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Mercer retires from road racing

Saturday, 22 July 2017 11:13

TT star wants to put family first

TT star Steve Mercer says putting his family first is the reason he has decided to retire from road racing.

The 35 year-old from Maidstone in Kent is married with two young children.

Mercer walked away from a big crash at the 11th milestone at the TT in June.

When he got back to the paddock his five year-old son asked a question that changed his view on racing:-

 

You can hear the full moving interview with Steve Mercer in Saturday Sport Classified this evening between 5 and 6pm.

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