Irish motorcycle champion dies in Supersport race
The Staff of Clutch and Chrome
May 7th 2008
Tributes are
being paid to popular Isle of Man TT competitor Martin
Finnegan, who died while racing on Saturday.
The 29-year-old crashed while battling for the lead of the
Supersport 600 race at Tandragee. Three spectators were
injured in the incident.
The former Irish Champion had earlier claimed his first
victory at Tandragee, in the Open Class.
The father-of-one from Lusk made his TT debut in 2002, and
became a regular top 10-finisher around the famous Mountain
Course.
He was the eighth fastest person around the TT course, with
a personal lap record of 127.014mph.
During the Centenary TT, Finnegan was again the top Irish
performer. Riding in the Alpha Boilers colors he scored
fourth places in the Superbike and Superstock, on a Honda
and MV Agusta respectively, and finished 13th in the
Supersport, also on a Honda.
Great things were expected this year following a switch to
the JMF Millsport Yamaha team.
The funeral will be held Wednesday.
Fans have been posting tributes on the forum of the
official website of the
Isle of Man TT. |
