Stuart Easton has described the crash that ruled him out of the latest round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Snetterton as the biggest of his life after he broke his wrist during qualifying.
The MSS Discovery Kawasaki rider was having a good weekend when he went down at 130mph on the entry to the Esses, with both rider and bike somersaulting over the grass.
Hitting the tyre barriers himself, Easton, who would have started both races from 15th on the grid, admits he was lucky to come away with just a broken wrist.
"That was the biggest crash of my life down at The Esses yesterday. When the bike went down the data logging said I was doing 130mph and I would have been going faster before that.
“I went across the grass, across the circuit then back on the grass again and ended up by the tyre wall. To be honest it was all over before I knew it and I was luck to get away with just a broken wrist."
Easton also took time to praise the medical staff at
Snetterton, although he is unsure of when he will be able to get back on the saddle.
"The BSB medical team here did a great job and Toby Branfoot was able to manipulate it so it is back in the right place. I have a splint but hopefully it won't need an operation to fix. If it is back to normal before
Oulton Park then I will be back then, otherwise I will wait until my home round at
Knockhill to come back."
