Injured Adams making steady progress
The former speedway champion has now been moved out of intensive care in an Adelaide hospital, but there's still a massive road aheadTen-time Australian speedway champion Leigh Adams is making steady progress from the serious injuries he sustained in an off-road motorcycle accident on June 7, with plans already afoot for a benefit meeting to assist the 40-year-old in what is expected to be a lengthy rehabilitation.
Adams was practising for the annual Finke Desert Race in Alice Springs when he had crashed, an event he was planning to ride for the first time following his retirement form all levels of speedway.
Despite multiple serious injuries, including an injured spine, Leigh’s wife Kylie says her husband is in remarkably good spirits and is doing far better than expected.
“Leigh is making good progress and has now been moved from intensive care into a private ward,” Kylie said. “At this stage doctors are recommending that only Leigh’s immediate family should visit him. It’s obviously far better that Leigh conserves his energy to give him the best possible chance of getting better.
“He actually watched part of a DVD featuring last weekend’s Speedway Grand Prix in Copenhagen so he can keep up to date with what’s going on in the sport he loves.”
“Everyone has been so thoughtful and generous and we're really grateful.”
Meanwhile, Gillman Speedway in Adelaide has confirmed it will be staging a Leigh Adams Benefit Meeting on Saturday, November 26, 2011. The event, combining the annual Jack Young Cup for speedway solos, will be a gala affair featuring many of the sport’s biggest names.
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