No one is more disappointed that Dusty Klatt is on the sidelines this weekend then the Campbell River native himself. The Toronto round of the Amp'd Mobile World Supercross started on a sour note for Canadian fans. After busting his butt at the Georgia Practice Facility with the Blackfoot Honda team, Klatt took himself out of the game after only three laps of practice. Klatt crashed and free-fell to the concrete, taking the impact with his shoulder. He went out for the second practice, but pulled off after only one lap and headed to the hospital to get checked out. After spending countless hours in the Toronto emerg, Klatt decided to wait and see a doctor later for an official diagnosis. Klatt and the team remain hopeful that he'll be able to ride the Vancouver round. On a slightly higher note, Klatt was presented with two Red Bull helmets, that he'll be wearing for the upcoming SX season. Keep your fingers crossed that his injury isn't serious and that we'll see him on the line in Vancouver.

 

The rest of the Canadian contingent made out fine in Friday's practice. The feedback from the riders seemed to be that the dirt is quite loose and is rutting up pretty quickly. Track workers were doing some substantial watering Friday night so we'll have to see how that affects things. Doug DeHaan was looking comfortable on his Butler Brothers Honda in the Supercross class. Marco Dube said things were feeling pretty good though he knows he'll have to conquer some of the tracks tougher combinations to hang with the rest of the pack this weekend. Blackfoot's Mitchell Cooke looked strong, flying somewhat under the radar after Klatt's crash.

 

OTSFF Suzuki's Ryan Lockhart, fresh from his Breakfast TV spotlight on Thursday, says he likely won't make the trek to Vancouver next weekend afterall. Lockhart, who has been criss-crossing the country this fall racing in the Future West AX series and hit a US AX in Colorado recently, says another drive to Vancouver might just put him over the edge...If anyone has any Air Miles they want to donate to Newf, there is no one more deserving right now. Speaking of road trips, Racer X Canada assistant editor Danny Brault will be joining Ontario's Jay Burke in a cross-country mission to Vancouver. The pair leave Sunday as Burke chases the SX series...should make for a few interesting stories.

 

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