Isle of Man TT Chief Marshal resigns

ISLE OF MAN TT chief marshal Roger Hurst has resigned following the scathing results from the inquest into last year's triple fatality at the Senior TT.

'Having given lengthy consideration to the remarks made by the coroner after the recent inquest, I have no alternative but to resign from the position of chief marshal for 2008,' he said.

Mr Hurst, the chairman of the TT Marshals' Association for the past 15 years, said he had 'no alternative' but to resign from the post after hefty criticism of him by Coroner Michael Moyle.

He told Isle of Man Newspapers: 'Mistakes were made and not just by the marshals. Unfortunately you can't cover every scenario. You learn from tragedies in life.'

Read Hurst's resignation letter

here