Rojo Racing’s Jason Perez was injured April 1, at Buttonwillow Raceway Park practicing for the upcoming AFM event on April 3, 2005. At the time of the accident, he was riding his Yamaha R6. Jason said “I was riding hard on Friday trying to get the R6 setup, the sessions were very crowded, it seemed like you were passing someone in every other corner. Towards the end of the day, we were getting close to a good setup, but made an error in predicting a slower riders’ line and collided with him causing both of us to crash. I’m very sorry for my actions and I’m glad the other rider was not injured.” After further evaluation, doctors have determined that his elbow is broken, and that it will require surgery. Perez will most likely miss the 2nd round of the AMA Superstock Series to be held at Barber Motorsports Park and will be questionable for the 3rd round of the series at California Speedway. He will also miss the 4th round of WSMC at Willow Springs, which he currently leads the overall points standings.