SHAKEY SPEARHEADS RIZLA SUZUKI CHALLENGE AT KNOCKHILL
 SHANE ‘SHAKEY’ BYRNE will be the sole Rizla Suzuki rider
racing at the eighth round of the Bennetts British Superbike
Championship at Knockhill in Scotland this weekend.
James
Haydon is ruled out through injury and after the unprecedented events
at Croft circuit last week the team has taken the decision to run with
just one rider at Knockhill.
The team attended an official
MCRCB test session last week at Croft circuit in North Yorkshire where
thieves stole two race bikes from a locked garage overnight.
Fortunately the bikes were recovered within 48 hours from farmland
adjacent to the circuit. Police investigations are ongoing and the team
has called for a significant upgrade in the level of security at race
meetings and tests.
Robert Wicks, Team Manager, said: “After
the rather bizarre events last week at Croft, there’s been an enormous
amount of work to get through just to prepare two race bikes in time
for Knockhill. It’s going to be peculiar having just the one rider out
there but under the circumstances this is the right move for the
weekend.
“Rizla, Suzuki GB and all our other partners have been
very supportive of the situation and everyone is delighted that we have
been able to recover the bikes. We will definitely be fielding two
riders at Oulton Park on 23 July and will be making an announcement on
the second rider early next week.”
Looking forward to this
weekend, Shakey said: “The weather forecast is good for this weekend
which is a bonus when you visit Knockhill. It’s one of the most frantic
and exciting circuits we visit and the crowd is well up for the racing,
I hope I can give them something to cheer about.
“Being the
only Rizla Suzuki racer on the track doesn’t bother me at all. I have
the whole team backing me and that will give me the best chance
possible. We’ve just come off a successful test at Croft and I think I
have a good chance to do well this weekend.”
Superbike racing
starts at 1300 on Sunday 16th July at Knockhill in Fife, Scotland. The
racing will be televised on ITV1 at 1500 and on Sky Sports 2 at 2100.
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