Aims for top spot round three – Holiday Monday 25 May – Donington Park – ViSK British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli

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Sylvain Guintoli regards Donington Park as his local circuit in terms of the ViSK British Superbike Championship in association with Pirelli and the Frenchman who lives nearby is aiming for nothing short of victories in the Holiday Monday 25 May third round.

“My aim is to get back in the championship lead; I don’t want to be second,” said the Worx Crescent Suzuki rider who after winning on his debut into the series has had to settle for three top three finishes in races won by Airwaves Yamaha’s Leon Camier.

The run of form by Camier has put him 11 points up on Guintoli, but the Frenchman reckons his knowledge of the Leicestershire circuit gained from him previous MotoGP career will give him the edge.
 
“The good thing about is that it is going to be easier from the start compared to the previous round at Oulton Park where I had to learn the circuit,” explained Guintoli who finished in the points in last year’s British Grand Prix at Donington.
 
“I will be able to get into a rhythm straight away as I know the track whereas at the last round we couldn’t get up to race pace straight away. I really like Donington Park so we should be able to see the best of both myself and the bike .
 
“Leon is going to be strong there but so are many of the other riders but it is a strong track for Suzuki, so it is looking good, and I want to be back at the front,” added Guintoli.
 
Camier will have something to say about that, as will Glen Richards riding HM Plant Honda, currently third in the rankings, but so far still to taste the winner’s champagne. 
 
The best result so far for the Aussie is a second in the opening race, and he left Oulton Park with a pair of top six finishes, performances he was no happy with: “I need to go away from this round and get my head totally dialled in to where I need to be and then be back ready to challenge for the podium at Donington," said Richards who in the past two years has won both the Superstock and Supersport titles.
 
Adding to the front running action is sure to be Yorkshireman Karl Harris aboard the Hydrex Honda with James Ellison on the second Airwaves Yamaha in close contention amid this big on quality and quantity entry for the country’s premier racing series.
 
Around the two 20 lap Superbike races on the full Grand Prix circuit on Monday are races counting to the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport, Relentless British 125GP; Metzeler National Superstock 600 and 1000; 250GP ACU National and Focused Events KTM RC8 SuperCup series.
 
Practice for all classes is through Saturday 23 May with the Superbike grid deciding Swan Combi 50 Roll for Pole on Sunday 24 May with in late afternoon KTM RC8 and Superstock 600 ‘Shoot-out’ race.  Main raceday is Monday 25 May.