Record breaker Amor left frustrated by his 2010 TT run so far
Record-breaker Keith Amor has described his second day of racing at the Isle of Man TT as frustrating.
The Scot set a new lap record on his way to fourth in Monday’s Monster Energy race on the Kojak Racing Honda, despite hitting his left shoulder on the railings at Braddan Bridge on the opening lap.
He then went on to finish sixth on the WA Corless/Jackson Racing BMW in the Royal London 360 Superstock, race recording a hugely impressive 189mph through the speed trap.
However, Amor said he had been hoping for better.
Speaking at the end of racing he explained:
“Frustration’s the word today and I haven’t got the results I was hoping for.”
“In the morning’s Supersport race, I went off way too fast and paid for being too aggressive as I was making far too many mistakes, not least the one at Braddan Bridge. I thought my race was over after that, but I wasn’t going to quit as the TT only comes around once a year so I pressed on as much as I could.”
“After the pit stop, I got my head together and got in to the groove. but it was a shame it came too late in to the race and I was unable to fight for the podium. It was a bit of a consolation to get the lap record, but I need to get a better start on Wednesday and put today right.”
He added:
“The Superstock race started off quite well and for the first half of the lap the bike was working really well but we've struggled all week to get the bike set-up properly and as soon as the tyres get warm or the suspension hots up, grip becomes a major issue and that’s what happened again.”
“The bike became a real handful and almost uncontrollable so I couldn’t physically have gone any faster. The bike’s an absolute missile in a straight line, but with no grip through the corners it was a real tough race which wasn't helped by losing the back brake on the first lap!”
“I also lost about 10-15 seconds one lap when both Ian Lougher and I got waved off the course at Governor’s Bridge - I thought Ian was on his way to the supermarket! We both got going again, but it’s just a bit frustrating as the boys in the team have put in so much hard work and I thought we had a great chance today. At the same time though sixth first time out around here on the BMW is a solid result.”