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The 14-time Isle of Man TT winner Peter Hickman has revealed that a component failure on his 8Ten Racing BMW was the cause of the crash that took him out of contention at this year’s race
14-time Isle of Man TT winner Peter Hickman recently disclosed that a component failure on his 8Ten Racing BMW caused the crash during this year’s race, which resulted in him being out of contention. The crash occurred at Kerrowmoar during a practice session, leading to Hickman sustaining multiple injuries, including broken bones in his collarbone, scapula, ribs, and vertebrae.
After being discharged from the hospital a few days later, Hickman shared a video detailing the extent of his injuries and expressed gratitude towards the marshals and medics who attended to him. Contrary to initial speculation, the crash was not due to equipment failure on his new BMW M1000RR but was caused by the failure of an exhaust bracket, pushing the exhaust into the rear tire and leading to the crash at 140mph.
Despite the setback, Hickman commended the 8Ten Racing team for their support and emphasized that it was a rare incident for him in his ten years of Isle of Man TT experience. He acknowledged that although the team had limited testing on the new bike, such unforeseen occurrences can happen in racing.
