Jack Kennedy

A really testing first weekend on the Mar-Train Yamaha R1 at Donington, but that’s why we’re here. In Race one we didn’t get the greatest start. We had quite a big crash which gave the team a lot of work to do and then we also had an engine change to do so the lads have really had to pull their weight and get stuck in on the big bike this weekend.
 
We’ve managed to improve every time we’ve went out on track – we have improved our pace, we’ve gone quicker in every session. We have collected some really good data from the races, and we’ve worked really well as a team.
 
I think we have a lot of knowledge on board that we can bring to Round 11 at Brands Hatch and then into the winter which we can use to hit the ground running for next year.
 
Big thanks to Mar-Train, Raceways and McAMS Yamaha for all their help this weekend and we look forward to Brands Hatch in two weeks’ time.

Tim Martin – Mar-Train Racing Team Owner

First time in the British Superbike class for Mar-Train Racing and it was a baptism of fire.
 
We had a small off in Free Practice one and we didn’t go out in Free Practice two due to the weather so we had very little track time but through qualifying and Race one on Saturday, we started to improve and Jack’s lap times were decreasing considerably.
 
I think with a little more track time we could have got into the 1.29-time bracket – it wasn’t meant to be but we managed to get 17^th position today. Not something I would usually get excited about but to get a finish and come 17^th is great. I
 
It is our first weekend in the Superbike class so onwards to Brands Hatch and try to get the year wrapped up nicely.