BUBBA INJURED AT NELLIS Nellis BMX - Las Vegas. Redline press release

Mar 31, 2006

Written by Bart de Jong

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Redline’s reigning UCi World Champ looked like his normal self in the first moto of AA-pro on Saturday; snappin’ hard and powering out of turn one to the familiar 5 or 6 bike length lead … that is, until he hit the double step-up at the usual Mach Speeds that only he can achieve aboard his Flight Pro XL.

As Bubba recalls, “My front wheel just barely clipped the jump and I went flying over the bars.” He got up to a gushing elbow that eventually would need 15 stitches.

He figured all of the pain in his arm was from the gashed elbow and being the hardcore Pro racer he is, he was all ready to throw the dice for the second round. As he does practically every weekend, he slid in to the gate, snapped strong and was in the mix … that is, until he hit the first jump. “My handpractically flew off my (LizardSkins Signature) grips,” he describes. It was then that he knew something else might be wrong and a trip to the ER might be a good card to play. After getting his wound stitched, the Doc’s took a scan of his shoulder and discovered a fracture. Bubba had broke his shoulder … and amazingly, had even raced with it.

And so … the Ballad of Bubba in 2006 is in the mending stage for the next 3 to 4 weeks. But even though he won’t be on the track, he’ll still be at this weekends’ ABA Winternationals greeting his fans, cheering on his teammates and signing copies of the new BMX World magazine poster. Be sure to stop by the Redline Pits and wish him a quick recovery, and nab a free poster.

Photo: Kevin OBrien