TT rider Paul
Owen, from Llangollen, Wales,
has won the inaugural PokerStars
‘Spirit of the TT’ Award.
The ‘Spirit
of TT’ award is given to
recognise a selfless
contribution by an individual to
the event’s success. The
criteria for the award are based
on key qualities such as
innovation, leadership,
teamwork, respect and integrity.
The award is open to anyone who
contributes to the event, such
as riders, marshals and
volunteers.
The award
is judged by representatives
from the ACU, Isle of Man
Government, TT sponsor
PokerStars, Isle of Man
Newspapers and Manx Radio.
Paul was
following close friend New
Zealander Paul Dobbs on the
track during the Supersport 2
Race. Following Paul Dobbs’
accident at Quarry Bends, Paul
Owen dismounted and assisted the
marshals in controlling the
incident. He took a flag and
told the marshal waving it to go
and attend to the rider and he
would wave the flag.
In doing
this, Paul gave up his own race
ambitions and also withdrew from
the TT Zero Electric bike race.
Isle of
Man Tourism political member
Geoff Corkish said:
“Paul’s
actions typified the sense
of community spirit that we
value at the TT and on the
Isle of Man and he is a very
deserving winner of this
inaugural award.”