After sustaining injuries at the Mondello Park round in June, 19-year-old Tommy struggled at the subsequent rounds at
Knockhill and
Oulton Park prior to the accident which cost the life of Ollie during practice at Mallory on July 20th.
As a result of these circumstances, the former runner up in the Virgin Mobile Cup and his team missed the subsequent rounds at
Croft and Cadwell Park but - following a meeting with Team NB last week - it was decided that Tommy would return to the track onboard the Suzuki GSX-R1000, on which he scored top ten placings at both
Silverstone and
Snetterton earlier in the season.
"It's time to go racing again and I'm really fired up to get out there and give it my best shot at
Donington," said Tommy. "It's been a tough old year what with getting injured at Mondello and then losing Ollie at Mallory but I met with the team last week and we agreed it was the right thing to do to race again.
"I want to finish the season on a high note for everyone, not just for myself but also for my family and Ollie, as well as everyone at Team NB and it's fitting that we aim to see through what we started. Some good results will also remind everyone that I'm in the shop window for next year also!" he declared.
