Phil Morris Racing and RLR Motorsports withdraw from Lightweight TT
Phil Morris Racing and RLR Motorsports have announced that they will stand down from plans to compete in the 2013 Isle of Man TT Lightweight class with John McGuinness onboard the Honda CBR500R.
Team owner Phil Morris explained: ‘We entered into this project with the sole intention of preparing a race winning bike and unfortunately time restraints mean that we are unable to meet that aim. We knew that we had a lot to do to get ready for June and unfortunately we have simply run out of time.
‘We may well re-visit the project in the future, but for this year we would not be able to do Phil Morris Racing, RLR Motorsports, Honda or John McGuinness justice and we feel it is only fair to withdraw our entry.’
John McGuinness added: ‘It’s a real shame for everyone involved, but if we do this race we want to do it and win and we just don’t have the time to prepare for that result this year. Both Phil Morris Racing and RLR Motorsport are respectable outfits and I want to thank them for all their hard work in getting to this stage.’