Bayliss on the mend
Australian superbike racer Troy Bayliss is on the mend after a nasty crash at DoningtonThe Ducati rider reports the pain in his groin was so severe he didn't at first notice the badly injured little finger on his right hand. The latter has been operated on, with the removal of two bones.
Bayliss reports on his website: "My crash came from corner speed, it was more like a 125 highside. I already had a constant throttle and was rolling through the corner when the back came around and went into a massive chatter. I was so close to saving it when it came back, but coppice has a section that drops away and that sent me off, it was like a double whammy.
"You may have noticed me holding my bits in the gravel trap, they got a whacking from the tank and the ripple strip. Very painful. When I made it over the fence and sat down a kid asked me for my gloves. I whipped them off and to my surprise my pinky was hanging by a thread. I'm no expert but I knew it wouldn't be there for long. Luckily in Derby there was a very good hand Specialist unit and they trimmed it up. While I was under the urologist had some work to to do on my groin. You could say I split an Atom. Anyway all went well and now I just have to suffer for a while."
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