Ian Hutchinson

[Skub]

Hutchy to his fans.

Maybe old news for some,but I read on facebook tonight,he's had a stroke.

GWS lad.

[wheelnut]

Bugger - he’s too young for that.

One of the nicest racers about.

[Bustaspoke]

He's had some medical issues over the years

GWS

[Yorick]

He's a grand lad from my home town.

[Yorick]

He's a grand lad from my home town.

Seems he's OK now

https://www.visordown.com/news/racing/r ... ling-spain

[Skub]

He's a grand lad from my home town.

Seems he's OK now

https://www.visordown.com/news/racing/r ... ling-spain

Good to hear. The guy needs a break.

[wull]

He’s been working today digging a trench in a digger so not all bad

[Skub]

He’s been working today digging a trench in a digger so not all bad

Good training for racing a Ducati.

[Dodgy69]

https://www.bikesportnews.com/news/news ... om-tt-2023

[weeksy]

https://www.bikesportnews.com/news/news ... om-tt-2023

I'm not seeing that as a bad thing in honesty... that place/sport was going to finish him off.

[wull]

Like they say “rules are rules” regardless of how well he is doing.

Fingers crossed he’s truly well and fit for when he gets it back and can compete next season.

[Dodgy69]

What about NW. ?

[weeksy]

What about NW. ?

Well if his race licence has been suspended then it makes no difference where or what races i expect.

[wull]

What about NW. ?

His race licence has been revoked so no, no racing at all.

[Dodgy69]

Bet he's pissed off.

[Skub]

It's times like these when rules are a positive thing. Often racers and the racing mentality needs to be protected from themselves.

[westers151]

The daft thing is he's been given the all clear to drive on the road.

[Dodgy69]

I'm not sure if after having a stroke, racing motorbikes is ever gonna be a good thing.

[Noggin]

The daft thing is he's been given the all clear to drive on the road.

Driving on the road is a smidge different to road racing tho?? Not sure that banning him from road racing for a year but letting him drive a car is daft at all!


My old riding buddy was properly hollered at by his heart surgeon - she'd told him he could driver again, so he went home and got the bike out. Rode the bike two or three times a week until the next appointment. Told her then what he'd being doing and she went nuts at him - riding a bike is considered a bit more risky for the heart than driving a car!!

[westers151]

The daft thing is he's been given the all clear to drive on the road.

Driving on the road is a smidge different to road racing tho?? Not sure that banning him from road racing for a year but letting him drive a car is daft at all!


My old riding buddy was properly hollered at by his heart surgeon - she'd told him he could driver again, so he went home and got the bike out. Rode the bike two or three times a week until the next appointment. Told her then what he'd being doing and she went nuts at him - riding a bike is considered a bit more risky for the heart than driving a car!!

Did they explain why it's more risky for the heart? I'm guessing that your body is more in survival mode when riding, and so more stress, which equals faster heart rate, etc.

To be fair, I had a heart attack 3 years ago (2 stents, only 48, they couldn't figure out why I'd developed the reason for the attack (2 clots)), it was early September, so it was October when DVLA were ok for me to drive, by which time I'd put the bike away for winter. However I was told to do next to nothing for 4 weeks after the attack, and after that I was told to try and get back to normal activity. I went out and took the dog for a very fast 3 mile walk.

I understand the race ban, but it does perhaps bring into question just how quickly you're allowed to drive after a stroke; and yes, it all depends on the severity of the stroke, etc, etc.