Karro contains British Championship damage despite injury

14 June 2009 KARRO CONTAINS BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP DAMAGE DESPITE INJURY On 17 May we had occasion to report that Matiss Karro would in all probability be out of racing action for six weeks or so as a result of a thumb injury. What then, pray tell, would constrain us to issue a race report for the Curly One less than a month later? It has to do, dear reader, with the irresistible force that emerges when a motocross racer is being kept away from the track. Much in the same way that it is a dangerous pastime to get between a civil servant and the exit doors at knock-off time, it is a near impossible task to keep an injured rider off a bike, short of resorting to thick chains, strong sedatives or both. Even for all his phlegmatic demanour, Matiss Karro is a racer at heart, and in the weeks following his injury, he became increasingly crotchety and impatient. Many treatments in the hyperbaric chamber did seem to speed up his recovery, however, and a few days before the fourth round of the Maxxis British motocross championships, Matiss trotted off to the doctor to check whether he may just have recovered enough to race. We do not really know if gentle cajoling or full-out bullying was involved, but the medical man gave a guarded ok. With absolutely no riding time under his belt, Matiss joined the MVR-D team at Hawkstone park, intent on doing all he can to defend his second position in the championship standings. He took a while to find his rhythm at first, and only qualified in ninth position. As soon as the gate fell for the first race, however, it was classic Karro. The #91 Suzuki shot to the front, and the youngster held his own in the lead for 5 laps. Homeboy Scott Elderfield then made a none-too-gentle pass, sending Matiss and his Suzuki into the scenery. The teenager re-injured his thumb in the crash, and it was race over for him. Still smarting from the first race accident, literally and figuratively, Matiss lined up for race 2. He started off in third position, but was clearly the worse for wear due to his still-lingering injury, and as the race progressed, he slowly dropped back, finally finishing the race in 12th position. What with not scoring in the first race, he only managed 17th overall on the day, but his gutsy showing did pay dividends in the sense that he only lost one position in the championship standings. South African Neville Bradshaw has now assumed the second position, but Matiss is fairly happy at still having managed to hold onto third spot in the championship chase. The Latvian will line up for world championship action again next weekend at the GP of Germany in Teutschenthal. RESULTS Qualifying Race1 Race 2 Overall Championship standings   LUSH GREENERY AND A FEARSOME DROP-OFF - CLASSIC HAWKSTONE PICTURE       MEDIA SPONSOR MANAGEMENT

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