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also no ligament damage.
"The results showed no ligament damage or dislo-
cation and no need to proceed with surgery," said Dr.
Mir in a Honda press release. "I expect he will need
three to four weeks to fully recover."
According to the team, Marquez has already
started rehabilitation with "magnetic therapy." He
will remain non-weight bearing on the leg for two
weeks, meaning the Sepang test and possibly the
following week's test in Phillip Island, Australia.
"It was a really unfortunate accident that could
happen to anyone at anytime," Marquez said. "I was
rushed to hospital and Dr. Mir treated me, thankfully
there was no ligament damage and it seems like a
clean break."
Marquez is expected to be fully recovered for the
opening round of the MotoGP World Championship
in Qatar on March 23.
Briefly...
Zero Gets Nod
Zero Motorcycles was
recently acknowledged
by the Los Angeles Times
and named as one of its
Top 10 Motorcycles of the
Year (Best Bikes of 2013).
"To be acknowledged and
included in the Los Ange-
les Times Top 10 Motorcy-
cles of the Year for 2013 is
truly an honor," said Scot
Harden, vice president of
marketing. "The team at
Zero Motorcycles contin-
uously strives to engineer
and develop motorcycles
that are exhilarating to
ride and practical for the
everyday enthusiast."
Kawasaki's New
President
Kawasaki Motors Corp.
USA has announced that
Masafumi "Masa" Na-
kagawa will succeed
Takeshi "Tak" Teranishi as
president of the company,
effective April 1. Nakaga-
wa, who spent six years at
KMC's Irvine, California,
headquarters in the late
1990s, will transition to his
new position when Terani-
shi leaves to assume the
presidency of Kawasaki
Motors Corp. Japan.
Stump For XR1200
Liberty Chevrolet has an-
nounced it will be spon-
soring road racer Eric
Stump on an XR1200 in
the 2014 AMA Pro Vance
& Hines Harley-Davidson
Series. Liberty Chevrolet
is in Wakefield, Massa-
chusetts.
Celtic Racing
For 2014
Celtic Racing will run Co-
rey Alexander and Wyatt
Farris in the 2014 AMA
Pro Racing Supersport
class. Alexander won the
2013 Supersport East title
with Farris finishing third
in the West series. The
team will be run in part-
nership with Hudson Val-
ley Motorcycles and will
field a pair of Suzuki GSX-
R600s with support from
Suzuki. Orient Express
and K-Tech Suspension
will continue to provide
technicians and trackside
support for both riders.
Alexander Defying
All Odds
Defy All Odds Apparel,
the action sports lifestyle
apparel brand founded by
AMA flat tracker Cory Tex-
ter, is moving to New York
and has been purchased
by road racer Corey Alex-
ander.
Daytona Does Fox
Deal
FOX Sports and Daytona
International Speedway
have reached a five-year,
multi-platform agreement
to air the Daytona Super-
cross by Honda on Fox
Sports 1, beginning with
live coverage on Satur-
day, March 8 (at 7:30p.m.
Eastern).
TADDY CROWNED!
T
addy Blazusiak wrapped up his fifth FIM Super-
Enduro World Championship with an overall win
at the sixth and final round of the series in Tours,
France on Saturday night.
Starting the closing round of the series in a com-
manding position, Blazusiak wasted no time in
Taddy Blazusiak wrapped up his fifth SuperEnduro
Championship with his victory in France.
