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Round nine of the Bennetts British
Superbike Championship heads to the picturesque setting of Cadwell
Park this August Bank Holiday weekend with Hydrex Bike Animal Honda
riders James Ellison and Guy Martin looking forward to the event for
various reasons.
Following on from successive podium finishes in
the past two rounds, 27 year old Ellison from Kendal in Cumbria
currently lies in sixth place in the title chase being the only
rider to score in each of the sixteen races to date although he has
yet to win a race.
However, with improvements to the Shaun Muir
Racing Fireblade ongoing, Ellison is confident that a victory is
just around the corner and he'll be hoping to box that off in front
of what traditionally is the championship's biggest crowd of the
season with over 35,000 fans packing the Lincolnshire
track.
James Ellison: "I
like Cadwell Park, we went to test there a couple of months back but
we had a problem with the bike so didn't really get to grips with
the place. It looks like it's a bit safer than when I was last
there four years ago and the Mountain is just awesome so I'm looking
forward to that one and just looking for that win which is just so
close."
Meanwhile team mate Guy Martin is in desperate
need of some luck in which to turn his fortunes around this season.
After the Ulster Grand Prix washout last
weekend, the genial 26 year old from nearby Kirmington is hoping
that his local track will be the place he finally gets a result
after a season of frustration, epitomised last time out at Knockhill
when running inside the top ten only for the race to be stopped and
for him to miss out in the restart.
The twisty and undulating nature of the historic
track will suit Martin and he's very much looking forward to the
challenge as well as entering into the spirit by taking part in
Sunday evening's CJ Fund Charity Cycle Race.
Guy Martin: "I'm looking
forward to Cadwell with it being my local track, but it's got a
chicane in it, and I don't like chicanes. I'll just take it as
it comes and I'll just enjoy riding my bike and hopefully we can get
a good result."
Also in action will be Heanor's Kieran Clarke
who will be looking to add to his points tally that he scored at
Oulton Park and Knockhill in the Metzeler 1000cc Superstock
Championship since joining the team in mid season.
Kieran Clarke: "I've had
some good finishes at Cadwell Park and was top seven on the
Superbike there so hopefully we can go well. It's a real
riders course and one of my favourite circuits so hopefully we can
get knuckled down, get some nice weather and get a bit of success
there. I ought to be knocking on the podium door with the
experience I have got and once I get a couple more races under my
belt I should be up there."
After Cadwell, the team will start making
preparations for James' wild card entry at round eleven of the World
Superbike Championship at the Donington Park round over the weekend
of September 5/6/7th.
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