Lowry mixed fortunes

Ian Lowry had a day of mixed fortunes, taking sixth place in race one after a race long battle with Simon Andrews and James Ellison, but a technical problem forced the 22-year-old to retire in race two after completing only 7 laps. Atsu Watanabe improved on his 2008 results at Knockhill taking 14th and 15th in the two BSB races.

Ian Lowry
“I’m a bit disappointed as I got robbed in race one right at the end for fourth place; then in race two we had to retire with a mechanical problem. We had made some radical chassis changes for race two, which I was looking forward to trying out over a full race distance on my GSX–R1000 Superbike. The boys did a great job with the bike after working late into the night to get it ready for me – so a big thanks to everyone. It’s now time to knuckle down and finish the season with some strong results.”

Philip Neill – Team Principal
"Ian had another confident display on the Superbike, again after a big accident in qualifying when another bike took him out. The boys spent all night rebuilding the bike for Ian, so it was good to see him rewarding the team with his fighting spirit. He’s now confident enough to start experimenting with different types of set-up, and that’s what we aim to test in the coming weeks. "