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Mir To Sit Out Misano T eam Suzuki Ecstar's Joan Mir suffered bone and ligament damage to his right ankle and will be forced to miss Misano Mo- toGP. Mir suffered the injury at the last round at the Austrian Grand Prix when he went down on the opening lap. The first tests and X-rays performed at the circuit medical center directly after the crash revealed a small fracture in the talus bone of his right ankle. Having returned home on Sunday night, the Mallorcan underwent further tests in Andorra. He then visited Dr. Juan Garcías at Hos- pital Juaneda Miramar in Palma de Mallorca where he underwent a CT scan and an extra MRI as the doc- tors wanted to rule out bone damage to the left talus head as well as the right. Despite issuing a more encouraging diagnosis than expected, Doctor Juan Garcías found ligament and bone damage on the right side, and he recommended caution, advising Mir to take absolute rest for the next 15 days. Mir will undergo another round of scans to assess the injuries following his 15-day rest period, in order to determine the course of treatment and, if eligible, to try riding at Motorland for the Grand Prix of Aragon. CN Joan Mir will sit out Misano due to injuries he suffered at the Austrian Grand Prix. PHOTO: GOLD & GOOSE IN THE WIND P54 Team USA Win Foxhill Vet MXdN Z ach Osborne, Ryan Villopoto and Mike Brown traveled to Great Britain's Foxhill MX circuit, August 27-28, for the Vet Moto- cross des Nations and came away with the number-one plates (each rider got their own to take home). In the four-moto format aboard 250cc two-stroke machinery, Team USA accumulated the low- est score and was crowned this year's Foxhill VMXDN Champi- ons. Led by double moto win- ner Brown, Team USA finished out the weekend with 61 points, followed by Team Great Britain with 73 points and defending champions Northern Ireland with 77 points. Fairhust Wessex and Wales rounded out the top five teams. Brown went 1-1-2-8, while Vil- lopoto went 5-10- 4-7 and Osborne 9-8-6-10. Brown also competed in the Evo 125cc class and won three out of the four motos. Unfortunately for him, the moto he didn't win was a DNF, so he dropped to eighth in the overall class standings. Americans Doug Dubach and Keith Johnson competed in the Evo Over 50 division, but it was England's Kurt Nicoll who came away with the overall victory with 4-1-2-1 moto scores. Dubach got on the podium in third with 3-5-3- 3 results, and Johnson ended up ninth overall with 1-2-DNF-4 results. Team USA is expected to field Tim Ferry, Broc Tickle, Keith Johnson and Cody Williams at the next VMXDN event at Farleigh Castle, September 10-11. CN Mike Brown (center) and teammates Ryan Villopoto (left) and Zach Osborne (right) won the Foxhill Vet MX of Nations event. PHOTO: LAURETTE NICOLL