The Swan Yamaha team head to Snetterton in Norfolk this weekend for the sixth round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship following Tommy Hill's double win and Michael Laverty's podium finish last time out at Knockhill.
Hill and Laverty currently lie third and fourth respectively in the overall standings and this weekend the team are relishing the opportunity to race on the new ‘300' layout following redevelopment at the Norfolk track over the winter. At a pre-season test at the track Laverty had set the pace whilst Hill suffered a crash, however both riders are confident of another strong performance this weekend in their quest to secure important podium credits ahead of the Showdown.
Hill said: "We have a very strong base setting on the Swan Yamaha and I think that should be a place for us to start this weekend. It has been good for us; it took us to pole at Oulton Park and then a pole again and double win at Knockhill so we are hopefully not going to be far off from the start. I am just looking forward to getting out in practice and getting some laps in as I have done fewer than most of the other riders as when we were here for the test I had a crash and only did a handful of laps.
"The new track is going to be exciting that's for sure and really for the first time this season everyone is in the same position with a completely new track. I definitely want to be back at the front collecting the points and the podium credits for the championship. My confidence is probably the highest it has been since before my crash at Oulton Park so it can't come soon enough."
Laverty said: "I was quickest at the test here earlier in the season so hopefully we can maintain that during the race weekend. The circuit is like a big European circuit now and I am definitely looking forward to it. There hasn't been a runaway winner at all in the championship so far and it will all come down to who is switched on to the new track and can pull it out of the bag at the event. There are lots of new passing spots and with everybody finding their feet the fans should get two great races on Sunday."
[Press Release Courtesy of Swan Yamaha Media]
