Martin Finnegan

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Martin Finnegan

Nicknames	Flying Finn
Nationality	Irish
TTs contested	6 (2002 - 2007)
TT wins	0
First TT win	–
Last TT win	–
Podiums	1

Martin Finnegan (October 8, 1979 - May 3, 2008) was an Irish motorcycle racer.

Born in Lusk, County Dublin, Finnegan took up riding from a young age. At first he went grass track racing where he tasted success. In his later teens his boss at the time, Tony Carton, offered Martin the lend of a bike to try his hand at circuit racing. They went out that day and Martin did almost 100 laps and caught the bug.

A winner of 43 Irish road races since 1997, in addition to a Manx Grand Prix win. He scored a podium at the 2005 TT where he became the fastest Irishman to lap the course at over 127 MPH. Finnegan was killed in a crash in the Supersport 600 race of the 2008 Tandragee 100 when his front brake failed. Three spectators were also injured in the accident, all of which escaped without lasting injuries. On May 7, 2008 his funeral was attended by 10,000 people. He was survived by his wife Brenda, and their daughter Rachel.