Can-Am / Motoworks' Chad Wienen
Suffers Season Ending Injury
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Can-Am's Chad
Wienen is out for the season after serious
wreck at his practice track, which left
him with two broken vertebrae in his back
,but no major spinal injury
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Valcourt, Québec (6/27/2011)
– Motoworks / Can-Am pro ATV racer and current
AMA ATV MX Championship series Pro-class points
leader Chad Wienen crashed Friday while training
at his practice track in Illinois suffering a season-ending
injury to his back. Medical crews were on the scene
quickly and he was transported to an area hospital.
At the hospital, it was discovered Wienen broke
two vertebrae in the middle of his back, but he
suffered no major spinal cord injury and has feeling
in his extremities.
Wienen underwent surgery on Saturday to stabilize
his back. The surgery to fuse several vertebrae
in his back was successful and he is conscious
and talking; he may be moved out of recovery today.
He is anxious to get back on his feet and will
start rehabbing as soon as he gets approval from
the doctors.
"Chad is a hard-working and dedicated racer
and I am sure he will tackle his recovery from
this injury just like he tackled his training:
with 100-percent commitment," said Jimmie
O'Dell, Race Manager, Can-Am. "I was glad
to hear the surgery was successful and Chad is
in good spirits and ready to move on and start
recovering. He is in the thoughts and prayers
of everyone here at BRP."
Wienen will not be racing for the remainder
of the 2011 season. He currently leads teammate
John Natalie by 10 points in the Pro-class points
and had four overall wins in seven rounds of racing
this year. With four more rounds of racing in
the season, the team's focus will be on getting
Natalie a championship and making sure Wienen
has everything he needs to fully recover from
this injury. Wienen wanted to make sure everyone
knows how much he appreciates the outpouring of
support from his fans and of that from the industry.
For more information on Can-Am racing, the entire
2011 schedule, the 2011 contingency program and
Can-Am DS 450 ATV amateur racer support program,
please visit www.can-amxteam.com.
About BRP
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includes: Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Sea Doo
watercraft and boats, Evinrude and Johnson outboard
engines, direct injection technologies such as
E-TEC, Can-Am all-terrain and side-by-side vehicles
and roadsters, as well as Rotax engines. BRP products
are distributed in more than 90 countries.
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