June 13, 2003
McGrath hires Chad Watts for Supermoto
Racer X has learned that Jeremy McGrath has hired Ricky Carmichael's former mechanic Chad Watts as the main wrench for his new Supermoto team. After helping Carmichael to his first eight AMA championships with Pro Circuit Kawasaki, Team Kawasaki, and Team Honda, Watts was reassigned in the middle of the 2003 THQ/AMA Supercross Series. He ended up leaving the company two weeks ago. Now he's back with Carmichael's former rival McGrath, and together the two will be going full-throttle into the inaugural AMA Red Bull Supermoto Series. Look for a full report on McGrath's Supermoto program and an interview with Jeremy by Eric Johnson later on here at Racerxill.com.
June 11, 2003
SoBe Suzuki Rider Travis Pastrana to Make Full Recovery
- press release -
BREA, Calif. (June 11, 2003) - American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) today announced that Team SoBe Suzuki factory rider Travis Pastrana is on the road to making a full recovery following a serious car accident that occurred early on Tuesday, June 10, 2003. According to Travis' father, Robert Pastrana, the 19-year-old underwent a one-hour operation at 8 p.m. last night. The surgery was to repair nerve damage in one finger of his left hand and his left wrist. Travis is scheduled to be released from the hospital today and is expected to make a full recovery. "We're so relieved that Travis is going to be all right," said SoBe Suzuki Team Manager Roger DeCoster. "Travis was already having a rough season before this accident happened. Certainly, the prayers and good wishes from everyone at Suzuki go out to Travis and his family."
