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We reported a couple days ago that Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Martin Davalos crashed while training at Milestone and was injured, and today his 250SX Eastern Regional Championship bid is officially over. Today, Martin sent out a picture and an Instagram message to his fans about what happened and the extent of his injuries. It’s a bummer deal for the nine-year veteran who was on his way to winning his first-ever Championship. You can read Martin’s message below.

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Tuesday was a day that’s gonna be hard to forget in my life. I was getting ready for the weekend coming up in New Jersey, I was practicing at a local public track in Corona, California. During my warm up a very strange thing happened, something crazy and unexpected, the master link on my chain broke while going through a rhythm section. It made me go over the bars and I landed really hard on my feet. Unfortunately, I dislocated my right foot and shattered my scaphoid in 9 pieces. I had to have surgery to fix it all. The other foot is really bruised also and can’t really put any pressure on my heal, we initially thought I had broken the heal but good news it’s not broken, just really bruised. I want to thank my whole team Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki, Parts Unlimited, Thor, Scott, Alpinestars, Vans, Leatt Brace, my trainers Ty Kady and Brock Sellards, my mechanic Dave, and my whole family. This year it’s been amazing to me and I couldn’t have done it without these people. Thank u for sticking by my side and for believing in me and also to all my friends and fans that do believe in me and have supported me through my whole career. It’s time for me to heal up and get better so I can ride again soon. God bless all of you.

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