Josh Brookes refused entry to Brtiain

[gazujc]

And now misses the first round of the BSB.

Source - http://www.bikesportnews.com/article..._IMMIGRATION_1

HM Plant Honda's Josh Brookes will not be riding at Brands Hatch British Superbike opening round this weekend as he was refused entry into the UK this morning.

Brookes did not have the correct immigration paperwork when he arrived and was subsequently put on a plane straight back to Australia. He will be replaced by Steve Plater just for this round.

"It's devastating for Josh and devastating for the team for this to happen now," said team boss Havier Beltran. "The laws have changed regarding visas and it has caused huge problems. Steve Plater will ride for us at Brands."

“It is going to be a busy weekend in the office for me,” said Plater. “But I thrive on being kept busy so am sure I can do justice to both classes. I haven’t actually ridden the bike as yet but have been on a similar Honda Fireblade this week as I have been in France testing for the Le Mans 24-hour race. I was called up to ride for the Honda France team after Jean-Michael Bayle was sidelined with a knee injury that prevents him racing at Le Mans.”





Garry

[_chado77]

modern day and age.. ya think a 'professional' team would sort out the essentials first.. ie passport visa's etc ect

[WET4URacing]

think that sort of shite is up to the rider, it aint moto gp. i remember havin problems when i went to suzuka and i was only a spanner. must have the correct visa.

[triumph]

bumer that would be a real let down .

[saf]

So they put him straight on a plane back to Oz. Now with his papers sorted he's up for another 20 hour flight? That's 60 hours flying before the race.

Fuck that, can't they sort it out remotely?

[Sprinter]

No

[WET4URacing]

he could've popt over to paris and prob sorted it

[Turtle]

Thats a lot of flying time for a "Fuck-up"..

[burnsey]

If that whole boarder security show has taught me anything (other than to double bag any contraband), it would be that if you're refused immigration, you are sent back to either the country on your passport or the country where you flew in from.

tho i'm not sure which one...

Burnsey

[saf]

The last time I was at the airport they had a big sign saying to delcare all goods and not to bring fruit and veges etc. There was a large picture of a woman putting a pineapple in the bin.

C'mon, a pineapple.