Gavin Hunt to make debut at 2013 Isle of Man TT
Thursday 28 February 2013
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Manxman Gavin Hunt will make his debut at the 2013 Isle of Man TT fuelled by Monster Energy, having confirmed his entry for all three 1000cc races.
The 26-year-old will campaign a Kawasaki ZX-10R in the Dainese Superbike, Royal London 360º Superstock and PokerStars Senior TTs.
Hunt will make his debut on the Mountain course for his JAR Kawasaki team and will be focusing his season around the event.
Son of former TT star and Senior Manx Grand Prix winner Paul Hunt, the Braddan rider has focused much of his career on short circuits, in particular the British Superstock 1000cc Championship, where he’s been a regular points scorer since 2009.
Hunt has also contested the North West 200, where he debuted in 2010 and took a best finish of 15th in the Superstock race. He also took 16th in the opening Superbike race and recorded another top 20 finish in the second Supersport.
Hopes of bettering those results were dashed by the cancellation of much of the 2011 programme, while a lack of machinery kept him away from the meeting last year.
Isle of Man Government TT and Motorsport Manager Paul Phillips said:
“Gavin has been one of the Isle of Man's most promising riders for a few years now.”
“It’s great to see a local rider coming through to make his debut on the Mountain course and I'm sure he's going to be one to watch in future years.”