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Dual-sportswoman
Liz Halliday has been forced to shelve plans to compete in the final
two rounds of the 2007 American Le Mans Series to concentrate on
recovering from the broken collarbone she sustained in the summer.
Halliday,
who combines her two sporting careers as a racing driver and as a three
day eventer, had planned to return to the ALMS, where she is the most
successful female driver in series history, for the final two races at
Road Atlanta and Laguna Seca this month. However, she will instead
undergo a final operation next week on the injury she suffered in an
eventing accident in July, before concentrating on regaining her
fitness for 2008.
“I’m sad not to be finishing the season
in the US, but the most important thing is to make sure the injury is
healed properly and to prepare for next season” Liz said.
“I’m set to have another operation on October 11th
to remove the metal nail which was originally put in to hold the bones
of my clavicle together to ensure it healed correctly. That’s a good
sign because it means it’s healing well and it certainly feels much
better.”
Despite Halliday’s frustrations at her
lack of sporting activity during her enforced lay-off, she has still
enjoyed a busy few months, something which will continue over the next
few weeks.
Liz said: “I’m going to Las
Vegas this week to represent my major sponsor iZon Eyewear at the
Vision Expo West trade exhibition. I really enjoy these kinds of events
and although I’d love to be racing at Road Atlanta, it’s good to be
able to have the time to work with iZon at such an important trade fair.
“I’ve also just taken on a brand new
young horse which I’ll prepare for competition for next season. His
name is Donovan and he flew in from New Zealand this week. It is an
exciting project because, although he’s done a little bit of eventing
in the past, he is only five-years old and has plenty of learning to
do- I’m hoping to compete with him regularly next season and I have big
hopes for him in the future!”
With both the motorsport and three day
eventing seasons winding down to a close, Halliday will use the winter
months to rebuild her physical fitness ahead of announcing her 2008
plans. “I’ll be training really hard over the winter,” she said. “After
being so limited as to what I can do during my recuperation, I’m
actually really looking forward to getting back into to it, despite the
cold and rain!”
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