Road Racing: Lee Johnston plans TT return in 2024

January 24, 2024 January 24, 2024

Lee Johnston will return to the Isle of Man TT this year as he returns from injury.

Lee Johnston will return to the Isle of Man TT this year after missing last year’s race due to injury. He will race for the Ashcourt Racing team, racing in all solo classes in just four months’ time.

Johnston will ride a Honda CBR1000RR-R SP in the Superbikes, Superstock, and Senior TT Races. In the Supertwin class, he will return to race his Aprilia RS 660 with the Ashcourt Racing team. He will also ride in the Supersport TT. However, he has yet to announce what machine he will race on.

Lee Johnston will return to the North West 200 this year, returning to the course where he crashed last year. On top of that, Johnson also plans to race in a full British Supersport season.

Lee Johnson is still continuing to work his way to full fitness, completing multiple tests during the winter period.

Lee Johnston: “It’s never good to miss a year at the TT, but even more so when the weather was as good as it was last year. The amount of track time and the sheer number of laps completed saw the game move on considerably. You’ve got to do 130mph+ now to win a Supersport race, which is unreal.”

“I’m being realistic about it. This will be somewhat of a rebuilding year, but I can’t wait to get back on my bike at the TT. Obviously, I want to do as well as possible, particularly in the Supersport and Supertwin Races, but I want to enjoy it as well.”

Aside from the Aprilia, Johnston will be lining up on all-new machinery in each category having moved from BMW to Honda for the 1000cc classes, and changing manufacturer in the Supersport class, too. It’s something he recognises will take time to adjust to:

“I’ve got to let the two weeks come to me and not get frustrated. Everyone else will be quicker than me at the beginning of the fortnight as I’ve obviously missed a lot of track time, not just at the TT but everywhere else too, and we haven’t got any data to go on with the Hondas or the Supersport bike.

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