CALL OF THE WILD

The soundtrack to Aritz Aranburu's 2008 season played like a scratched record -- Busted ankle ~ Rehab ~ Busted ankle ~ Rehab ~ ...

Aritz explains the frustration as such, "I felt like no one really knew me, I just wanted to come back and do my thing."

And that's precisely what's going to happen this year, with the Basque boyo securing the injury wildcard.

If his recent performances at Backdoor (wave of the season?) are anything to go, people better look the hell out for the healthy, uninterrupted 2009 version of Mr Aranburu.