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30/04/2010
HM Plant Honda Set For Bank Holiday BSB
The HM Plant Honda team is looking to maintain its winning momentum this Bank Holiday weekend when returning to action at Oulton Park for the third round of the British Superbike Championship.
Josh Brookes arrives at the Cheshire circuit fresh from his debut BSB race win in the second race at Thruxton which elevated him to second in the overall standings, team-mate whilst Ryuichi Kiyonari is keen to repeat his previous success at the track which included double victories in 2005 and 2006.
Steve Plater currently leads the standings in the National Superstock 1000 Championship by ten points from nearest rival Howie Mainwaring, who he edged out in a dramatic second round at Thruxton.
Josh said: "I know this weekend is going to be close, I think ever closer than Thruxton, as everyone will want to push harder to make up for average results at the other rounds.
"There seems to be this trend where certain riders perform well at certain tracks, so I think Tommy (Hill) and Stuart (Easton) are going to be the ones to beat so I have to come up with my best game plan."
Meanwhile Kiyonari admitted to having problems at Thruxton but hopes to have solved these after a test at Darley Moor last week.
Hoping for a repeat of the Brands Hatch race at Oulton Park this weekend Platter said: "I am definitely feeling confident we can have another good result for the HM Plant Honda team."
The whole HM Plant Honda team is looking forward to this weekend and know that both Josh and Kiyo have the pace to be up there again fighting for the wins.
This was the circuit where Josh made his debut last season, so he has good memories here likewise Kiyo has previously had some really great results at this circuit.
The Honda Team Manager said: "The team has worked hard so far this season with the new Motec and Ohlins systems and we are really moving forward and making progress. We will be looking closely at the time it takes for each race distance to compare against what was set last season so we can see how much improvement has been made and that way we can gauge a comparison."
"We are hoping for some good weather again and then both riders will be ready for what I am sure is going to be another two cracking races," he added.
(LB/GK)
Josh Brookes arrives at the Cheshire circuit fresh from his debut BSB race win in the second race at Thruxton which elevated him to second in the overall standings, team-mate whilst Ryuichi Kiyonari is keen to repeat his previous success at the track which included double victories in 2005 and 2006.
Steve Plater currently leads the standings in the National Superstock 1000 Championship by ten points from nearest rival Howie Mainwaring, who he edged out in a dramatic second round at Thruxton.
Josh said: "I know this weekend is going to be close, I think ever closer than Thruxton, as everyone will want to push harder to make up for average results at the other rounds.
"There seems to be this trend where certain riders perform well at certain tracks, so I think Tommy (Hill) and Stuart (Easton) are going to be the ones to beat so I have to come up with my best game plan."
Meanwhile Kiyonari admitted to having problems at Thruxton but hopes to have solved these after a test at Darley Moor last week.
Hoping for a repeat of the Brands Hatch race at Oulton Park this weekend Platter said: "I am definitely feeling confident we can have another good result for the HM Plant Honda team."
The whole HM Plant Honda team is looking forward to this weekend and know that both Josh and Kiyo have the pace to be up there again fighting for the wins.
This was the circuit where Josh made his debut last season, so he has good memories here likewise Kiyo has previously had some really great results at this circuit.
The Honda Team Manager said: "The team has worked hard so far this season with the new Motec and Ohlins systems and we are really moving forward and making progress. We will be looking closely at the time it takes for each race distance to compare against what was set last season so we can see how much improvement has been made and that way we can gauge a comparison."
"We are hoping for some good weather again and then both riders will be ready for what I am sure is going to be another two cracking races," he added.
(LB/GK)
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