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At the 2016 Atlanta Supercross, Monster/Kawasaki’s Wil Hahn, JGRMX/Yamaha’s Phil Nicoletti and BTO Sports/KTM’s Andrew Short got together in the 450SX heat race and all hit the deck hard. We are told Wil suffered a broken collarbone, Nicoletti suffered a minor knee injury, and Short suffered burns, bruising and a major concussion.

Video of the crash in Atlanta

Short recently sent out an Instagram post uodating his health saying, “Well, I’m pretty banged up from crashing Saturday night in Atlanta. The worst part was getting my second concussion in less than three months. The burns, bruising and cuts will heal but injuring my head scares me. I would like to thank Eddie and Dr Alexander from the asterisk crew for helping with assistance and medical care. At this point I don’t know when I will return to racing but would like to thank the whole @teambtosports crew and sponsors for the support. Besides God and family there is nothing I love more than being at the races around dirt bikes. Also I appreciate @cudby for sending over sweet photos from the races each and every week!”

Before the season started, Short announced that 2016 would be his last year, but a preseason injury delayed his farewell season until round six in San Diego. Since returning, Shorty has now had two big crashes, and while we would be bummed to see it, his crash in Atlanta may be the end of an amazing career.

We hope the #29 heals up and suits up for a few more before riding off into the sunset, but from what we now know about head injuries, it probably makes more sense to call it career now. With his retirement already announced and this season already plagued with injuries, does it make sense to strap the boots on for just a few rounds?

Either way, we wish Shorty a speedy recovery and thank him for entertaining us throughout his legendary career. You can check out Short’s Instagram post below.

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