I figured he'd be back in time for High Point. When I broke my collarbone, I was riding at 4 weeks. High Point will be 3 weeks for Bubba and he had a plate put in so he's more intact and should be healing faster. Plus if Bubba wants a crack at the championship, he can't afford to miss High Point. And if for some reason he reinjures himself because he comes back too soon, after the 12-round MX series ending Labor Day weekend, there is four lonely months before the 2004 SX season (the only real races over this time is the MX Des Nations and US Open - which Bubba is rumored to be riding his 125 - maybe with a few more cc's - in the 250 class).
Say, for instance, Bubba averages a 2nd place finish from High Point - Steel City = 22 pts x 20 motos = 440 pts.
And the runner up averages a 4th place finish all season = 18 pts x 24 motos = 432 pts.
Regardless, Bubba needs to get some points at High Point and it will still come down to Steel City for the championship. Of course you can probably expect most of the top riders to suffer 1 DNF if the season is anything like the past few 125 title chases. Everyone seems to get a flat tire, blow a motor, damage a radiator, throw a chain, run out of gas, break a wheel, crash out, etc. at least one moto a year. Especially when you got guys like Brown and Langston on the track :eek: