I think repeated finger injuries is what forced Schwantz into retirement. Could be bad news for Pedro.
I am starting to sympathize with him. If he has to return to Spain without a championship when his career is over it will be tuff. Being so short he will be ridiculed and ostracized.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (povol @ Jul 14 2008, 08:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Broken pointer finger,broken wrist,sprained bird finger and sprained ankle. http://www.cyclenews.com/ShowStory.asp?HeadlineID=12615
Will travel to US but is a friday decision on racing.
cheers povol. sprained bird finger
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bojuhl @ Jul 14 2008, 08:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I think repeated finger injuries is what forced Schwantz into retirement. Could be bad news for Pedro.
I am starting to sympathize with him. If he has to return to Spain without a championship when his career is over it will be tuff. Being so short he will be ridiculed and ostracized.
The finger injuries don't sound too bad.
The kid is tough, which he demonstrated amply in the 250s.
The kid is tough, which he demonstrated amply in the 250s.
I don't care how tuff you are; if you fingers don't work you ain't gonna win Motogp races. lose a pinky or 3rd maybe; fckup an index thumb or middle and look out.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bojuhl @ Jul 15 2008, 04:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I don't care how tuff you are; if you fingers don't work you ain't gonna win Motogp races. lose a pinky or 3rd maybe; fckup an index thumb or middle and look out.
I am sure you are correct, and I didn't mean to imply that he would or could race at laguna, although the distal phalanx fracture whilst painful should not impair function, and the bruising has a few days to settle.
I meant the finger comment more in reference to kevin schwantz's long term problems, and the comment about his toughness to the widespread comments that he is a pansy.
EDIT
Just read a more detailed report. He has a 3rd finger pip joint sprain which might be more of a problem
just read the official reports, and i have to agree, it isn't that nasty, although it will still be hard riding with those injuries. i could just imagine how he's feeling right now, all that soreness and pain. hope he could race by next week
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Jul 13 2008, 12:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>will he race at laguna seca, jumkie hopes not
I'm taking my Dani Sucks T-shirt and going straight to the Clinica Mobile where they are gonna surely clear him to race and ask him for an autograph using his left hand. Undoubtedly, Puig, though concerned, was happy to find out it was just his left hand that broke, and not his right hand, his sigh of relief---Dani able to jack him off still.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tom @ Jul 13 2008, 01:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Shame for Dani to fall injured with only a week before the next GP. He isn't gonna want to lose too many points going into the summer break so i hope he rides and isn't too badly damaged.
Why do you give a ...., you already dropped him from your fav rider. What a joke.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Jul 15 2008, 07:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I'm taking my Dani Sucks T-shirt and going straight to the Clinica Mobile where they are gonna surely clear him to race and ask him for an autograph using his left hand. Undoubtedly, Puig, though concerned, was happy to find out it was just his left hand that broke, and not his right hand, his sigh of relief---Dani able to jack him off still.
I thought you considered dani to be a double handed .......
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Jul 15 2008, 08:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Why do you give a ...., you already dropped him from your fav rider. What a joke.
So what. I recently mentioned that Hopper was my least favorite rider in motogp, yet seeing him crash was FAR from a joy and i wish him to fastest recovery possible. I don't want to see these guys missing races or getting hurt, whether they are my favorite or not.