Southern 100: Tributes paid to unnamed rider and marshal

Event scrapped after double fatality

Tributes are being paid to an unnamed Southern 100 rider and marshal following a serious incident in Tuesday night's qualifying session.

Herbertson Racing, DAO Racing and the chief minister are among those who've expressed their condolences.

I want to express my deepest sympathy to those impacted by this serious incident at the @S100isleofman. Our thoughts are with you all at this very difficult time. https://t.co/BZ8GjQuk59

— Alfred Cannan (@alfredcannan) July 12, 2023

It was great to head back to the friendly races @S100isleofman . With the cancellation of the remaining schedule due to last night's incident, all at DAO racing send our sincerest condolences to anyone effected by last night's tragic incident #racingfamily pic.twitter.com/8L5hlL0TVL

— DAO Racing (@DAORacing) July 12, 2023

The identities of those involved remains undisclosed.

Government says it fully understands and supports the decision to cancel the remainder of the event.