Herlings Shoulder Injury Puts Him Out For The Rest Of The MX2 Season 1

Jeffrey, just 15
years old, crashed heavily on his shoulder in the second moto in
Loket, Czech Republic last weekend after a blistering performance in
the first moto that saw him finish third and move into third in the
championship standings behind factory teammate Marvin Musquin and
rival Ken Roczen.
 
Everts confirms Herlings
withdrawal from the last three GPs
Red Bull KTM team boss
Stefan Everts told KTM Racing News that after a second medical
opinion that established the shoulder injury was more serious that a
simple dislocation, it had been decided that Jeffrey would not race
in the remaining three GPs of the 2010 season. "The damage to the
shoulder was worse that we thought and there is still some bleeding.
He will need surgery and it is better that he concentrates on
healing the injury and recovering to be completely fit for the
beginning of 2011. Jeffrey is still very young and he has nothing
more to prove about his performance on the bike. He has won two GPs
and has proven that he is up with the best and the fastest on the
world championship tracks. The injury is unfortunate but that's
racing, and like all champions he will come back to the track
stronger than ever," Everts said.
 
Time to heal,
says Jeffrey
Speaking by telephone from his home in the
Netherlands Jeffrey also said he considered that withdrawing from
the last three GPs was the right decision. "Now I have to take at
least six week's rest before I can have the surgery on my shoulder,"
he said, "The muscles are still very swollen and the swelling has to
go down before the operation. After that I will need 2-3 months of
recovery time but that means I will be fit and ready to race at the
beginning of the 2011 season. I have had a lot of good races this
year and I have shown that I can race with all the good guys and get
good results. I know there will be a lot expected of me going into
next season so now I'll have time to recover and to get really fit
again in time for the first races."
 
Herlings
delivers a stellar first season
Jeffrey has had a stellar
first season with the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team. He had the
pleasure of winning his first career GP at home in the Netherlands
and followed it up with a second win in Latvia. He was three times
second on the overall podium (Portugal, Sweden and Belgium) and was
third in Lombardy, Italy. He won four individual motos, was placed
second in four races and was third six times to underline that
despite his entry into senior world championship level racing at
such a young age, he is a professional that can deliver on all kinds
of terrain.
 
The entire Orange family join in wishing
Jeffrey a speedy and complete recovery and look forward to him being
"Ready to Race" for the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team at the
beginning of the 2011 season.