Deaths of father and son racers raise this year’s Isle of Man TT toll to fiveReutersThe death toll at this year’s Isle of Man TT motorcycle races rose to five on Friday after organizers said British father and son sidecar riders Roger and Bradley Stockton were killed in a crash. The pair, 56 and 21 respectively, were competing as driver and passenger in the second sidecar race when the incident happened on the final lap at Ago’s Leap. They had finished eighth in the first sidecar race of the event on closed public roads around the island. Organizers initially said passenger Olivier Lavorel had died, but announced on Wednesday they had misidentified the dead man. The event has been run since 1907 and ranks among the most dangerous in motorsport, with 265 deaths to date in the TT races, Manx Grand Prix and Classic TT.

Source: Taipei Times June 11, 2022 17:32 UTC