© 2023, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. From a press launch issued By Isle of Man TT Press Workplace:
MATTHIEU LAGRIVE TO MAKE TT DEBUT
4-time FIM World Endurance Champion Mattheiu Lagrive has confirmed he’ll debut at this yr’s Isle of Man TT Races, competing with the Optimark Street Racing Staff.
The skilled Frenchman has a very complete racing CV that features victory within the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, six total wins within the legendary Bol d’Or, over 100 race begins throughout World Superbike, World Supersport, and the 250cc World Championships, plus a end within the iconic Dakar Rally alongside his 4 World titles.
For the 43-year previous, the TT is the newest problem in intensive racing profession, however he’s nicely conscious that it is going to be a complete new expertise; one thing he defined on a latest go to to the Isle of Man:
“This weekend is my first time on the Isle of Man, to have a look [at the TT Course] and wow, what a spot. So many issues to recollect with the corners and the markers like the homes and the posts and the bumps.”
Whereas he’s higher identified for his performances throughout short-circuit disciplines, the TT is not going to be Lagrive’s first foray into the world of highway racing having contested–and received–at European circuits throughout the Worldwide Street Racing Championship.
“I received the [IRRC] Supersport Championship in 2018 and 2019, and that’s the place I began fascinated by coming to the TT. I’ve no targets and it’ll take me some years to see how fast I can go.”
2023 includes a busy calendar for Lagrive whose TT preparations embody a primary look on the North West 200 in addition to a full season within the FIM World Endurance Cup–the world championship for Superstock equipment.
