Shoei helmet saves the SoCal speedster, but injured wrist prevents him from finishing the main event

CARLSBAD, Calif., (March 21, 2005) – Showing that re-found top ten speed in the 250cc class of the THQ/AMA Supercross Series, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Sean Hamblin had his sites set on improving on his 10th place finish at Daytona the previous week.

Making the main with a second-place finish in his semi, a race that he actually led for a bit, Hamblin was confident his lap times would again land him in the top ten overall.

A good start, moving up to seventh, everything seemed to be in order, then BAM!, he wads up the whoops and has his head run over by another racer.

“I was feeling a bit light headed at that point and felt it would be best to pull off,” said Hamblin.

Once off the track, Hamblin’s wrist began to throb. And though the at-track X-rays from the Asterisk Mobile Medical Unit proved to be negative, Hamblin has made an appointment to see his physician this week for a second opinion.

“My wrist is really sore,” he said. “I’m going to take a couple days away from my (motocross) bike and just train some cardio, ride my road bike,” said Hamblin. “By Wednesday I should know if I can race or not this weekend.”

Hamblin’s wreck came in the whoops, an especially chewed-up area of the Orlando track that took down a number of riders on Saturday.

“I got forced into a new line and tried to blitz through it, but it was just too rough and I got thrown to the ground in an instant,” said Hamblin. “I was just starting to move to get up when another bike ran over my head. Nothing I could do. I’m just bummed because I was racing really well at Orlando.”

Hamblin and Team Monster Entergy Drink/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki return to action a week from this Saturday (April 2nd) at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas.

In addition to Monster Energy Drinks, Pro Circuit and Kawasaki, Hamblin is proud to run the following products: Fleetwood RV, Lost, DNA, Alloy, Six Six One, Shoei, Spy, ONE, Tag Metals, Dunlop, Pro X, Works Connection, UFO, Twin Air, Hinson, Maxima, VP, V-Force, Sunline ARC, Motion Pro, Braking, Excel and RK.

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