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Australian teenager Ryder Kingsford has managed to make it back in time from a thumb injury to continue his World Supercross Championship (WSX) opportunity with CDR Yamaha Monster Energy.

Kingsford, 19, was a standout in Vancouver’s opening round within the SX2 category, going 2-14-14 and then finishing as fifth of the 250s in the Super Final.

Those results placed him seventh overall, before a crash upon return to the Australian championship in Wollongong the week after left him sidelined for Adelaide’s fourth round last weekend. It was important to Kingsford to make it back in time for the WSX Australian Grand Prix in Perth.

“We started this series in Canada and I had a really good start there, getting second in the first race, and got into Superpole,” Kingsford told MotoOnline. “Unfortunately in Wollongong the weekend after, I had a crash and did a bit of damage to my thumb, but got to see Dr. Steven Andrews and he sorted me out with some hardware.

“I was lucky enough not to have done too much damage, but I chose not to race last weekend because I didn’t race at the previous round and wanted that extra week of recovery to make sure my thumb was healed more for this weekend.

“I had a few days riding this week and actually feel really good, so I’m looking to start where we left off in Canada. My fitness is really good, but in terms of my health with the thumb, I’d say it’s at around 70 percent. If I didn’t think I could be competitive, I wouldn’t be here.”

Kingsford is yet to confirm his future, expected to remain with the Yamalube Yamaha Racing team amid an increasing international program to further establish himself on the radar of overseas teams. He and current domestic teammate Kaleb Barham have both been drafted into the CDR team for WSX this year.