Julien Beaumer suffered fractures to three vertebrae in a qualification crash ahead of the SuperMotocross Playoff Round 1 at zMax Dragway in Concord, North Carolina, and faces a “long road” to recovery.
“I couldn’t be more thankful to have had an amazing Surgeon and Nursing staff here in Charlotte, it’s going to be a long road but I won’t take NO for an answer,” Beaumer posted on social media. “Minor setback only means one thing: a major comeback. Thank you to everyone who reached out and continues reaching out and praying, it goes a long way.
This was the second major incident experienced by Beaumer in the past two rounds after he suffered a concussion in the second moto of the Pro Motocross Budds Creek National in Mechanicsville, Maryland.
Beaumer was fitted with a neck brace after his Budds Creek crash, but the rider indicated the injury was limited to a concussion.
In the second qualification session at zMax Dragway, Beaumer was ejected from his bike and landed on his back and side.
“I wanted to hop on here and give you guys an update on my health,” Beaumer said in an Instagram story, archived by RacerX.com’s Mitch Kendra. “First things first, I’ve seen a lot of comments that I shouldn’t have been racing this weekend, regarding my crash in Budds Creek, and that they failed me and whatnot.
“I was ready to go this weekend. This is non-concussion related. My head is perfectly fine, and you guys can throw that [expletive] out the window. Regarding me right now: I had surgery on my lower lumbar, my L3 was a burst fracture, and I had fractures to my L2 and L4. They put some screws and rods in. I just wanted to give you guys an update on the road to recovery, and I will see you guys soon.”
Beaumer entered the playoffs seeded seventh. His spot in the lineup will be filled by a rider from the Wild Card race for Rounds 2 and 3.
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