Ryan Morais - 2012 - injuredRockstar Valli-Star Racing Yamaha team rider Ryan Morais was injured at the Los Angeles Supercross race on January 22, 2012. It happened in the first lap of the main event when Trey Canard hit a tuff block and was not able to jump the triple. Ryan was already committed to the jump and landed on Trey. Both riders were knocked unconscious. Ryan’s injuries were very substantial with fractured C1 C2 C6-7 T1, broken ribs, broken upper and lower jaw. As of January 24, 2012, Ryan is awaiting surgery to align his jaws and to wire his mouth shut for the next 8 weeks. He will also be wearing a C collar is keep his neck stable.

4 ½ months ago Ryan’s wife Hannah gave birth to their son Krue. Hannah is still on maternity leave and was expecting to go back to work in a few weeks. Ryan does have health insurance but the hospital they are at is out of network for them.

There will be a fundraiser held at Red Rock MX Park in Bastrop TX on Saturday February 4th, 2012, 10:00AM – 5:00PM with all proceeds going to Ryan.
$50 per rider (limited to the first 100 riders that sign up)
$10 per spectator
$5 per raffle ticket
Product & Gear Auction

Track Location:
Matt Tallon
212 Meuth CM Road
Red Rock, TX. 78662
matt@redrockmx.com
512-431-8707

If you have any items you would like to donate for the auction, please send them to
Shipping Address for Packages:
Matt Tallon
Attn: Ryan Morais Benefit
6425 S IH 35
Suite 150-128
Austin, TX. 78744

Thank you for all of the prayers and kind gestures towards Ryan and his family. Click here to make a donation to Ryan through Road 2 Recovery >>

Author

Dan Lamb is a 12+ year journalist and the owner of MotoXAddicts.