Youth Who Suffered Closed Head Injury During MX Race to Be Honorary Team Athlete for Shea Racing‏

Dillon Terry, who suffered a closed head injury at an amateur motocross race in Texas, to be honorary team athlete of Violation1.com/Shea Racing/Travisa/National Switchgear during Monster Energy AMA Supercross this Saturday

The 14 year-old suffered the closed head injury in June 2010
from a crash at a Ponca City qualifier in Texas

Last year during
the annual cancer benefit event at River Valley Motocross in Boyd,
Texas, the Shea Racing team was introduced to Dillon Terry who had
suffered a closed head injury during an amateur motocross race.
Team Violation1.com/Shea Racing/Travisa/National Switchgear, powered by
Munn Racing KTM, will make Dillon an honorary team athlete at this
Saturday’s round of Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM Championship,
at Cowboys Stadium.

It
has been Dillon’s dream since he was three years-old to be a pro
motocross racer. He got his first motorcycle at age five and entered
his first race at age nine. Dillon was winning local races in the 85cc
class. He won the 2008 Kidz Adrenaline Series 85cc Open Class. Dillon
started to break out into AMA regional races and hoped to qualify for
the AMA Loretta Lynn’s Amateur Nationals. However, at this time he had
setbacks with injuries including a broken wrist, broken legs and then a
broken collarbone.

Dillon
was determined to get back in form and on the track, aspiring to be
even faster to meet his ultimate dream of becoming a pro motocross
racer. Falling short of making the 2009 Loretta Lynn’s nationals, he
was ready to take another shot at qualifying in 2010. Dillon was at the
qualifying round at Oakhill Raceway in Texas for the Ponca City
Nationals where was riding faster than in past years thanks to support
from Stadium Yamaha of Irving and their local pro rider Tommy Miller.
He was second overall in the 85/150 Open class and had 7th and 13th
place finishes in two other classes. The next day, Dillon was
determined to do even better. During a moto later in the day, he got
cross-rutted on the finish line jump, his fork compressed and he was
thrown 15-feet into the air with his head hitting the jump and
immediately knocking him unconscious.

When
Dillon regained consciousness on the track during the crash on June 27,
2010, he didn’t know who he was, where he was at and that the man
speaking to him was his dad. He was airlifted to the hospital and it
took several days before he recognized who he even was. Upon returning
home from the hospital, Dillon didn’t recognize anything there either.

Fourteen year-old Dillon is now on the road to recovery after learning again to walk, eat, write and put on clothes.

Dillon’s
mom, Diana Terry, shared more about her son, “Dillon’s prognosis is
good. His brain should heal in 1-2 years, leaving small scars where the
tears from the crash are. The doctors and therapists are not sure what
residual affects he will have at that time. Each person’s brain is
different therefore it is hard to determine the outcome. We are hopeful
Dillon will regain his memory from before the time of the accident. We
do know if he sustains another head injury there will be permanent
damage or immediate death. He may seem and appear ‘ok,’ but he isn’t
independent in his care needs. He can’t prepare his food, other than
cereal, wash clothes or plan and carry out daily tasks.”                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Diana Terry continues, “Dillon says
he will ride again! He knows he should never race again, play football
or any other contact sport, but he won’t let this injury stop the love
and passion he has for motocross. It is still his dream.”

Team
Violation1.com/Shea Racing/Travisa/National Switchgear is providing
Dillon and his parents all-access passes to this weekend’s AMA
Supercross round at Cowboys Stadium, team pit clothing, opportunity to
participate in the track walk, and hang out at the team’s hospitality
area.   

“I
was immediately impressed by Dillon’s perseverance when I first met
him,” said Adam Tappe, team facilitator. “To go through what he and his
family has experienced in the past eight months is both heart-wrenching
and inspirational. We honor Dillon and his family this weekend. We also
want to shine more light on closed head injuries – that people can live
very productive and active lives, highlighted by our charity partner
the James Marshall Project.”

Team
Manager Tim Shea added, “We are honored to have Dillon as part of our
team this weekend. We encourage the fans and the industry to stop by
our team pit to meet and talk with Dillon and his family this Saturday
at Cowboys Stadium.”

Team
Violation1.com/Shea Racing/Travisa/National Switchgear, powered by Munn
Racing KTM, heads to round 12 of Monster Energy AMA Supercross this
Saturday, April 2 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. This will be
round five of eight of the AMA Supercross Lites East Region. Fans come
out to see athletes Ricky Renner #94 and Vernon McKiddie #129 in their
FLY Racing Evolution gear and Violation Goggles on DeCal
Works-emblazoned KTM 250 SX-F race bikes. During the pit party stop by
the team’s purple and yellow semi hauler to meet honorary team athlete
Dillon Terry, the riders and the Violation Goggles girls. The
Supercross class will be broadcast on CBS at 12 noon EST on Sunday,
April 3. Supercross Lites will be on SPEED at 6 p.m. EST on Sunday,
April 3. Keep posted to the team at www.sheamoto.com.

About Team Violation1.com/Shea Racing/Travisa/National Switchgear

Shea
Racing, led by Tim Shea, places emphasis on involving action sports
fans in the team through pit parties and charity events which it has
done the past four years while participating in professional motocross
races. In its third season in Monster Energy AMA Supercross, the team
has expanded with five Lites riders pitted out of a team semi rig
featuring Austin Howell #61 (West), Tevin Tapia #70 (East), Ricky
Renner #94 (East), Vernon McKiddie #129 (East), and Casey Hinson #149
(West). The 2011 AMA Supercross team is made possible by the Violation
Brand (www.violation1.com), National Switchgear (www.nationalswitchgear.com), Travisa (www.travisa.com), Munn Racing (www.munnracing.com), KTM Sportmotorcycles (www.ktmusa.com), FLY Racing, Power Bar Team Elite, DeCal Works, Dubach Racing Development (DR.D), Maxima Oils, Engine Ice, DT-1 Filters, ActionSportsTV.com,
Matrix Concepts, ODI Grips, Outlaw Products, SuperSprox, IRIS Chains,
Renegade Fuels, Enzo Suspension, Eleven 10 Mods, Lightspeed, TCX Boots,
Stomp Designs, Devol Engineering, Moto Public Relations, Dunlop Tires,
and River Valley Motocross Park. Its community partner is the James
Marshall Project. Visit www.sheamoto.com to learn more.