of the bike just snapped away from him," he said.
"It was a bit of a tank slapper, he was quite winded all over and his hand got caught under the bike."
The next round in Valencia is two weeks away and, provided his finger is saved and heals well, the team said it hoped to have Bayliss back in time to resume the defence of his world title.
But that was before the news he'd lost a finger.
"That is the latest news and we wish him all the best. Unfortunately these things happen, it was a nasty crash but he will be back."
Bayliss had been in stunning form throughout the weekend, topping all the qualifying session to grab pole position for race one.
Australia's other Troy, Troy Corser, fared better than Bayliss, finishing second in race one and third in race two on his Yamaha.
Britain's James Toseland, the 2004 World Superbikes champion, won race one on a Honda, while Japanese rider Noriyuki Haga, Corser's teammate, celebrated his birthday by claimeing race two, nipping ahead of Italy's Max Biaggi on the final turn into the finish line.
Toseland paid tribute to Bayliss's riding after winning the first race on the circuit where he started his career.
"He was setting such a fearce pace, so I was keeping up with him, which was difficult, but it meant that that he took me away from the rest of them," the Briton said.
"So, when he did crash, all I had to do was keep my lead."
Fallen Bayliss loses finger
AUSTRALIA'S world superbikes champion Troy Bayliss fought to save a finger this morning after a spectacular crash during round four of the World Superbikes championships in Britain.
It was a battle he would eventually lose.
Bayliss came off his Ducati at Coppice Corner just five laps into race one at Donington Park.
The defending champion slid across the gravel after landing awkwardly, and was ruled out of race two as a result of the injury to his right little finger.
Initially thought to be just a cracked bone, Bayliss was rushed to surgery upon arrival at hospital after it was revealed his finger was completely ruined and might not be saved.
"The current state for Troy is that he has been taken to Derbyshire Royal Infirmary where they will perform reconstructive plastic surgery work on the little finger of his right hand which he injured in that race one crash," Ducati team press officer, Julian Thomas, told Crash.Net Radio.
"Basically he lost most of the bone on the little finger and they decided immediately to take him to hospital.
"Troy said, 'I want to do race two', but he was advised against that because of the possibility of infection and possible amputation."
Thomas said the cause of Bayliss's spectacular dismount remained unclear.
"It was a bit of a high side. He was accelerating coming into Coppice and the rear of the bike just snapped away from him," he said.
"It was a bit of a tank slapper, he was quite winded all over and his hand got caught under the bike."
The next round in Valencia is two weeks away and, provided his finger is saved and heals well, the team said it hoped to have Bayliss back in time to resume the defence of his world title.
But that was before the news he'd lost a finger.
"That is the latest news and we wish him all the best. Unfortunately these things happen, it was a nasty crash but he will be back."
Bayliss had been in stunning form throughout the weekend, topping all the qualifying session to grab pole position for race one.
Australia's other Troy, Troy Corser, fared better than Bayliss, finishing second in race one and third in race two on his Yamaha.
Britain's James Toseland, the 2004 World Superbikes champion, won race one on a Honda, while Japanese rider Noriyuki Haga, Corser's teammate, celebrated his birthday by claimeing race two, nipping ahead of Italy's Max Biaggi on the final turn into the finish line.
Toseland paid tribute to Bayliss's riding after winning the first race on the circuit where he started his career.
"He was setting such a fearce pace, so I was keeping up with him, which was difficult, but it meant that that he took me away from the rest of them," the Briton said.
"So, when he did crash, all I had to do was keep my lead."