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Photo - DK faces an injury battle to be ready in time for Mister Motocross.
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Yamaha's Darryll King is itching to begin the defence of his Mister Motocross crown in Australia.
There's just one thing missing -- he needs to hear some positive news from his doctor.
The 36-year-old Australian No.1 broke a major bone in his foot during a crash at Whakatane's big Christmas motocross meeting in December and has been forced to spend the past five weeks reclining on a sofa. He expects to have the plaster removed this week.
“It's pretty frustrating,” he admitted.
“I've spent all summer in plaster but my leg feels good again now.”
Even with such a handicap to his training, King is confident that, once he gets the all clear signal, he'll be ready to perform when Australia's premier motocross championship kicks off next month.
“Sure, I'm feeling positive. But it's hard to say though. I may need a bone graft and another month in plaster. If all goes well, though, I'll be out of plaster this week and training hard by the end of February.
“I hope to get reasonable results at the opening round (of Mister Motocross) and build from there as the season progresses. There is a bit of a break between round one (on March 20) and round two (on April 10), so that helps me too.
“If my leg's not 100 percent though, that could be a problem. You've got to put your foot on the ground somewhere around a motocross track.”
He doesn't feel any added pressure on him by having the coveted No.1 on his Craig Dack Racing Yamaha YZ450.
“It's everyone racing for themselves out there, not targeting anyone. Besides, if I'm plodding around in 10th place, that's not much of a target for anyone is it?”
But, regardless of whether he's fit in time for the start of the series, at least King knows that the Yamaha YZ450 awaiting him will be perfect.
“We did a two-day test session in Australia before Christmas. It just needs a rider now.
“There are still six weeks before round one and I know I'll be as strong as I was at the end of last season.”
