Rockstar Energy Suzuki team rider Ryan Morais is likely to miss this weekend's fourth-round AMA/ FIM Supercross in San Francisco after being hurt at the weekend's Anaheim third round.
The RM-Z250 rider was running in second place in the qualifier until another rider landed on top of him while attempting to triple the last part of the rhythm section before turn six. He was taken off the track quickly to the Asterisk mobile medical unit and later transported to the nearby UCI Medical Center where he stayed until he was released on Sunday morning.
According to Team Manager Bill Keefe, Morais is currently at home resting and will be seeing his own physician this week for further evaluation. He is not expected to race in the upcoming San Francisco round but will likely be back on his bike in time for San Diego.
Fellow Lites-class rider Hunter Hewitt also had a tough night, placing 17th out of 20 in the Lites Main Event due to a rough start and a crash involving a tuff-block in the first few laps of the race. When asked about his crash, Hewitt said: "The tuff block ended up right in front of me and I had nowhere to go so I hit the block and went down. That crash put me all the way back in about 20th place and it's hard to come back from something like that. But I tried my best and made it back to 17th."
In the Supercross class, Rockstar Energy Suzuki rider Tommy Hahn (pictured) did well in his heat race but got off to a slow start in the Main that placed him near the back of the pack going into turn one. He pushed his way through the crowd however, and managed to earn a respectable 12th overall.
"I was riding pretty tight and I was catching these guys, but I couldn't really close the gap enough to do anything," commented Hahn after the race. He has returned to his home in Texas to practice and to avoid another storm that is predicted to hit Southern California.
When asked about the performance of the team's RM-Z250s and the RM-Z450, Keefe said: "Our Suzukis are very competitive. The lap times are good and I think our set-up is very good."
Hewitt added: "The bikes are always great and the mechanics do an awesome job with them."
Looking ahead to San Francisco, the team is hopeful that their luck will improve. "I'll be ready to go next week in San Fran and I'm looking to get a better finish," added Hahn, who is still in the top-10in the overall standings.
Hewitt is also looking forward to next week as well, saying "We won't have our team mate Ryan with us, but I'll do everything I can for the team."
