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Storm Stacey: The motorcycle racer using top hat to open up about mental health and father's suicide

Storm Stacey, a 22-year-old British motorcycle racer, wears a top hat at circuits as a conversation starter about mental health, honoring his father who died by suicide when Stacey was 13. Racing gave him purpose after the tragedy, and his mother used her last money to fund his 2019 season, which nearly earned him the British Superstock 600 title. He won his first British Superbike race in 2024 and will debut at the North West 200 in May 2026 with Batham's Racing, while advocating for men to speak openly about their feelings.