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The Sun
02-06-2025
- General
- The Sun
Isle of TT rider in terrifying ‘140mph slap' crash and left battered and bruised after he is airlifted to hospital
THE fastest rider to ever lap the Isle of Man TT course was airlifted to hospital after crashing at 140mph during practice. Peter Hickman came off the road just 10 minutes into qualifying on Friday evening after falling at the famed Kerrowmoar section. 4 4 4 Hickman has paid tribute to the emergency staff and TT marshals who came to his aid, having been jetted to Noble's Hospital. The 8Ten Racing rider and co-owner spent two nights in intensive care after suffering chest, back, shoulder, and facial injuries. The 38-year-old has two black eyes, is currently wearing an arm brace and left hospital in a temporary wheelchair after being discharged. Hickman broke his silence writing to fans: 'Well this isn't quite how I'd planned my TT to go. 'Had a bit of a get off Friday night… nothing quite like a 140mph slap against the Manx countryside. Battered and bruised, but we'll be back. 'Very fortunate to be looked after by SUOMY Helmets, Weise Motorcycle Clothing, Five Advanced Gloves and Frey Daytona, the best in the business. 'And a massive thanks to the amazing IOM TT Marshals, the TT medical team, and staff at Noble's Hospital.' The session, the third of the day which got under way at 6:30pm, was red flagged at 6:40pm before any riders had completed a lap. The 14-time race winner will not participate in the remainder of the TT after his terrifying accident. Hickman was expected to be among the frontrunners, alongside Michael Dunlop and Davey Todd, challenging for race wins this week. In 2023, Hickman set a course pace record of 136.358mph that still stands. Hours before his crash, he posted the second-fastest time in Superbike qualifying. Hickman entered this year's TT in a new-look team alongside Todd. They set up 8TEN Racing together for this year's road racing commitments. But only Todd, who won the Superbike race on Monday, will continue with the TT, with Hickman's focus now on recovery. Hickman actually crashed in the same section last year, with the Kerrormoar corner immediately following Ginger Hall. In 2015, the dare devil broke his back, neck, two ribs and suffered a punctured lung only to want to climb back on his bike the following day. 4
BBC News
27-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Isle of Man TT marshalling is like becoming part of 'big family'
Signing up to marshal for road racing events is like becoming part of a "big family", a director of the organisation tasked with manning the course has Sawyer, who joined the board of the Isle of Man TT Marshals 18 months ago, said she initially signed up several years before to "give a bit back" to the sport she loved.A minimum of 563 volunteers need to be stationed around the 37.7mile (61km) course before any practice or race session can go Sawyer said marshals, whether they were local or had travelled to the island from around the world, had a "shared purpose" of a love of motorsport. She said some of those who signed on had come from as far away as the United States, Australia and New Zealand to be part of the event."Everybody is a volunteer, everybody's giving up time, whether they're locals and they've taken time off work, or they've travelled from the UK, Ireland, or further afield, all with a variety of backgrounds," she said."You meet so many people, and we're all here because we love the TT, we love road racing on the Isle of Man and motorsport, and we're all here united by being a marshal." Ms Sawyer said one of the attractions for many people signing up was that fact that "nobody gets closer" to the action, as marshals had a "front row seat"."As a marshal you're so intrinsic to racing... fingers crossed nothing happens and we get a good smooth run, you get to see the bikes coming through," she said."Obviously it's not just about watching the bikes, you've got to keep your eyes and ears about you because it's all about keeping everybody safe."However, she said that while everyone involved was "aware that incidents can happen", it was important to "keep the perspective"."If you look at the total amount of man hours given as a marshal, as opposed to the total amount of man hours that would actually be taken up involved in those incidents, it's a tiny percentage."One aspect of the Isle of Man TT fortnight that nobody involved in the event has any influence over is the weather, which means contingency qualifying and race sessions are built into the event's those all need to have the minimum marshal number too, something the organisation also works to try to secure in advance."At the end of the day the weather will do what the weather wants to do. As long as we're as prepared as we can be then that's kind of all we can do," Ms Sawyer 2025 Isle of Man TT races run until 7 June. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
