Former TT winner Lee Johnston says his return to highway racing “is not going to occur” any time quickly, however claims he hasn’t retired.
The Northern Irishman has not competed within the highway racing scene since he was severely injured when he crashed throughout a coaching session within the Northwest 200 in 2023.
He had deliberate to return to motion in 2024, however this 12 months he suffered and isn’t competing with additional damage setbacks, specializing in his marketing campaign on the British Supersports Championship.
Johnston mentioned earlier this 12 months that it would not be a highway race as Senkat, by the Swan Racing Group, has no plans to increase this system.
Johnston says in his channel’s current YouTube Vlog that he has no plans to return to highway racing “except one thing dramatic occurs subsequent 12 months with one other workforce.”
The elephant within the room, the highway race, is one thing I am all the time requested about,” he started.
“My boss, Chris, who owns the workforce, has two younger sons who race.
“I absolutely perceive his determination that the very last thing he needs is to showcase the world of highway racing.
“He loves it, he thinks it’s cool, however you are doing it to your youngsters.
“That is how this example the place I am on a workforce – not a highway race workforce – happened.
“I joined as a result of it was the very best for me and introduced my mechanic.
“I take pleasure in it and I’ve plans. I’ll say, ‘Why do not you return to highway racing?’
“That will not occur. Except one thing dramatic occurs subsequent 12 months with one other workforce, it appears to be like prefer it’s not seen in any respect, however that is true.
“I did not wish to do an enormous spill about retiring from highway racing. It isn’t what is going on on. I simply do not go.
“That is the tip of the dialog.”
Johnston received the rostrum on the BSB Model Hatch Convention final weekend, however needed to retire from race 2 on account of points.
Concerning his determination to not return to highway racing, he mentioned on one other videolog: Truthfully, there is no probability of going by way of TT, how a lot effort it would take to get by way of the BSB weekend.
“That is why it is robust, I understand how troublesome it’s.
“I want I may clarify to you all what the physique goes by way of with TT. They’re struggling appropriately.
“It will be cool to finish some checks to point out what the human physique goes by way of with TT.
“I am not ready to go to highway racing. My physique is not appropriate.”
