I’ve not posted on here for a while. Mainly because I have been busy with other projects and spending time with my kids but I feel that I need to post this up. (Please visit the team Facebook for more info.)
On Sunday at Thruxton Circuit here in the UK during the Superstock 1000 race my team mate Mark Fincham was killed in a racing incident with my other team mate Jim Walker. Whilst it’s not a class I ride in the incident was a tragic accident that could’ve happened in any class, including my own Ducati Cup class. Mark died at the circuit following a monumental effort by the Marshals and Medical staff to try and save him. These are some of the last images I captured of him.
Post incident a lot went on behind the scenes that I was involved in. As a rider I took the decision to ride in my race which was the final race of the day. I based my choice on the fact that if it had been me lying in the medical centre I wouldn’t want anyone to stop on my behalf. We all know what we are doing and the risks involved, it’s a pretty selfish sport in some respects but there are other reasons we race and only individual riders know those reasons. Mark had his reasons, some of which we will never know. All we know is that he went with the throttle fully open, much the same way he lived his life.
My thoughts are with his family, all who knew him and the rest of my team mates.
RIP Mark.
