Bayliss Crashes At Promo Event
Added on Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 by Carole Nash Editor
Bayliss Crashes At Promo Event
World Superbikes championship leader Troy Bayliss may have aggravated the elbow injury that he sustained at Phillip Island after crashing out on a Ducati Hypermotard without completing a single lap.
The Ducati rider was riding the manufacturer’s Hypermotard on a promotional event but crashed before he could even complete one lap at the Arma di Taggia karting track in Northern Italy.
The Australian, who wrote off a brand new set of leathers and a helmet in the incident, has since vowed to only ride his Xerox Ducati race bike in future.
The WSB leader told MCN:
“Last week I had to go and do a photo shoot on a Hypermotard. I was riding on a really small go kart track, which is renowned for being slippery. I used to do a bit of Supermoto there but I don’t anymore because it’s too dangerous. I hopped on the Hypermotard, out I went and I didn’t even make one lap before I crashed.
It was a brand new bike and I put it into the wall at the first left hander I got to. I ended up hurting my elbow a bit more but it’s all good now. My team boss Davide Tardozzi was there so we were able to have a good laugh about it. I had brand new leathers, helmet, boots, gloves as I thought it was a good chance to try and break them in. From now on I don’t think I’m going to ride any bike other than my race bike.”
