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I.o.m. Tragedy - Again
Mark Purslow killed in Isle of Man TT crash aged 29.
Isle of Man TT is one of motorsport's most dangerous meetings with more than 250 fatalities since 1907. Brave (yes) Foolish (?)
I've met people who travel from Switzerland & Germany to watch these exiting events each year & yet it seems to be largely ignored in the UK, that is until something like this happens.
Isle of Man TT is one of motorsport's most dangerous meetings with more than 250 fatalities since 1907. Brave (yes) Foolish (?)
I've met people who travel from Switzerland & Germany to watch these exiting events each year & yet it seems to be largely ignored in the UK, that is until something like this happens.
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Mark had become the 152nd competitor to lose his life in the TT since the event’s inception in 1907, and the 252nd to perish on the Mountain Course, which is also used in the Manx Grand Prix in late summer.
No other sporting event has casualty figures anything like the TT. Nothing comes close. The Mountain Course, for instance, is known as the ‘38 miles of terror’ and it constitutes the ultimate test for bike and rider. If a goalkeeper makes a mistake in a football match, the worst that can happen is that the opposing side will score. If a motorcyclist gets it wrong on the TT circuit, they run a real risk of losing their life.
Just a day before Mark Purslow’s tragic end, another rider, Dave Moffitt, had to be airlifted to Aintree hospital, where he was said to be in a ‘serious but stable’ condition after a smash at Laurel Bank. On Friday, Mike Booth was hospitalised with leg injuries. On Saturday, a three-wheeling sidecar event had to be stopped, ‘red-flagged’ after just six minutes, when there was a horrific crash at Ago’s Leap. The accident claimed the life of the sidecar passenger, Cesar Chanel, and left the driver, Olivier Lavorel, in a critical condition.
On Monday, the veteran rider Davy Morgan was killed on his 80th TT start.
No other sporting event has casualty figures anything like the TT. Nothing comes close. The Mountain Course, for instance, is known as the ‘38 miles of terror’ and it constitutes the ultimate test for bike and rider. If a goalkeeper makes a mistake in a football match, the worst that can happen is that the opposing side will score. If a motorcyclist gets it wrong on the TT circuit, they run a real risk of losing their life.
Just a day before Mark Purslow’s tragic end, another rider, Dave Moffitt, had to be airlifted to Aintree hospital, where he was said to be in a ‘serious but stable’ condition after a smash at Laurel Bank. On Friday, Mike Booth was hospitalised with leg injuries. On Saturday, a three-wheeling sidecar event had to be stopped, ‘red-flagged’ after just six minutes, when there was a horrific crash at Ago’s Leap. The accident claimed the life of the sidecar passenger, Cesar Chanel, and left the driver, Olivier Lavorel, in a critical condition.
On Monday, the veteran rider Davy Morgan was killed on his 80th TT start.
Five dead now this year, including a father and son on a sidecar ...
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In all honesty it’s the widows and families I feel sorry for but especially so in that last link from Ellipsis.
What feelings will the wife have towards her husband in respect of their son?
Will she ever forgive herself for allowing the father to encourage the son?
I know there’s no blame as such and they’re accidents but they must conjure some form of resentment from the relatives?
What feelings will the wife have towards her husband in respect of their son?
Will she ever forgive herself for allowing the father to encourage the son?
I know there’s no blame as such and they’re accidents but they must conjure some form of resentment from the relatives?
HEADLINE: 'Isle of Man TT: Why bereaved families want the racing to go on.
Despite their grief relatives of those killed in the famous race want it to continue so their loved ones live on in some way.
After Mark Purslow became the first victim of this year’s event in Supersport TT qualifying a week and a half ago, his family issued a statement in which they said they would try to take solace from the fact he had told them “if he was going to go this would be the way he would want to, and that he would be smiling”.
They added: “He will be telling us all to stop crying, have a laugh and a drink for him, and celebrate his achievements.”
Speaking exclusively to the Sunday Telegraph on Saturday, Purslow’s sister Hana explained why there was never any prospect of his family joining calls for a ban.'
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I must say I for one, in this cotton wool wrapped world, I'm filled with admiration for all these brave people. Later Mrs Purslow said; " They know what they're doing". I suppose that's the way families of bullfighters feel too.
Despite their grief relatives of those killed in the famous race want it to continue so their loved ones live on in some way.
After Mark Purslow became the first victim of this year’s event in Supersport TT qualifying a week and a half ago, his family issued a statement in which they said they would try to take solace from the fact he had told them “if he was going to go this would be the way he would want to, and that he would be smiling”.
They added: “He will be telling us all to stop crying, have a laugh and a drink for him, and celebrate his achievements.”
Speaking exclusively to the Sunday Telegraph on Saturday, Purslow’s sister Hana explained why there was never any prospect of his family joining calls for a ban.'
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I must say I for one, in this cotton wool wrapped world, I'm filled with admiration for all these brave people. Later Mrs Purslow said; " They know what they're doing". I suppose that's the way families of bullfighters feel too.
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