HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1991-07-31, Page 12Lueknow Sentlisel4 WednesdaY, July 31 t9
jurie e no deterrent Holyrood area racer
by Scott ilgendor
After breaking his hip„ twaing
himself unconsous and injuring
his knee, Tom Moiwho lives,
'near ,110liro0,41, continues to pamex4.
pato in motocross races and perf
well
Recently, IS,yearold Tom canto
in OW in the Spring Motocross
Classy ,,a series of four races -hold
t
Millbrook_ Qltsweken Port
Dover and Cedar ,Springs.
After missing the first race of the
summer series,. Tom placed fob
a a July 7 - race in Paiisle.
despite missing the points he could
have gained in the first race, hopes
be eon still win the summer .series.
Int a recent .,race in Chatsworth,
Ton crashed in A triple jump an
hurt his knee, He then crashed
P
awn a few days before. the isley
ce and ended up wearinghutches
for day. Doctors toldhim .;they
didn't want hint racing anymore but
lie insisted and now he has to wear
knee supports to protect them.
Brenda Morrison ,Tom** mohetr,
said motocross racing is the second
Most physicaldemanding sport that.
tri so err.
a
result* ° Tom lifts weights,.
s and; rides three eights a week
but be said his recent ► injuries have
hif . training as
rd.a
le al thinks he°may have
�n to his mai
to the sport,
hip in a crash ata bhourg £ ce
wen he came';up short on
top. atrcl' ' +as lth wn into the;:next
Jump.
lie said when he went down,. the
rust thing her file o c ,w.as,ge
hack up On the bike but he couldn't.
He ended` up air- mrbula reed to
London "Vtrh he .ufd rentst>
gel for his broken hip. A pin and
a plate were put in his hip to
it together so it could heal and they
weren't taken out until last October.
He spent two weeks in a London
hospital and two weeks air, with-
out his parents mowing it,;he was
at a friend's ,mak riding again.
. torn said he couldn t oven get on
the bike himself but with his
friend's helphe took a ,run on ; the,
bike anyway.
The long scar on the side of his .
leg is a good way to got sympathy
from girls at the beacht said Tos .
who takes his injuries lightly.
His mother, on, the other hand,
woes a lot now. The; fitof
To 's races she n went to see Was
the one where,.Tor, brokehis hips
`=l worryah the e," said
11�onisoh = , gh stud after seeing
Tom s<h the hspt, races have
becor e a ne a acl g experience
for her.
Earlier this year, Tom was pracrt
sing and as he was going up a 65
►t dump he flipped over, landing
on his head. He said he 'knocked.
himself unconscious for a few
oments, but at back. up and
stated runningagar at :fie
k ins e when
kid. of Care
�s that,
wyand you've go
the throttle on the bike so when it
conies down, it kick outand the
suspension doesn't get ,
ne
He said he doesn't worry about
having an ;accident. "'You forget
about it when you're Ming. if you
worry, you fruit, "r he said.
Last yam. Tom placed third
Canadian Amateur National
otocross at oto,ax* e in
(hatswerth ►utthis year itis being
held in Alberta, too far ..for Too
:and his arily to go.
May go toKentucky
Tom has also laced l
Ainalitying nee
for the Lorettal
race itaentuckith ; gds
makes Tom an a one..
the gt race backs Rut,Tc t will'
* be mpeting ur entucky.
ling in the, Junior level now,
Turn`hop :he Abet rio
a by the `all. hat's when he
nks he might g evp the number,
g1 that has bees on his bike since
he state racing 'fou>E ye�kago.
recently gotls` e sponsors:
::r 4 Cie, in Riple next
ur:Lloyd ansa of
d and Burr
on.wsaid'it ward. .
see. if trey, could' get a Sint '. fon'
tires now, since Tom u
Angela, is his biggest fan. Tom
said his fiends nicknamed her
Bubba and cidl, her that every
she's at a ice.
He also said if he 't wa
she ells at him, Angela :has
-en going to races since she was
six months old,.
Tont hopes there will. be ,
indoor tracks built in this area soon
so he cart race all yea.:' e' d h
can go about two weer before he
wants to get out on his bike again.
He ;gives die time he rude with the
broken hip just after getting out of
the hospital example.
To . t know yet if he's
going to choose motocross racing as
a career. Right now he is dunking
of boominga police officer and
booming-amembery/(�oyf the oyal.
.Mr
n M •y�M ol+bce0 .,
ckte
ttrstd` of just a few laps.
I snot worry about er
lthough his. mot ler' has► '
,sand, .'ve kind of w
crashes) tow."
e said sometirn r y
when you're. abtt !t th
jump.
"WS a b feel*
Ernst `!up in the au' waitin
happen.
Torn said wheal())
going to crash., the onilr
can ' (104S ; stay "aoase,, air