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Dr. Claudio Costa says a partial goodbye to the Clinica Mobile
Dr. Claudio Costa and his Cliniche Mobili have been mainstays in racing world for over thirty years; patching up professional motorcycle riders after their injuries and getting them back on track as fast as possible, but today this very passionate, sensitive and poetic man, who has helped countless riders and improved safety in all its facets, has decided to reduce his commitment to the Clinica Mobile.
Costa isn’t only a medical doctor he was also a guru to the riders and in a touching interview with Romagna Noi, Costa said, “The Clinica Mobile will continue with its work. What’s more difficult today is helping make heroes [he believes that riders symbolize life lived at its fullest and constantly compares them to gods], and without them, the Clinica doesn’t need me anymore. ” adding sadly “today these riders no longer exist.”
“Today science helps the most and my work has become limited. Science promises salvation, but you pay the price with the absence from racing. I was the doctor who put them back into the saddle, obviously with the green light of the medical commissions, riders who even if injured wanted to return to track as fast as possible and today there is less demand for my ‘magic’ that helped them return and continue their ‘fairytale’.”
Costa will reduce the number of hours he dedicates to the Clinica Mobile and asked if the death of Marco Simoncelli had something to do with his decision, the good doctor said “Yes it does. He was one of those riders that kept me busy full time, now I have lost my source of work, that crazy guy kept me busy.”
WSBK - Max Nuekirchner to return for Portimao tests, but is he healthy enough?
Max Neukirchner has announced on his personal website that he will return to riding his Suzuki at the Portimao tests, October 26th.
The German rider sustained serious leg and foot injures during a first corner pile-up at the Monza round which put the Alstare Suzuki rider out of action for over ten weeks. Returning in time to partecipate in the Imola test, Neukirchner crashed again and sustained four fractures to his vertebrae. A D12 dorsal vertebra fracture in his lower back as well as minor cracks in the L1, L2 and L3 lumbar vertebrae.
You’d say welcome back, except that the Alstare Suzuki team was surprised that Neukirchner would partecipating in the tests and has gone so far as to state it in the team website.
The team had received reports at the Imola round from doctors Costa, Corbascio and neurosurgeon Professor Bollini, who declared that they would not take responsibility for allowing Max to ride a bike again this year. Adding that Max’s recovery time should be somewhere between four and six months and that, only after this period, would they be able to give their opinion about Max’s health and his ability to start training and competing again.
Continue reading: WSBK - Max Nuekirchner to return for Portimao tests, but is he healthy enough?
WSBK Imola Test - Neukirchner crashes, fractured vertebra
Max Neukirchner from Alstare Suzuki returned to track yesterday for the official Imola tests after being sidelined for 10 weeks with injuries picked up during the horror pile-up in Race 1 at Monza.
Ninety minutes into this morning’s session, Neukirchner crashed out at the Tamburello turn, the session was red flagged while he stretchered to the Clinica Mobile for a check up. The initial diagnosis was that Neukirchner had suffered only abrasions and bruises to his back, but further X-rays in a Bologna hospital have revealed that he has a fractured vertebra, but it remains unclear, as in Noriyuki Haga’s case, if the fracture is a result of this morning’s crash or is from a previous injury.
Doctors have advised the German rider to wear a body cast for 20 days and then re-evaluate the situation, but Neukirchner seems to have decided to return to Germany and be operated on. Later this afternoon further tests will be carried out.
UPDATED:
According to the official SBK website Max Neukircher has been diagnosed with four fractures to his vertebrae. A D12 dorsal vertebra fracture in his lower back as well as minor cracks in the L1, L2 and L3 lumbar vertebrae. Neukirchner will return to Germany and remain in a plaster cast for 30 days.
Casey Stoner's Illness finally Diagnosed
After battling for over a month with a mysterious ailment that was leaving Ducati’s star rider Casey Stoner, nauseaus and exhausted, giving way to a myriad of speculation from the press, the Australian has been diagnosed with slight gastritis and mild anaemia.
No mention is made of the arm pump problems and scaphoid pain that Stoner was sufffering from after the Laguna Seca race.
“I have been in USA until Saturday to do all the tests. First of all I’d like to thank all the Doctors involved in this, Dr. Ting and Dr. Tuan in the Fremont Surgery Center, Dr. Macchiagodena, Dr. Catani, Dr. Ceccarelli and of course my physiotherapist Freddy. Hopefully step by step I will feel better with their indications.
“I still don’t feel like I am 100% but the biggest problem now is that my ribs are very painful after the crash in qualifying in the U.S. It will be probably another hard weekend in Germany, but as always, we will do our best to stay as much as possible close to the lead of the Championship.”
Ducati’s MotoGP Project Director Livio Suppo.
“This is a delicate time for Casey but we know he is made of stern stuff. He will continue to fight like a lion, as he has done in the past few races, even though the crash at Laguna left its mark on him and that certainly won’t help.”
Source | motogp.com
Jorge Lorenzo injuries confirmed
Jorge Lorenzo’s shoulder and foot injuries sustained in a massive highside at Laguna Seca during the qualifying session, have been confirmed after medical tests in Barcelona.
The initial diagnosis by the Clinica Mobile has proven accurate after a CAT scan done at a private clinic. Lorenzo sustained a acromial lavicular separationto his right collarbone, plus a fractured bone in his right foot.
With the next scheduled GP race at Sachsenring in 10 days, Lorenzo is expected to ride after being given painkilling injections as in Laguna Seca. In the meantime he will be treated with anti-inflammatory medicine and physiotherapy.
After his 3rd place at Laguna Seca, Lorenzo is just nine points behind points leader Valentino Rossi.
After the jump Lorenzo’s highside.
Kallio loses part of finger, in doubt for Laguna Seca
Mika Kallio, rookie rider for Pramac Racing may be in doubt for the upcoming Laguna Seca race this weekend.
Kallio who crashed out just a few corners from the finish line battling for 6th place at the Assen TT, badly injured his left ring finger when his hand when his hand got caught under his sliding Ducati D16.
According to the Clinica Mobile website, Kallio has lost half of his finger.
Pedrosa Injured - Out of Qatar Test
Dani Pedrosa highsided with his Honda HRC at turn 10 of the Losail Circuit this evening. The Spanish rider crashed heavily injuring his left wrist, the same one that he injured during the Sachsenring race last year.
According to Dr. Claudio Macchigodena of the Clinica Mobile, Pedrosa has injured his upper left arm and his left leg, but did not hit his head nor lose consciousness. X rays and initial scans have shown no broken bones, but a possible crack in a bone of his left hand, but will have wait another 24 hours and another CAT scan to confirm 100% that he hasn’t sustained fractures.
Pedrosa also aggravated an existing left knee injury that required three stitches, which he injured at Phillip Island and had surgery on in December.
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