Tommy Hill tests at Mallory Park

Tommy comments: “We tested at Mallory Park two weeks back. We have a really strong base set-up but we wanted to try some very different settings just to see if there isn’t anything else to come – the kind of work you really can’t do in a race weekend. We’ve tried different geometries, different links to the rear suspension and different suspension settings themselves. We were looking to see if we could get more side grip for cornering and improve the bike for race situations. Make a more aggressive bike that will be stronger in passing situations. We’re happy with what we developed." Tommy set the fatstest time of all the BSB riders at the test and was inside pole time from last year despite the conditions not being ideal. Team Manager Jack Valentine adds, "We're a team that has proven we can win and we are winning. In that sense, any pressure we feel is only of the positive kind, it's coming from ourselves and it's our motivation to stay on top."