Tim Gajser fit for SMX Riders Cup and Monster Energy Cup
By Infront Moto Racing on 1st Oct 16
Having been forced to miss the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations due to injury, Tim Gajser will return to racing action for the Monster Energy SMX Riders Cup on October 8, and will compete the weekend after at the Monster Energy Cup as originally planned.
Tim Gajser: "We were speaking in Glen Helen about testing the new bike before Maggiora, and with Honda and HRC we worked together to make the test happen in Slovenia on my track last week. I really like the new bike and the test on Wednesday was going well and we'd decided that I was going to race it at the MX of Nations. But then in the whoops I made a little mistake and got sideways and crashed. Actually the crash wasn't so big, but I hit the ground really hard with the whole right side of my body. I had a lot of bad bruising and some damage to the muscles in my shoulder and my hip. Because of that, we received medical advice that we couldn't go to Maggiora in order to try and be ready instead to come back for SMX and Monster Cup because they were the main goals. It was a tough decision to have to miss the Nations, but in the end I think we made the right choice because in the week since the crash already I've had some rest and my body is starting to recover. This week I've started cycling again and working back towards fitness for SMX. Because a lot of the injury was muscular I think I will still feel some pain there next weekend, but I'm sure it will be ok.
So I'm very happy to confirm that I will compete at the Monster Energy SMX Riders' Cup and at the Monster Cup, and I will ride the 2017 Honda CRF at both events too, so I'm very excited to get behind the gate again!”
