AMERICAN superstar Jeremy Toye has been confirmed for this year's TT Races.
The 35 year old from San Diego will compete in the Dainese Superbike, Royal London 360 Superstock and PokerStars Senior TT races.
Jeremy, who was the fastest newcomer at the 2006 TT Races, will be joined in a two-man squad by the second fastest newcomer at TT 2009, Steve Mercer. They will ride for the British Superbike team Sondel Sport Racing.
Paul Phillips, TT and motorsport development manager, said: "Jeremy is a really talented rider who made a terrific TT debut last time. The TT is enjoying huge interest in America and in Jeremy we have a rider who has everything needed to be a front-runner. He will definitely be one to watch this year following his Macau GP form."
Jeremy has only ridden in the TT races once, in 2006, when he rode for Suzuki for the Martin Bullock race team. At the time he became one of only five newcomers to have lapped the Mountain Course at more than 120mph. He won three bronze replicas from his three rides and took a best finish of 20th in the Senior Race with a fastest lap of 120.555mph.
Although he hasn't competed in the TT since he's continued to be a regular at the Macau Grand Prix. Last year he finished third behind British Superbike stars Stuart Easton and Michael Rutter. His best lap made him the third fastest rider in the history of the event.
Steve Mercer made his TT debut in 2009 where he took a best finish of 25th in the Superbike race. He returned in 2010 and was able to win two more bronze replicas and lap at 124.658mph. His best finish came in the Senior Race where he finished 17th.
Sondel Sport Racing is headed up by the father and son John and Yonny Weedon, the former no stranger to the Mountain Course.
In a TT career that spanned 18 years between 1973 and 1991, John posted no less than 11 top-10 finishes with the undoubted highlights being 2nd in both the 1985 and 1986 Formula 2 Races. He also took a superb fourth in the 1986 World Formula One Race and won 12 silver and 13 bronze replicas.
The team contested the 2010 TT Races with Spanish rider Sergio Romero as well as having selected British Championship outings and they also won the European Superstock 600cc race at Silverstone with Luke Mossey.
For 2011 they have secured the all-new ZX-10 Kawasaki’s as well as a 40ft truck with the TT the focus of their efforts.
