Motorcycling – it’s in the blood
I come from a family of motorcycling enthusiasts and was involved with the Isle of Man TT Races from an early age – from nine months old to be precise! My dad took part in the Manx Grand Prix in the late 90’s, and my brother has raced at the TT since 2017. As a family we’ve always had a passion for biking, not just racing, but also the engineering and mechanics side of things. My dad has a particular interest in rotary engines, and we’d work on classic bikes for the TT. I don’t think a year went by when I hadn’t taken part or watched the TT races in some shape or form!
It was through working on the classic bikes that I met one of the TT Motorsports team – and that’s where my journey in moving to the Isle of Man began. I was working in Lancashire at the time, but my heart wasn’t in my role. I reached out to the contact I’d made in the Motorsports team and asked if I could come and help for a month or so at the 2018 races. He initially declined, but I was persistent, and eventually they agreed to take me on for four weeks. I took a month off work, was paid nothing, but loved every minute of it. I did everything from putting up signage around the course to helping out with the parking at the RV Park. On the side I was also supporting my brother with his pit stops.
When a job in the team came up shortly afterwards, I jumped at the chance – fast forward several months and the role was mine and I was packing my bags to head to the Isle of Man.