Rennie Scaysbrook | June 3, 2019
Kawasaki rider Daley Mathison succumbed to injuries sustained in an accident during the 2019 Isle of Man TT Superbike race on the third lap. He was 27.
Mathison was an experienced TT racer with 19 starts to his name.
Mathison was an experienced TT racer, having made his Mountain Course debut at the 2013 Manx Grand Prix. He started 19 TT races in total, having finished on the rostrum in the previous three TT Zero events for the Nottingham University team. His best lap of the TT course was 128.054 mph when he finished 11th in the 2018 Superstock TT.
A statement from the Isle of Man TT race organizers, the ACU, read, “ACU Events Ltd regrets to confirm that Daley Mathison, 27, from Stockton on Tees, Durham was killed in an incident during the Superbike Race today at the Isle of Man TT Races. The accident occurred at Snugborough, just over 2 miles into the Course, on the 3rd lap of the race.
“Daley was an experienced competitor and was seeded 19th for today’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.
He also achieved an 11th place finish in last year’s Superstock Race and a pair of 13th place finishes in the 2017 and 2018 Senior TT Races.
“He set his fastest lap of the Mountain Course—128.054mph—in the 2018 Superstock race which made him the 34th fastest rider of all time. He set the second fastest TT Zero lap ever with a lap of 119.294mph in the 2018 race.
“In total, he started 19 TT Races with 14 finishes and 3 podiums and won 6 silver and 8 bronze replicas.
“ACU Events Ltd wishes to pass on their deepest sympathy to Daley’s wife Natalie, his family and friends.”
Below is a tweet from Daley’s wife Natalie.
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