Toseland to miss Donington WSB
Added on Monday, March 21st, 2011 by Carole Nash Editor
Toseland to miss Donington WSB
James Toseland will miss this weekend’s World Superbike championship round at Donington Park after breaking his wrist during a crash in a private testing session.
The BMW Italia rider fell during the second day of a two day private test in Aragon, breaking his right wrist in the process.
And the Yorkshireman is expected to be out of action for around six weeks after scans in Manchester revealed that the injury was much worse than initially feared.
“My main priority was being fit enough to race at Donington, so I was really pleased when I was told in Spain that I would be OK,” said Toseland. “But when I got back to the hotel, the pain in my right wrist was unbelievable and, considering that I had a race coming up in a week’s time, I sent the scan on to a specialist I know in Manchester.
“From looking at the scan, he thought I’d be alright, but as he’s a friend, he left a wedding anniversary party to come and check the wrist properly. They took a new X-ray from a different position in Manchester and found that I had badly displaced bones in my wrist. At that point, things were getting critical as there was no blood flow in the wrist, meaning that the bone could die if I wasn’t operated on immediately.
“I had expected him to confirm that everything was alright and give me the all-clear, so it came as a bit of a shock, to be honest. I guess I’ve been lucky, but it’s a massive disappointment from a racing point of view. I’m so sorry to everybody who has continued to support me.”
