Australian sidecar rider Dwight Beare, 27, died after a crash while competing in this year’s Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) Races, event organizers ACU said in a statement released on Saturday.
“ACU Events Ltd regrets to announce that Australian sidecar driver Dwight Beare, 27, originally from Melbourne, Australia, who was a resident of Onchan in the Isle of Man, was killed following an accident near Rhencullen during today’s [Saturday’s] Sidecar Race 1 at the Isle of Man TT Races,” the ACU statement said.
Beare made his TT debut in 2014, achieving a 12th place in his second race on the Isle of Man when he competed with father Noel as his passenger. The pair returned to the Isle of Man TT last year, achieving a 17th place in the first sidecar race.
The statement added that Dwight Beare’s passenger on Saturday, Benjamin Binns, had been airlifted to hospital where he was described as in a “stable” condition with a fractured ankle.
There have been nearly 250 fatalities, including more than 140 competitors, since TT motorcycle time-trial racing started on the streets of the Isle of Man, situated off the northwest coast of England, in 1907.
Safety concerns and boycotts by riders saw the Isle of Man stripped of its status as a world championship venue 40 years ago.
Nevertheless, the annual event on the Isle of Man is still regarded as the pinnacle of motorcycle street racing, with competitors in all classes routinely exceeding speeds of more than 161kph.
In yesterday’s six-lap Superbike race, Honda Racing’s John McGuiness opened his 2016 campaign with third place.
McGuiness is back in action today where he will be riding the Jackson Racing Honda in the Supersport race and the EMC2/Bet Victor Honda Fireblade in the Superstock race, both running over four laps of the Mountain course.
Additional reporting by staff writer
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