Injured Plater 'highly unlikely' to race at the 2010 Isle of Man TT
18th May 2010
Reigning Isle of Man TT Champion Steve Plater has admitted he is ‘highly unlikely’ to race at the 2010 TT after breaking his left arm in a crash.
The HM Plant Honda star was injured during practice for Saturday’s North West 200 and on Friday underwent an operation to plate the two broken bones in his left forearm.
A statement from the Honda team said the Lincolnshire rider’s surgery had gone well, with both bones bedding back together well with the help of plates and screws. It added Plater was experiencing some numbness, tightness and loss of movement in this fingers and, while that was likely to be due to the swelling and interruption to the nerves in his arm during the crash and operation, it would be monitored and the wound opened up with a second operation to relieve the pressure, if necessary.
Despite the injury, 2009 Senior TT winner Plater remained positive.
He said:
“I’ve been overwhelmed by all the well-wishes via text, phone calls and email and can’t thank everyone enough for their kind words and support or, thank all the medical staff enough, both at the hospital and the trackside, who have played a part in helping me feel more comfortable since Thursday evening.”
“From here I just want to focus on making sure my arm has the chance to completely recover, but I’m also determined to be back on my Honda Fireblade as soon as possible to be able to try and protect my current lead in the British Superstock Championship.”
“Me being able to compete at the TT is highly unlikely and I’m also gutted about that too, but at the moment I’ll take each day as it come.”
Source: iomtt.com 18 May 2010
The HM Plant Honda star was injured during practice for Saturday’s North West 200 and on Friday underwent an operation to plate the two broken bones in his left forearm.
A statement from the Honda team said the Lincolnshire rider’s surgery had gone well, with both bones bedding back together well with the help of plates and screws. It added Plater was experiencing some numbness, tightness and loss of movement in this fingers and, while that was likely to be due to the swelling and interruption to the nerves in his arm during the crash and operation, it would be monitored and the wound opened up with a second operation to relieve the pressure, if necessary.
Despite the injury, 2009 Senior TT winner Plater remained positive.
He said:
“I’ve been overwhelmed by all the well-wishes via text, phone calls and email and can’t thank everyone enough for their kind words and support or, thank all the medical staff enough, both at the hospital and the trackside, who have played a part in helping me feel more comfortable since Thursday evening.”
“From here I just want to focus on making sure my arm has the chance to completely recover, but I’m also determined to be back on my Honda Fireblade as soon as possible to be able to try and protect my current lead in the British Superstock Championship.”
“Me being able to compete at the TT is highly unlikely and I’m also gutted about that too, but at the moment I’ll take each day as it come.”
Source: iomtt.com 18 May 2010