feejer222
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Tommy Hill is a Brit favourite, and has climbed through the ranks of British racing. He won the Virgin R6 cup and with that came a works Yamaha ride in the British Superbike championship. He did 2 years in this and did a couple of wild card rides at world level with a pole position and couple of podiums on a supersports bike. He moved up to world supersports this year with an Italian team.
During his first test for the team in December there was a problem with the auto-shifter. They eventually switched it off completely, they then said they had found what the problem was and switched it back on. It jumped down a gear half way through a fast curve and spat Tommy off. His injuries are huge and he is likely to be in a wheelchair for 6 months. He has never broken a bone before and in this one crash has:
Had to have his spleen and a kidney removed
Ripped 2 ribs away from his sternum
Had to have stitches to repair damage done by a zip
Broke a wrist
Broken femur just below the hip
Broken ankle
The kid had just arrived at world level, and everyone was quietly hoping for a top result.
During his first test for the team in December there was a problem with the auto-shifter. They eventually switched it off completely, they then said they had found what the problem was and switched it back on. It jumped down a gear half way through a fast curve and spat Tommy off. His injuries are huge and he is likely to be in a wheelchair for 6 months. He has never broken a bone before and in this one crash has:
Had to have his spleen and a kidney removed
Ripped 2 ribs away from his sternum
Had to have stitches to repair damage done by a zip
Broke a wrist
Broken femur just below the hip
Broken ankle
The kid had just arrived at world level, and everyone was quietly hoping for a top result.
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