Isle of Man TT star Davey Todd has confirmed he’ll miss subsequent week’s star-studded Southern 100 highway race throughout his absence.
Todd’s 2026 season was a catastrophe after he suffered quite a few accidents in a crash on the Daytona 200 in March.
Regardless of his greatest efforts to make an early return to the North West 200, the three-time TT winner was finally eradicated earlier than the occasion regardless of collaborating.
Davey Todd, 8TEN Racing, 2025 Isle of Man TT
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Todd subsequently missed the 2026 Isle of Man TT race. This implies he has not competed in a significant race since his harm.
Todd, who gained a number of races ultimately 12 months’s Southern 100, spoke on social media about lacking this 12 months’s occasion. “I am dissatisfied that I will not have the ability to be there this 12 months. I have been working exhausting to get again to racing as quickly as attainable, however I am not there but.”
The Daytona 200 was a tricky one for the 8TEN Racing workforce, with Todd’s teammate Peter Hickman additionally struggling a foul crash.
Peter Hickman, Isle of Man TT 2025
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Nevertheless, Hickman recovered from his harm a lot sooner and was in a position to compete within the 2026 Isle of Man TT race.
Hickman completed on the rostrum in 4 of the 5 races accomplished, together with two within the Supersport class (the outcomes of the Senior TT have been introduced after only one lap).
The 14-time TT winner is among the favorites to compete within the 2026 Southern 100, which will likely be his debut. Michael Dunlop and Dean Harrison may also compete on the Isle of Man’s 4.25-mile Billone course following their spectacular performances on the TT.
The 2026 Southern 100 will likely be held from July sixth to ninth.
