STP MV Agusta forced out.

STP Motorsport have been forced to withdraw from the latest round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship after succumbing to engine woes.

Preparing the only MV Agusta on the BSB grid, STP Motorsport had hoped to have overcome the electrical problems that prevented Chris Burns from scoring two Daily Star Cup wins last time out at Donington Park.

However, an engine problem has since arisen ahead of this weekend's round at Snetterton, forcing the team to pull out and focus on getting ready for the following round at Mallory Park.

"It is never an easy decision to withdraw from a race meeting. After all racing is what we are here to do," said team Manager, Warwick Nowland. "That said, it is a common sense decision given the engine problem that we had at Donington last weekend and the fact that we will not have the replacement parts in the UK until Friday, when we should be on track in free practice.

"We will now use the time we have to prepare both race bikes to the correct standard and also get the third bike to superstock specification so that we have a fall back position.

"Once this is done we will be in the ideal position to return to the fray at Mallory Park over the 27 - 29 June and be confident that we can compete and challenge for the race wins that we know the bike and rider are capable of."