A man riding in a sidecar at the Isle of Man TT died in a crash during the opening lap of the race.
Olivier Lavorel, 35, from Sillingy, France was competing in his first TT as a passenger, alongside rider César Chanel, on Saturday, June 4 when their motorbike crashed less than a mile into the course. Mr Chanel survived the collision and was rushed to Noble's Hospital by road and then airlifted to Aintree Hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
Mr Chanel, who came off the bike at Ago's Leap, isn't the only driver who has been airlifted to Aintree Hospital in the last week, with two others still in critical condition. Mike Booth, Number 46 in the Supersport Class, was involved in a crash in the qualifying session just the day before Olivier's death.
