Matt Battista seriously injured at Wanneroo Raceway
By TH
Reigning WA Superbike Champion and 26 time WA Motocross Champion Matt Battista crashed heavily during round three of the WA Superbike Championship at Wanneroo Raceway on Sunday, June 29.
Battista was ejected from his Superbike and landed heavily on his back.
He was taken to Joondalup Hospital before being transferred to Royal Perth Hospital with major spinal injuries.
Battista suffered a number of injuries in the fall that included a broken shoulder, dislocated shoulder, a broken arm and a number of broken ribs but the spinal injuries to his lumber region were the major concern.
Matt underwent an MRI scan today which unfortunately confirmed the initial prognosis of paraplegia. Thus Matt now faces a future without the use of his lower limbs.
The WA motorcycling community are rallying behind the Battista family to provide support where they can at this immensely difficult time.
Long term employer and sponsor Five Star Yamaha are shattered as are the whole WA Road Race and Motocross community.
The incident that caused Matt’s fall was a general racing incident the likes of which happen at virtually every road race meeting. It happened as Battista was fighting for position over Skyline before clipping a kerb and another competitor before landing heavily on the Wanneroo tarmac. The actual sequence of events leading up to the impact is immaterial to the tragic outcome.
We include a couple of images below that show Battista in full flight on both the tarmac and the dirt.
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