Troy Bayliss and Robbie Phillis both in hospital
Two of Australia’s most popular and high profile ‘retired’ motorcycle racers are recovering in hospital after sustaining injuries at separate events on the weekend.
Troy Bayliss has been going gangbusters at the Australian Dirt Track at Taree, taking three wins from his opening three starts. It all ended in the back of an ambulance later on in the meeting though when Bayliss went down hard, breaking his collarbone in the process, along with a myriad of other smaller injuries in the tumble.
Further south at Phillip Island another ex World Superbike loveable larrikin, Robbie Phillis, was racing a Period Five Suzuki in the Pirelli Series.
Phillis came together with Michael Dibb on lap six of their second bout on Sunday.
Robbie came off a bit worse for wear and was transferred to the Alfred Hospital and is currently in a neck brace while the full extent of his injuries are investigated.
Robbie’s injuries are primarily from his left shoulder right down to his hand, which all got pretty beaten up, but apparently nothing that can’t be repaired and the 59-year-old has already had some surgery to get him on the mend.
Both riders appear to be in good spirits, considering. No wonder, their both mad as cut snakes…
