A tragic accident occurred in the course of the Isle of Man TT Races, resulting within the demise of Raul Torras Martinez, forty six years outdated. The deadly crash took place in the course of the year’s first Supertwin Race at Alpine, between the sixteenth and seventeenth mile markers on the final lap of the three-lap race. The organisers released an announcement acknowledging the lack of the experienced TT competitor, who made his debut in 2017 and achieved his best results of fifteenth place in final year’s Supertwin Race.
“Raul recorded his quickest ever lap of the TT Mountain Course earlier right now in the Superstock Race, with a lap at a mean velocity of 125.470mph while securing a 20th-place end. Raul was the quickest Spaniard ever to have lapped the TT course.”
Martinez competed in 21 TT races and earned a complete of 18 Bronze Replica trophies. The organisers expressed their “deepest sympathy” to his household, associates, and family members, describing him as an “incredibly well-liked member of the paddock family” with an infectious smile.
In a previous year, a father and son had been killed in the course of the competition. Driver Roger Stockton, fifty six years previous, and 21-year-old passenger Bradley, from Crewe, died following an incident at Ago’s Leap on the ultimate lap of the second sidecar race.
Fortune , Gary Thompson, boss of the TT, told Sky News that riders must accept dangers while emphasizing that the event is doing more than ever to enhance safety. “We try to manage danger significantly better than was accomplished prior to now,” he said. “The riders sign on, they know that danger. And, virtually for them, that’s the problem. For us, we handle that danger with out taking away that problem.”