The Rizla Suzuki riders were disappointed not to be able to race last weekend at the opening round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship due to the cancellation of the snow covered track.
As the qualifying session had already taken place, it means that the two riders, Tom Sykes and Atsushi Watanabe will start from fifth and ninth places respectively when the rescheduled race takes place on the 10/11th May.
Watanabe said “I’m sorry not to race, this is big surprise for me as I never have race cancelled before. I had not seen snow until I come to England now I see it a lot. For Thruxton I hope good weather.”
Sykes said “It was a very wise and safe decision to cancel the event today. I think it is a good decision by Race Control. Even if the snow had gone it would still have been too cold to run safely. It is a shame as I was confident for my first race with Rizla Suzuki. We wanted to put on a good show for the fans as there has been a good turn out. I’m happy with the information we gained this weekend, it has been useful and I can’t wait to get to Thruxton.”
The team manager, Jack Valentine said “The weather has been unbelievable, I’ve never know a start to the season like this. I’m disappointed that it was cancelled as I think we had a good chance for a strong result. In a way it has done us a favour as it has given Atsushi some time on an English track, plus when we come back here he will know the circuit. Tom has gained a lot of data too so we will be stronger on our return. I’m pleased with how well and how hard the team have worked this weekend.”
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