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Tragedy mars North West 200
Iconic Northern Ireland road race claims the life of respected British Superbike Championship racer, Simon Andrews, aged 29, who began racing in 1999English motorcycle racer Simon Andrews has succumbed to his injuries after being involved in an accident in Northern Ireland’s North West 200 road race event on Saturday, May 17. He died in hospital in Belfast.
Andrews had taken time out from his regular ride with the RAF Reserves Honda team in the 2014 MCE British Superbike Championship to compete in the North West 200, which he was contesting with the Penz13.com team.
Andrews, 29, began racing in 1999 and moved up to the British titles the following year. He managed a career-best third outright in the 2003 British Supersport Championship but didn’t transition to the top-flight British Superbike Championship until 2006.
In 2008, and as a privateer with the Jentin team, he amassed more championship points on his Yamaha YZF-R1 than the official Yamaha factory team, while his first BSB podium arrived in 2009 at Cadwell Park on a Kawasaki.
In recent years Andrews moved on to the World Endurance Championship and road racing, but sustained some significant injuries in various spills. He’d only just recovered from one such accident in time to return to BSB competition for 2014.
Series Director of the MCE British Superbike Championship, Stuart Higgs, recently paid tribute to Andrews.
"I am deeply saddened by today's news," he said.
"I've known Simon since he made his British Championship debut in 2000. He was extremely highly regarded and his comebacks from serious injuries in recent years earned the utmost admiration and total respect of everyone.
"On behalf of the championship I would like to extend our deepest condolences to Simon's father Stuart, his mother Dee, his sister Claire and all his family, friends and team members."
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