Motorcyclist Daley Mathison has died after crashing during the opening race of this year's Isle of Man TT, his family said today.
Mr Mathison, 27, from Stockton-on-Tees, crashed at Snugborough on his third lap of the four-lap RST Superbike race.
In an emotional tribute on Twitter, Mr Mathison's wife Natalie said he had been "so happy with life and so proud of his racing".
A spokesman for ACU Events Ltd told motorsport.com that the Penz13.com BMW rider was an "experienced competitor".
His wife wrote on Mr Mathison's account: "Not something I ever wanted to write but here we go.....
"Daley, as Daisy says, is now sleeping with the fairies. That’s all I can bring myself to say right now.
"The last image I saw of my husband, was of a man so happy with life and so proud of his racing."
Mr Mathison was seeded 19th for Monday's race. He made his Mountain Course debut in the 2013 Manx Grand Prix Newcomers A Race, finishing fifth.
His TT career included three consecutive podiums in the TT Zero electric bike Race in 2016, 2017 and 2018 including the runner up position in the race last year, representing Nottingham University.
In total he started 19 TT Races with 14 finishes and 3 podiums and won 6 silver and 8 bronze replicas.
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