Newsgroup: it.sport.motociclismo
Titolo: Slight operato d'urgenza

[In sostanza per chi non capisce l'Inglese - Slight ha avuto un
emorragia al cervello che l'ha costretto ad un'operazione d'urgenza. Le
cause sono naturali e non dovute a incidenti o altro. Nonostante le
possibilita' di un recupero completo sono buone, non son certamente a
breve scadenza]
Aaron Slight Faces Urgent Brain Surgery
Aaron Slight has had a stroke.
The kiwi-born world superbike racer, who turned 34 last month, is to
undergo brain surgery this afternoon in Sydney, Australia, where he has
been resting after abandoning a race test this week.
Aaron's wife Megan is with him and immediate family members are flying
to Sydney from New Zealand today.
While the operation is risky, to avoid it is likely to be fatal. If it
is successful, doctors say Aaron could expect a full recovery.
He underwent an MRI brain scan two days ago, revealing an arterio-
venous malfunction, a ruptured blood vessel bleeding into his brain.
This is not a condition caused by racing or a fall, but one he has
probably carried all his life.
"Aaron's as fine as anyone can expect," said Megan Slight from the
hospital where Aaron is preparing for the operation.
"He's talking and although he's pretty depressed about it all he's
relieved in a way that we now know what's been wrong for the past year.
"He's already talking about getting back to racing this year."
Doctors say the rupture, a form of stroke, would have caused pressure
in the brain affecting coordination, focus and vision.
Those were the symptoms Slight cited when he pulled out of day one of a
Castrol Honda test session at Eastern Creek on Monday. "I just couldn't
concentrate out there," he said after riding the brand new Honda
VTR1000 SP1 back to the pits. "I was riding around wondering where I
was, till eventually I thought I'd better park this before I get hurt."
The blow is a cruel one just as Slight apparently had the bike to take
on the all-conquering Ducati in world superbikes, and on which he was
among the quickest in testing at Phillip Island last week despite
battling to focus.
While running a 750cc V4 Honda against the 1000cc Italian twins, Slight
was twice runner-up in the world and never out of the top three for six
consecutive years to 1998.
Last year he finished fourth, suffering mild concentration problems
which now come into sharp focus. "We've been worried about it since
this time last year," revealed Megan Slight. "Aaron seemed to have
every test known to man, but we found nothing other than that he was
recovering from recent glandular fever which we never even knew he had.
Now we know it was more serious than that and really you have to wonder
how he kept going. Often he complained of being unable to concentrate
and sometimes that his vision was not right. But typical Aaron, he's
determined to race again this season. "
"However the doctors have warned us not to expect a quick recovery.
We'll just see how things go this afternoon."
Aaron Slight was due to ride his final test on the new V-twin racebike
at Misano in northern Italy in a fortnight, before taking a short
holiday prior to the opening of the world championship in South Africa
on 2 April.
Widely respected as one of the nicest guys in world racing, Masterton-
born Aaron Slight is also one of the unluckiest. Twice he has been
within a heartbeat of the world title he set his heart on, only to be
denied at the last race; and often he was the recipient of horrendous
injuries caused by someone else's mistake.
However he remains the only rider to win the world's toughest race, the
Suzuka 8-hour in Japan, three times in succession. The manager of the
Castrol Honda world superbike team, Neil Tuxworth, has just arrived
back in England from Sydney and has asked fans worldwide to respect the
Slight family's privacy at a difficult time.
"All we are concerned about right now is Aaron's recovery. We'll worry
about the racing later."
Medical specialists say the racer's condition, AVM, is present from
birth. Most victims never know they have the problem unless a blood
vessel bursts, putting pressure on the brain and causing a stroke or
seizure.
Ironically but perhaps typically the news comes as Slight, through his
New Zealand base, is conducting an internet auction of his racing gear
and clothing to raise funds for the Cot Death Association.
New Zealand Fans can send messages of support to Slight Advantage,
fax (03)365 4466, email 
ASl...@ihug.co.nz
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-- Luca.
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VTR1000F-W (strada)
VTR1000F-V (pista)
Cambridge, UK
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Before you buy.

cacchio! L'avevo conosciuto....ero il pilota straniero piů affabile, insieme
a Dooha e Lawson......mi dispiace proprio.
Toro

a Dooha e Lawson......mi dispiace proprio.
Non e' mica ancora morto no?
Facciamogli i migliori auguri di pronta guarigione invece!
Stefano Lanzoni (Ulyx)
GSX-R 600 Arancio Antiruggine e Honda CB 500 Rosso Mattone

a Dooha e Lawson......mi dispiace proprio.
spiace anche a me, peccato per la "macchia Romboni" che ha fatto a Monza,
per il resto un ottimo personaggio.
ciaoo
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bov...@libero.it
 
http://utenti.tripod.it/iperteso

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per rispondermi rimuovi "stop."

NOOOOOOOOO :o((((((
E' uno dei piu' simpatici.....
Si sa niente di preciso sui tempi di recupero?
LHG
Ronnie Repetti
Honda CB 600 F Hornet "naiciuk"
Yamaha Majesty 250 "strus mia"
Piacenza

 Si sa niente di preciso sui tempi di recupero?
Il sito AMA (
http://www.amasuperbike.com/
) riporta l'esempio di un
pilota RAF con lo stesso problema che era tornato a volare dopo 18 mesi.
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 Slight sconfigge la morte ecc. ecc." (speriamo)
Notizia ricevuta dal Piume stanotte (non chiedetemi l'ora, perche' non la
so):
"I medici che l'hanno operato, dicono che Slight ha superato bene lo choc
dell'operazione.
Non ha subito danni cerebrali, per cui si prevede un suo ritorno alle corse
per il prossimo anno.."
EVVAIIIIIII!
Ciao da un Carlo
Carlo Carughi, Lilli3 (gsx750R) & Motozappa (xt600)
Un animalo e due animale a spasso a piede libero
Membro HC dello Spidi Fan Club (tessera 1)
Presidente ad honorem del club "Red Flyer" PPCSP