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SHAKEY BYRNE: “NOTHING BUT PODIUMS WILL DO” Rizla Suzuki rider on verger of first win since returning to BSB Gregorio Lavilla may have the lead in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship but as the season reaches its halfway point at Snetterton in just over a weeks time (June 17/18), Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne is ready to score his first win of the year. The Rizla Suzuki ace who was crowned BSB champion back in 2003 enjoyed a stint in Moto GP before heading back to the UK at the start of the season. At Oulton Park in May he scored two podium finishes despite suffering from an illness that required him to have an intravenous drip on the morning of the event, and he is now ready to go one better. On the lead up to the Snetterton event Byrne said: “Nothing shy of podium results will do for me for the rest of the season, starting at Snetterton. My Rizla Suzuki tends to be the fastest bike through the speed traps so I’m hoping to make the most of that top speed advantage on the long Revett Straight at Snetterton.” He added: “A pair of wins would be nice...” The second Rizla Suzuki GSXR-1000 machine of James Haydon will be looking to have a better weekend; last time out at Mallory Park a fall in free practice left him sidelined for the rest of the event. “I’ve seen the specialist doctors after my crash at the previous round and I should be fully fit for Snetterton,” Haydon commented. “I like the circuit a lot, it’s super fast and that suits the Rizla Suzuki down to the ground. Snetterton also marks the mid-way point of the season and I plan on having an excellent second half of the year with plenty of top results.” Competition in this year’s BSB is fierce. Lavilla’s team-mate, Leon Haslam, has been pushing the Spaniard hard, while Japanese HM Plant Honda rider Ryuichi Kiyonari won at Snetterton in 2005 and never gives up in any race. With so many top calibre riders in the championship it will be anyone’s guess as to who comes out on top in the two races at Snetterton. Discounted British Superbike race day tickets can be bought for £20 if booked in advance online at www.snetterton.co.uk before midday on Tuesday 13 June. Tickets can also be bought by calling 0870 950 9000; children aged 12 and under are admitted free.
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