Unfortunately the feature by BBC East Midlands today regarding Ben’s crash and subsequent hand injury did not appear on TV last night as originally planned. The below link will take you to the BBC website where you can see in the interview on video. Ben Birchall BBC East Midlands Interview
Following their crash on the second lap of the sidecar race at the Isle of Man TT Mansfield riders Ben and Tom Birchall were airlifted to Nobles hospital in Douglas for further assessment. Tom escaped with cuts and severe bruising and was released from hospital after a couple of days but Ben suffered a serious…
After completing one lap in Thursday evening practice the session was red flagged because of a non-racing emergency. The weather was also against the riders as it was wet on the mountain mile which made travelling at speed on slick tyres impossible. But once the emergency was cleared the racing continued which allowed Ben and…