Monday, 21st April 2008

Tom Sykes experienced an 'eventful' debut for Rizla Suzuki at the 2008 Thruxton BSB season opener - which included two heavy falls, the race lead, and some lurid slides caused by a delaminating tyre.

"For me this is a very bad result; my lap times improved but I'm not happy with 17th and 14th," he said. "My team is working well and I'm very happy with that. It was good to race and I now understand BSB race and riders."

"As for Atsushi I think he did fantastic," insisted Valentine. "He gets faster every time he goes out on track. It is not until you are racing that you really learn the tracks and conditions. He is doing as well as we had hoped and his best lap times would put him within the top ten easily."

The second round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship takes place at Oulton Park on the May 3rd - 5th.

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