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BINDER HAS BROKEN
ARM PLATED
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outh Africa's Brad Binder has
undergone surgery in Barce-
lona and had a new plate fitted
to the broken radius of his left
arm. The current Moto3 World
Champion initially suffered the
injury in his first Moto2 test at the
conclusion of the 2016 season
at Valenica. Yet after months of
rehabilitation, the screws, which
hold the plate and the bone
together, eventually worked
their way loose. At the Argentine
Grand Prix, Binder discovered
the bone had actually re-broken,
and despite the obvi-
ous (and extreme) pain
he suffered, still raced
the Moto2 event to an
incredible ninth place,
his best Moto2 finish to
date.
He will now sit out
this weekend's U.S. Grand Prix
at Circuit of The Americas, and
looks set to miss the Spanish
GP at Jerez on May 7, as well.
Meanwhile, the luckless
Remy Gardner (son of 1987
500cc World Champion Wayne
Gardner), will miss the U.S GP
after suffering a broken ankle
after being taken out for the sec-
ond race in a row in Argentina.
He is hoping to be fit enough to
race at the Spanish grand prix.
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MOSSEY DOUBLES UP AT BRANDS
L
uke Mossey (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) took his
first-ever win in the British Superbike Champion-
ship in race one at Brands Hatch Indy, April 15-16,
then promptly followed it up with a second victory
to take a perfect 50 points from the weekend.
Mossey had to battle teammate Leon Haslam
for the win in the opening encounter after pole sit-
ter James Ellison (McAMS Yamaha) crashed out,
eventually pulling a 3.5-second gap to the flag.
Third in race one went to Tyco BMW's Christian
Iddon with the returning current BSB Cham-
pion Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) fourth
and Honda's Dan Linfoot rounding out the
top five.
In race two, it was Iddon who took up the
charge to Mossey but came up 0.758 sec-
onds short at the flag with Haslam taking third.
2015 series champion Josh Brookes (Anvil
Hire Yamaha) took fourth with fellow Australian
Jason O'Halloran (Honda Racing) fifth.
Ducati's John Hopkins took 13th in race
one, but improved to ninth for race two.
Haslam leads the standings with 86
points, five clear of Mossey at 81 with Iddon
third at 65. CN
Binder's heroics in
Argentina mean he'll
miss Austin and Jerez,
effectively ending a
possible Moto2 title
charge.
Mossey did
the business in
style at the tight
and fast Brands
Hatch Indy
venue.
