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Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Nick Romano revealed on his personal social media that he sustained a compression fracture to his T-6 and acute fracture to his T-5 in his back in a crash during 250 qualifying at Southwick on Saturday.
Romano had a scary crash at round 6 after his rear stepped out on the face of a jump. In his post, Romano said he “can’t pin point what caused the rear to step out but gut feeling is it was prob the paddle.”
Fortunately Romano said his injuries won’t require surgery but that he has no “clue how long this injury” will take.
“After 8 hours at this shitty hospital, im set free as you guys all saw and see I had a gnarly crash. Rear stepped out off the face, and I was just a passenger at that point. Can’t pin point what caused the rear to step out but gut feeling is it was prob the paddle.
“Kind of a dog to get up and ride my bike back to the pits with now knowing I have a compression fracture to my T-6 and acute fracture to my T-5 in my back.
“No surgery is required which is great news and gonna head to @rangesportstherapy to get this all settled and I’ll be back as soon as possible, I can assure you guys that. Pissed off and even more hungry for success. No clue how long this injury takes but, just a little break to reset and keep going.
“Thank you to my fans, team, and everyone else who’s involved.”
Since joining Pro Circuit as a fill-in, Romano had been enjoying a career year in Pro Motocross. He claimed his first career podium at Thunder Valley and is currently 10th in 250 points despite scoring zero points at Southwick.
