Crump in race against time after dislocation

Jason Crump has revealed he dislocated his shoulder in his crash at the Swedish Speedway Grand Prix in Gothenburg – and is in a race against time to be fit for the next event on May 28.

Crump went hard into the airfence during heat 10 of the encounter – which was abandoned after heat 16 due to the inclement weather.

He knew immediately that his turn three crash had resulted in a dislocation – the big fear was if the shoulder had been broken. On the scene, Crump and the paramedics attempted to re-engage the shoulder but were unable to, forcing the British-based Queenslander to hospital.

The three-times World Champion – like most riders – was having difficulty seeing, let alone racing on the circuit.

“I just couldn’t see a thing going into the third bend, in those conditions it’s pretty difficult to save anything and before I knew it I was hitting the ground,” he said.

Crump has had a horror start to his campaign – freely admitting getting used to a new silencer adopted by the FIM is taking some time to get the tune correct on his machines.

The injury has compounded Crump’s season further. He currently lies 10^th in the Championship chase and will be working to get fit before the next race on May 28 in Prague – a venue he was undefeated at between 2002 and 2004. Further igniting Crump’s push for glory – fellow Australian Chris Holder took victory in Gothenburg.

CURRENT SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX STANDINGS:

1 Tomasz Gollob 24

2 Greg Hancock 24

3 Emil Sayfutdinov 22

4 Nicki Pedersen 21

5 Chris Holder 19

6 Jaroslaw Hampel 17

7 Freddie Lindgren 17

8 Janusz Kolodziej 17

9 Kenneth Bjerre 12

10 Jason Crump 11