This years TT Races will mark a dream come true for Lee Hembury, as he competes for the first time at the most famous road race in the world.
The rider from Glastonbury, Somerset, is a confirmed entrant for the four lap Lightweight TT, with his own teams ER6 Kawasaki, which carries backing from EBC Brakes and Fuchs Silkolene.
Photo by Jim Gibson
His current personal best result on the Mountain Course, is 24th position in last years Junior Manx Grand Prix.
Part of a statement released last week on his teams Facebook page, in relation to the confirmation of his entry for TT 2017, is as follows.
“LH RACING are off to race in the 2017 Isle Of Man TT!!!!!!!
The biggest bike racing event in the world!
We have been successful with our entry for the Lightweight TT class on a Kawasaki ER 650 Super Twin and will be running the number 58!
This a dream come true for Lee, and just shows if you put your mind to something, doesn’t matter how big or small, you can achieve your dreams if you put the hard work in.
This would also not be possible to achieve if it wasn’t for all our sponsors new and old from the last 4 years. So this has been a big team effort to get the chance to race on the big stage.”
Words by Stevie Rial