Josh Brookes hits bird and completes Isle of Man TT lap with smashed screen

Wildಞlife already having an impact at 2024 Isle of Man TT

Josh Brookes
Josh Brookes

Josh Brookes♈ completed a lap at the Isle of Man TT on Monday with a smashed screen.

Brookes struck a bird durin🧸g Qualifying 1, the first day of the legendary motorsport event this year.

The FHO Racing BMW Motorrad rider hit the bird at Bray Hil🔥l yet remarkably still lapped at 123.856.

H꧑is team displayed photos of his smashed screen after the ses💜sion.

Wildlife cꦯan occas🌌ionally become a factor at the TT.

Birds, in particular, have been a dangerous factor at the TT multiple times over 🔯the years.

Paul Jordan was left with facial injuries two years ago when𒉰 he hit a pigeon at 200mph. It did not stop him securing his first TT podium.

Dean Harrison insisted☂ that his Senior TT performance was hindered in 20ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ22 after striking a bird.

Yellow flags were brought out in 2🌳016 when marshalls spotted a chiℱcken had wandered onto the closed road.

Fortunately for Brookes on Monday, no harm was done to him. But his🍃 bike - and the bird - took the brunt of the impact.

Brookes finished 10th in the Superbike class and 11tꩲh in the Superstock class in Qualifyi😼ng 1 on Monday.

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