DEAN HARRISON STOPS THE
MACAU GRAND PRIX
As
I mentioned in last month’s report Dean was
winging his way to Macau for the
famous Grand Prix. The former Dutch colony hosts an annual road race
around a very tight twisty street circuit. It is the only race meeting in the
world which combines both bikes and cars. Dean did a superb job in qualifying, The first time he
has been to the circuit having missed
one session he managed to qualify 15th
for the race. Probably the most
remarkable aspect of his ride began with an incident on the first lap
between Horst Saiger, David Johnson and Marc Fissette at Lisboa. The resulting
melee forced Dean down the escape road to avoid a more personal acquaintance
with the three unfortunate riders. Dean
quickly turned the bike round and
re-joined at the back of the pack. Putting in some blistering laps he
managed to claw his way back up the leader board. After fighting his way
through to twelfth pace and on lap twelve the bike high sided Dean. The crash
brought out the red flag due to the position of the stricken machine. Dean
walked away from the crash with a bruised ego and a sore elbow. The resulting
crash gave Dean 12th place overall. A fine ride from
Bingley’s Ian Hutchinson saw him win the race in 26m 56 ahead of Michael Rutter
by two seconds. It was a remarkable comeback from Ian after nearly losing a leg
because of injuries sustained in the British Superbike championship.
Dean has signed for
Mistral Racing who are one of the first teams to announce their return to the
Classic TT with Jamie Coward. The duo will line up on a pair of Kawasaki
ZXR750s for the four-lap Motorsport Merchandise Formula 1 Classic TT and are
sure to go into the event as contenders for the race win. Speaking about the deal,
Dean said: “I really wanted to have a good go at the Formula 1 Race at the Classic TT on a competitive bike and I am
really pleased to have had this offer from Mistral Racing which fits the bill
perfectly. The guys did a great job with the bikes last year, and they are
planning a lot of improvements for 2014, so we will be going to the event
looking to win.”
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