Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki announced today that Austin Forkner will miss the remainder of Monster Energy Supercross due to a knee injury sustained at the season opener at Anaheim 1 last Saturday after Forkner crashed off the start of the 250 main event.
After consultation with medical professionals, it was determined that the injury will force an early conclusion to Forkner’s Monster Energy Supercross efforts.
In a video post on his IG, Forkner confirmed he sustained a torn ACL. There is also damage to his MCL, PCL and meniscus.
This is the the latest in a series of setbacks for Forkner, who has now had an injury take him out of the last three Supercross seasons early in the campaign.
“I felt great going into this year and was ready to challenge for the championship,” said Forkner. “I think my qualifying and heat race speed proved that the preparation from the whole team was on par to win races. Unfortunately, I was involved in a racing incident during the start of the Main Event and injured my knee. This is definitely a frustrating situation, but I’m extremely motivated to focus on my recovery and I will get back to work with the team.”
“As we’ve seen from Austin throughout his career, he has the speed and mindset to compete at the highest level,” said Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki Team Owner, Mitch Payton. “Austin came into the season with the ultimate goal of winning a championship and we feel he had done the right work to make that a reality. This injury will delay that goal until Austin is healed up and ready to return to competition, but he has our continued support through this time and we look forward to going racing with him in the future.”
Further updates on Forkner’s expected return to racing will be announced when available.
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