Austin Forkner faced a challenging return to racing at the Tampa Supercross on last night. He contracted the flu, which significantly impacted his physical performance.
In the main event, Forkner was involved in a collision that bent his clutch lever. He was making progress when he was taken down in a turn after a slow run through the sand. This incident led to a head impact, affecting his performance. Despite these setbacks, he focused on completing the race.
Forkner expressed his frustration on social media, stating:
“Pretty crazy first race back, ended up getting the flu that’s been getting passed around yesterday morning so that obviously made for a pretty tough day physically. Was way off pace in practice and then got unnecessarily slammed in the heat race which bent my clutch lever down. Was finally putting together a decent ride in the main and then had a slow run through the sand and someone came up the inside and took me down in the next turn. Kinda smacked my head into that jump face when I got taken out and that pretty much took the wind out of my sails so just tried to bring it home after that. Pretty bummed cause as bad of a day as I was having the main was shaping up to not be to bad but oh well shit happens! Was a hectic night of racing all around with a pretty weird/tough track so just happy to get through it in one piece. Thanks to the team @officialtriumphracing, we made solid progress on the bike throughout the day so l’ll try to kick the sickness and be ready for next weekend“
