VOL. 52 ISSUE 14 APRIL 7, 2015 P25
battle with Linfoot saw the defending champ pick up
the victory by .58 of a second. Byrne's teammate,
Stuart Easton, rounded a good day for the PBM
squad by taking third, 1.3 seconds off the win.
Race two was one to forget for Ellison. Prior to
the start his Kawasaki suffered battery problems,
forcing him to start from pitlane. A furious Ellison
charged back through the field, eventually taking
12th place and six points for his troubles.
It was a disastrous day for 2014 title runner up
Ryuichi Kiyonari on the Buildbase BMW. The Japa-
nese rider took pole position for race one; however
he finished a lowly 14th before a massive highside
in race two ended his weekend prematurely.
Byrne leads the Superbike standings after
round one with 45 points. Linfoot sits second with
33 and Ellison is third with 29.
In the Supersport category, Profile Racing
Triumph's Luke Stapleford and Smiths Racing
Triumph's Jake Dixon are tied with 45 points after
taking a win apiece. Gearlink Kawasaki's Glen
Irwin sits in third with 29 points.
American James Rispoli suffered a clutch issue
in race one, but rebounded in race two to finish
seventh. The Team Traction Control Yamaha rider
ended the weekend in ninth with nine points.
PEDROSA
UNDERGOES
SURGERY
R
epsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa
underwent surgery April 3 in
Madrid to fix his problematic arm
pump. Performed by Dr. Angel Vil-
lamor—orthopaedic surgeon and
Medical Director of iQtra Medicina
Avanzada--the surgery took just
over two hours with Dr. Villamor
confident of its success.
During the surgery Dr. Villamor
completely removed the layer
of fascia—the casing around the
muscle that gives it form and
shape—that was causing prob-
lems for Pedrosa.
"The surgery was complicated
and aggressive using a microsur-
gery technique and microscopic
lens," Dr. Villamor said. "We ex-
amined the muscle fascia, which
were hypertrophied and had to
be opened up and released. The
muscle fascia has been dissected
and removed from the forearm.
This increased volume engorged
the muscle within the inelastic
fascia resulting in increased
pressure within the compartment,
and causing a painful condition of
oxygen deprivation—thus causing
intense pain in the forearm which
collapsed after exercising during
riding."
Pedrosa will visit Dr. Villamor
regularly in the coming weeks
for check ups and then begin a
custom physiotherapy program.
The estimated recovery time is
four to six weeks, but his return
to racing won't be confirmed
until Dr. Villamor can ascertain
the success of the surgery.
Filling in for Pedrosa at the
next two MotoGP rounds in Aus-
tin, Texas and Argentina will be
HRC test rider Hiroshi Aoyama.
Dani Pedrosa's return to
racing unknown after recent
arm-pump surgery.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
GOLD
&
GOOSE
PHOTO
COURTESY
OF
BSB
James Ellison
ended his
win drought
at Donington
Park.
