er by .978 of a second on the final
run down the Mountain.
The Senior TT was marred
when the first attempt at starting the race was stopped on the
opening lap due to an incident at
Bray Hill involving rider Jonathan
Howarth in which 10 spectators
were injured.
"ACU Events Ltd can confirm
that 10 spectators were injured
during an incident in the Senior
TT Race," a statement from the
track read. "The rider Jonathan
Howarth sustained a minor fracture. The race was red flagged
and emergency services were
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John McGuinness
won the biggest
race of TT week
at the Isle of Man
on Friday – the
Senior TT.
immediately in attendance at the
scene. The 10 spectators and the
rider were taken to the hospital
with injuries ranging from slight to
serious but not life threatening.
Four of the spectators have been
discharged, five of the injured
have been kept in the hospital and
one remains under observation in
the emergency department."
RICH MAN ROSSI
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
V
alentino Rossi took a pay cut
to get back on the factory Yamaha after two years with Ducati,
but most of us might not need
tissue when we learn that the
multi-time World Champion has
slipped from 20th to 51st on the
Forbes list of the top 100 moneymakers in sports.
Rossi will make $22 million in
2013.
The list is led by Tiger Woods,
the golfer returning to the top
after losing it last year to Floyd
"Money" Mayweather. Woods
held the top spot from 2001 to
2012, before running into issues
with women, trees and sponsors (not necessarily in that order). But he has since regained
not only his golf game, but also
his number-one ranking and fortune. The native Californian, who
Pay cut or not, Valentino Rossi still brings in the cash.
now calls Florida home, leads
the way with annual earnings of
$78.1 million.
Tennis great Roger Federer is
second on the list with Los Ange-
les Laker Kobe Bryant third.
The top motorsports earner
is Formula One star Lewis Hamilton, the Brit earning $27.5 million per annum.
