The rider killed in an accident on the North West 200 on Thursday has been named as Kamil Holan, from the Czech Republic.
The crash occurred at Station Nook within the opening Superbike qualifying session on Thursday morning in Northern Eire.
Holan, 48, is the primary fatality on the North West 200 since Malachi Mitchell-Thomas was killed in a Supertwins race in 2016, and he’s the twentieth to lose their life within the 97-year historical past of the occasion.
Hefty74, Holan’s crew, led tributes to the Czech rider, saying “above all he was an exquisite buddy and a person of nice character”.
“Kamil, you have been an inspiration, help and a accomplice in life and on the observe. Your humility, ardour and smile will probably be missed each second,” Hefty74 posted on Fb.
“Your legacy will stay on in Hefty74 and in our hearts. We categorical our deepest and most honest condolences to his complete household and all his family members”.
Certainly one of numerous worldwide riders competing on the street race in Northern Eire, Holan, who lived in Prague, first raced on the North West 200 in 2022.
His most notable victory got here on the Manx Grand Prix in 2012, when he gained the Newcomers ‘A’ race to change into the primary rider from the Czech Republic to win on the occasion.
Holan additionally raced on the Isle of Man TT and had a greatest end of twentieth within the 2018 Superbike race, was a daily in European street racing and a number of winner in his native Czech Republic.
In the latest operating of the Ulster Grand Prix in 2019, Holan had two 14th place finishes within the Supersport and Superstock courses.
