North West 200 winner, BSB star, and one of very few men that can pull off a top hat, Storm Stacey, has been left without a vehicle at the Isle of Man TT after police seized his truck.
Stacey is visiting the island during race week at the TT, which has failed to get out of second gear due to major weather delays. But during his visit, it seems that the weather at the TT was not the only storm brewing, as Stacey had his vehicle seized due to it being “dangerous”, and not having road-legal wheels, according to the 23-year-old racing star.
A regular in BSB over the last few seasons, Stacey showed that a future in road racing could be on the cards when he rocked up and won at the North West 200 on his debut, just last month.
Storm Stacey and Michael Rutter presenting a Ducati Panigale V4 R.
Stacey secured two victories, however, his love affair for road racing might have taken a hit based on the action of the Manx police. Then again, we’re talking about one of the most flamboyant motorcycle racers, not just in the UK, but worldwide, and his social media post about the incident suggests he might not be too unnerved by the events.
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In a social media post, Stacey said:
“Interesting evening with the Manx police seizing my pickup for saying it’s dangerous and not road worthy for the wheels protruding the arches.
“Within the UK it is an advisory. A simple fix would have been a producer to fix it and a fine and on my way but [the Manx police] chose to make it a big deal.
“Very disappointed but I believe no such thing as bad publicity but very disappointed from the Manx police but it is what it is. Hope everyone is having a good TT.”
Storm Stacey riding at the North West 200. Credit: Pacemaker Press.
Stacey arrived on the Isle of Man on Monday ahead of Tuesday’s triple-header, which ended up featuring just one out of the originally scheduled three races due to poor weather once more. We will have more updates throughout this week regarding results at the TT, but also further delays if they take place.
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