[Ducati] Regarding Troy Bayliss ***** (SPOILER) *****

[Bummers & Chandy]

From: 
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Bayliss-loses-most-of-finger-in-crash/2007/04/02/1175366128635.html 


Bummers


  Bayliss loses most of finger in crash

    *

April 2, 2007 - 12:49PM

Australian Troy Bayliss has lost most of a finger after a high-speed 
crash in this weekend's world superbike round at Donington in England.

Surgery shortly after the accident failed to save the little finger of 
his right hand, which was trapped between his bike and the tarmac as he 
slid off.

Bayliss reportedly lost the top two bones of the finger which was 
crushed beyond repair.

The incident happened five laps into race one after the defending world 
superbike leader broke away from the pack to lead.

Ducati team spokesman Julian Thomas said Bayliss had been rushed to 
Derbyshire Royal Infirmary in an attempt to repair the finger.

"Basically he lost most of the bone on the little finger and they 
decided immediately to take him to hospital," Thomas told Crash.Net.Radio.

Thomas said Bayliss had wanted to saddle up again for the second race 
but the team refused on medical advice because of the possibility of an 
infection.

The crash, at the dangerous Coppice corner, came out of the blue, 
according to Thomas.

"It was a bit of a highside. He was accelerating coming into Coppice and 
the rear of the bike just snapped away from him," he said.

"He was quite winded all over and his hand got caught under the bike."

It is uncertain whether the Australian will be fit to ride in the next 
round of the series in Valencia in Spain in two weeks.

Bayliss, who turned 38 last Friday, had dominated the meeting, heading 
the qualifying sessions and snaring pole position for the first race.

His young British rival James Toseland, took out race one on a Honda 
from Australia's Troy Corser on a Yamaha.

Corser also managed a podium in race two, finishing third behind his 
teammate, Japan's Noriyuki Haga, who staggered Italian Max Biaggi by 
seizing the lead on the final turn with just seconds remaining.

Bayliss breathed life back into his world superbike defence at Phillip 
Island last month but has now slid down to sixth in the championship, 
behind Toseland, Biaggi, Haga, Corser and Ducati rider Lorenzo Lanzi.

Corser said he was only "reasonably happy" with his results.

"I felt comfortable throughout all the practice sessions this weekend 
and feel I should have got higher," Corser said.

A partisan crowd was urging Toseland on for his first clean career sweep 
but he was halted by a mechanical problem which ground his Honda to a halt.

"I was so relieved to win race one because of the pressure of riding in 
front in your home race, so it was just great to win again," Toseland said.

"In race two I had a problem with the quick shifter and it cut the 
engine and that was that.

"I felt really confident about winning the second race as well but a 
double win has eluded me again, even if I'm still leaving with the 
championship lead," he said.

In world supersport, Yamaha-backed Australians Kevin Curtain and Broc 
Parkes were spectators at Donington after both broke their collarbones 
in Friday morning's rain-affected opening practice session, sliding off 
on the same corner.

© 2007 AAP <http://www.smh.com.au/notebn/aap.html>

Drifter wrote:
> Must admit was surprised not to see him line up for race 2
>
> Thought he caught his family jewels on the tank when he came back down
> onto the bike when Troy so very nearly saved it too  :-(
> He'll surely be  well fired up for Spain now, good job it wasn't his
> index finger that got caught up.
> Was it that Troy was so damn quick the traction control couldn't keep 
> up with him,
> or a traction control problem / failure  that caused it  ?
>
> You just gotta love Haga though ( the Samurai of Slide )
> He was like a Jack Russell dog nipping at Max's ankles   ROFL
>
> Drifter
> Senna 1/123
>
> On 2 Apr 2007, at 05:58, Veloce916 at aol.com wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Tough guy - he still wanted to ride race 2
>>
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