Having won the opening moto and shown great speed earlier in the day the injury ruled Mackenzie out of the remaining races and puts a question mark on his challenge to the 2010 title.

We spoke with Billy Mac this morning and he mentioned that his dream of winning the Australian title isn't over just yet. Here is what he told us.

MXlarge: Billy, can you explain what happened last weekend. From the first moto until the accident and then after?

Mackenzie: Well I was having a mega start to the weekend, went pole in qualifying by 1.5 seconds, felt really good on the bike, was riding really smooth and precise and loving the track. The first moto went real smooth; I got out into the lead early and just kept a small gap between me and 2nd place. We had a sprint moto format so I didn’t go to crazy, I just rode smart smooth and comfortable and won the first moto. We had 5 mins rest till the start of the 2nd race and I pulled a good whole shot and set the same pace as the first race. It was halfway round the first lap and I came over a step up and landed just a little off line. There was a sprinkler system with a tyre round it on top of the landing kind of marking the track. The track was pretty roughed up on the take off, so I chose I smooth line on the inside of the corner which led onto the smooth part of the take off, unfortunately it was just a little too far across for the landing. I landed on the edge of the tyre and it high sided me off and I landed on my wrist. The bike was pretty bent up, sub frame and bars, so I rode back to the pits to get straightened up for the next race and noticed my wrist was pretty swollen. I tried to go out for the next race but I couldn’t put any pressure on it, and realized there was something up.

MXlarge: Is there any idea how long you are out for?

Mackenzie: Well doctor’s orders are 6 weeks to heal, but after my consultations, the doc said it should be alright to ride the next round in 2 weeks with some strapping and pain killers. I've broke the pisiform bone, which is the bone at the bottom off your palm on the outside. The bone isn’t very important and there are some people who have the bone taken out altogether if it’s serious. But mine seems to be pretty straight forward.

MXlarge: This obviously sucks for the going to Australia plan. What is going through your head at the moment?

Mackenzie: I'm alright about things, I was angry when I done it but there's nothing you can do. I was riding really well and enjoying the track, my speed and fitness is there so I’m just going to work on getting it as good as I can for the next round. I've rode with worse injuries so I don’t think it will be a problem in 2 weeks. Yeah it defiantly sucks, but it wasn’t thru riding over my limits I was having a great time racing till it happened, so I’m just looking forward to racing again in 2 weeks.

MXlarge: How did you feel going into the weekend?

Mackenzie: Like I said, everything was perfect, I was riding probably the best I’ve rode all year, the bike was perfect and I was enjoying all of it. I remember walking the track on Saturday and saying to my team mate about the tyre being in a dangerous position, then it ends up biting me in the second race.

MXlarge: Going home for your mum funeral must have been a weird experience. I mean obviously it's not fun, but there is also the seeing your other family members and riding with your mates. Can you explain how that return was for you?

Mackenzie: It had its ups and downs. The funeral was obviously a different experience, saying goodbye to a parent, but we have a strong family and we all came together for it which was really nice, that made me feel allot better. It was great to see everyone again and even better to see them at a time like that when you need them, so it was nice.

I got to go out riding a little bit with my mates and catch up with everyone, so it was actually really good being home and the weather was decent while I was there!

MXlarge: What is the future now, are you on a two year deal down there. Any idea what the plan is. Do you stay in OZ while recovering, go home?

Mackenzie: Still no idea about 2011, I am only on a one year deal, it's only the second round over here so no one is really talking about the year ahead. I talked briefly about 2011 with Troy (team manager) but only in casual conversation. I'm still confident I can come back for the championship, we have 19 races left, allot can happen. I'm also getting excited about supercross already, the track at the weekend was quite jumpy, and I really enjoyed it. Oz is my home at the moment, so I’ll stay here while I’m injured and just carry on with my training.

MXlarge: Have you been keeping an eye on the World and British scene. If yes what do you think, if no why not?

Mackenzie: Yeah a little bit, I thought the racing in Bulgaria was really boring to watch, but the guys are going fast, it doesn’t look a lot different to how it has been in recent years, the same group are still up front and riding well. I think I could still be up there, I really wanted to race mantova but with the situation for coming home it just wasn’t really fitting in. I am still trying to make plans for the French and German GP, but time will tell. My main focus has to be the Australian championship, and if I can keep building my confidence and speed here then I’m confident I can still finish near the front in GP's. The MX2 class is awesome to watch, the front three are incredible, and I think Herlings is awesome.