Keith Amor pleased with solid PokerStars Superbike performance
05th June 2010
Keith Amor, who was drafted in to replace the injured Steve Plater in the HM Plant Honda Superbike squad says he is pleased with a solid result in the opening race of the 2010 Isle of Man TT.
The Scot finished sixth in Saturday’s six-lap PokerStars Superbike race, the first time he has finished in the top six of the super bike class since his debut in 2007. He was the highest placed HM Plant rider after teammate John McGuinness retired on lap one with mechanical problems.
The Falkirk racer was happy with his performance having only sat on the motorcycle for the first time on Monday. As well as his best super bike finish so far, Amor also posted his best ever lap of the Mountain Course with a final lap speed of 129.604mph.
Starting at number 5, and wearing the all-new limited TT edition Arai helmet, Amor put in an opening lap of 127.220mph for ninth place. Increasing his speed to 127.652mph Amor moved up to eighth place after two laps, before coming into the pits to refuel and change the rear tyre for the first time.
With visibility improving all the time and his pace improving, Amor moved up to seventh at half race distance and this was maintained on lap four, despite lapping even quicker at 128.973mph. Now circulating on the road at high speed with Cameron Donald and Michael Dunlop, the fans lining the course were treated to a short circuit-style dice on the roads between the trio and with a final lap speed of 129.608mph, his best ever, Amor was able to secure sixth.
He said:
"We tried a few different settings for the race but we'd gone in the right direction so my first two laps weren't as I would have liked but at the first pit stop we were able to change a few things and it transformed the bike and I was able to get going properly.“
“I have to keep reminding myself I didn't sit on the bike until Monday and having lost the opening Saturday night due to bad weather, I've been chasing a good set-up all week in order to make the tyre last better. The second half of the race made things a lot better so we now know what we need to do for next Friday's Senior race.“
“I really enjoyed the dice with Cameron and Michael even if it did get a bit hectic out there but to get sixth place in my first 'factory' ride is pretty pleasing. All the boys in the team did a mega job and I was able to lap quicker than I've ever gone before so it's good to get race week underway with a solid result."
Source IOMTT.COM 5 June 2010
The Scot finished sixth in Saturday’s six-lap PokerStars Superbike race, the first time he has finished in the top six of the super bike class since his debut in 2007. He was the highest placed HM Plant rider after teammate John McGuinness retired on lap one with mechanical problems.
The Falkirk racer was happy with his performance having only sat on the motorcycle for the first time on Monday. As well as his best super bike finish so far, Amor also posted his best ever lap of the Mountain Course with a final lap speed of 129.604mph.
Starting at number 5, and wearing the all-new limited TT edition Arai helmet, Amor put in an opening lap of 127.220mph for ninth place. Increasing his speed to 127.652mph Amor moved up to eighth place after two laps, before coming into the pits to refuel and change the rear tyre for the first time.
With visibility improving all the time and his pace improving, Amor moved up to seventh at half race distance and this was maintained on lap four, despite lapping even quicker at 128.973mph. Now circulating on the road at high speed with Cameron Donald and Michael Dunlop, the fans lining the course were treated to a short circuit-style dice on the roads between the trio and with a final lap speed of 129.608mph, his best ever, Amor was able to secure sixth.
He said:
"We tried a few different settings for the race but we'd gone in the right direction so my first two laps weren't as I would have liked but at the first pit stop we were able to change a few things and it transformed the bike and I was able to get going properly.“
“I have to keep reminding myself I didn't sit on the bike until Monday and having lost the opening Saturday night due to bad weather, I've been chasing a good set-up all week in order to make the tyre last better. The second half of the race made things a lot better so we now know what we need to do for next Friday's Senior race.“
“I really enjoyed the dice with Cameron and Michael even if it did get a bit hectic out there but to get sixth place in my first 'factory' ride is pretty pleasing. All the boys in the team did a mega job and I was able to lap quicker than I've ever gone before so it's good to get race week underway with a solid result."
Source IOMTT.COM 5 June 2010