Josh was racing in Wendover Nevada in the National Hair and Hound race when he went over the handlebars landing on his head. He is in intensive care with brain trauma and the doctors are trying to keep the swelling down. He currently is in a medicated coma. He has a fractured collar bone, broken ribs, a bruised lung, and a broken nose. Please keep Josh and the Morros Family in your prayers.
Josh Morros Letter
May 25th, 2008
Hey all,
The last few weeks have been pretty crazy. My Pro Debut went off better than expected! On the starting line of the Pro race on Mother’s Day I do not recall ever being as nervous as that very moment, not to mention my entire family was there WATCHING….. I also knew of the chatter in the crowd, so I looked to the man upstairs and must have prayed a dozen times prior to the gate dropping. I kept saying to myself, “Keep it on two wheels and Ride your ride Josh”. Well, with a deep breathe the gate dropped and with a “Hole Shot”, I got to take advantage of no dust for the first hour plus of the race. Coming into the pits I knew Ricky was coming on strong and the last thing I wanted to do was race a team mate that was in the hunt for a championship and run into the chance of crashing so I was Ok settling for second place. Especially because I was starting to feel the blisters developing on my hands and my goal was to finish this race. Then I heard the roar of another KX450F on my butt, which was “Finish Strong”, Bobby Bonds. I started to push, but I crashed a couple of times, so at that time I felt it was more important to finish what I had started as a great day with a Podium for my first Pro Race.
The coolest thing was I got to see myself on the fastest 3 minutes of racing on the WORCS website!
The following week I was in Jericho, Utah for the AMA National Hare & Hound Series. This was a tough race because I started the race really tired. The start got moved at the last minute so I spent over two hours of my morning cutting in a good safe line for the start. I got a decent start, but landed in second behind my mentor and teammate, DUSTY RABBIT (that is exactly what I ate all day was his dust). I am happy with the finish and even after the DNF in at the first round I am now in 3rd place with only 4 points away from second. We have two rounds left so I need to keep my head on straight and focus on the #2 plate for next year. These two races were a success due to great sponsors believing in me and making me look and feel like a professional.
I head this weekend to Boise, Idaho to qualify for the AMA ISDE which will be held in Greece starting August 31, 2008. I am really looking forward in representing my country and all my sponsors. Thanks for everything and I will keep you updated on my progress. Special thanks to my family for giving up so much for me – my grandpa has been there the last few races and it really makes me feel important.
Best wishes,
Josh
Josh Injuries
Joshua P. Morros #351
Kawasaki Team Green Rider
10 Mac St., Sparks, Nevada 89441
(775) 425-8778
June 13, 2008 (Friday the 13th)
Hooray for Summer!!!!!
Well, I have some great news and some bad news. I’ll start off with the great news….I made the AMA US Jr. Trophy Team and will be representing the USA in Greece on September 1st thru 6th . I am so excited and I will be contacting everyone to make sure I am up to date on all my logos and information. This gives me the opportunity to really support everyone that always stands behind and supports me in this great sport I love. So, if anyone has any ideas that can help me out, please let me know. I have recently been working on my website update so that I can be more professional in that area, so if you have time, please check it out: www.joshmorros.com.
Now, for the bad news. I was training in Phoenix and crashed. I
jumped a table top and my front end washed out sending me into a
tumble. At first I got up and walked a little and then clasped. I was
rushed to the hospital by helicopter, where after a zillion tests and
major drama it was determined the I have 2 fractures to my spine T2
and T9 (they think those are from my crash in January at the Hare n
Hound), bruised lung, bruised kidney, cracked rib, fractured shoulder,
and a small cut on my spleen. I know it sounds bad, but all in all
should be as good as new in about 4 weeks.
I will keep you updated and I really appreciate each and everyone
Of YOU!!!!!
