MotoAmerica: Medical Update On Escalante Released

MotoAmerica: Medical Update On Escalante Released

© 2024, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. From a press release issued By Team Hammer:

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Medical Statement on Richie Escalante

Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki Superbike rider Richie Escalante suffered a heavy crash caused by a collision with another rider after the finish of MotoAmerica Superbike Race 1 at Road Atlanta.

Escalante was awake and alert afterwards and was able to move away from the crash site under his own power. He was evaluated at the track and then transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.

Scans at the hospital revealed a fracture of his left wrist along with compression fractures of L1, L2, and L4 in his back.

Escalante was held overnight at a local hospital but has been released and will fly home to Mexico for further medical evaluation and treatment.

ABOUT TEAM HAMMER

The 2024 season marks Team Hammer’s 44th consecutive year of operating as a professional road racing team. Racebikes built and fielded by Team Hammer have won 133 AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National races, have finished on AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National podiums 362 times, and have won 11 AMA Pro and MotoAmerica National Championships, as well as two FIM South American Championships (in Superbike and Supersport). The team has also won 137 endurance races overall (including seven 24-hour races) and 13 Overall WERA National Endurance Championships with Suzuki motorcycles, and holds the U.S. record for mileage covered in a 24-hour race. The team also competed in the televised 1990s Formula USA National Championship, famously running “Methanol Monster” GSX-R1100 Superbikes fueled by methanol, and won four F-USA Championships.

ABOUT VISION WHEEL

Founded in 1976, Vision Wheel is one of the nation’s leading providers of custom wheels for cars and trucks, and one of the first manufacturers of custom wheels and tires for ATVs, UTVs, and golf carts. Vision Wheel looks beyond the current trends and to the future in developing, manufacturing, and distributing its wheels. Vision’s lines of street, race, off-road, American Muscle, and Milanni wheels are distributed nationally and internationally through a trusted network of distributors. Vision Wheel also produces the Vision It AR app to allow users to see how their wheel of choice will look on their vehicle before purchase and installation. For more information on Vision Wheel, visit www.visionwheel.com.

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