Tyco BMW’s Guy Martin has been ruled out of Saturday’s Ulster Grand Prix main event after a crash in last night’s Dundrod 150 Superbike race left him with broken vertebrae, ribs and sternum.

Martin fell at Ireland while leading the race from Bruce Anstey and was taken to hospital after being attended by circuit medical staff. Scans revealed his injuries were worse than first thought but not serious. The incident leaves Martin without the chance to bag another win this year.

“Most importantly our thoughts are with Guy at this point in time, and although it is a real shame he will not be racing on Saturday – thankfully he will recover from his injuries and be up on his feet in a few days. As a matter of fact he is already talking about work on Monday,” said team boss Philip Neill.

Guy was feeling really comfortable on the BMW Motorrad machinery this week, and his double pole position and a best lap of 133.176mph during last night’s Dundrod 150 race, confirmed to us that he had a great chance of adding to his impressive tally around Dundrod.

“Guy was well aware that Bruce Anstey wasn’t that far behind and was eager to get a good run out of Ireland’s Corner to set him up for his favourite part of the track. Unfortunately he got caught out by the high-side, which has ended his Ulster Grand Prix for 2015, but full credit must go to the organisers for the improved safety measures at the circuit.”