FRUSTRATION OVER FOR ANSTEY WITH SECOND PLACE FOR METZELER IN
SUPERSPORT TT RACE
June 10th, 2009, Isle of Man, UK –
Metzeler shod Bruce Anstey finished his first race of the TT,
taking second place to runaway leader Michael Dunlop during mixed
conditions, at the
Isle of Man today.
The Kiwi, aboard his Relentless Suzuki by TAS GSXR600, used his head,
racing skills and consistent Metzeler tyres to overcome the extremely
wet conditions, found on a quarter of the TT course, to finish his
first race of the TT Festival in a commendable second place.
Relentless Suzuki by TAS rider, Bruce Anstey, commented; “It
was soaking wet at Glen Helen on the first lap but it did get dryer.
I was so glad when I crossed the line. The bike ran really well today
and the tyres worked perfectly to the end. Michael had pulled a gap
at the start and it wasn’t possible to pull it back. I’m happy with
second and now we’ve finally got some luck on our side I’ll be
looking to go one better on Friday.”
Third place went to another Metzeler rider, Conor Cummins, who
achieved his first ever TT podium on his McAdoo Kawasaki Supersport
machine. The Manxman wasn’t expecting to do so well in the Supersport
race as it’s such a fiercely contested class but was over the moon
with his maiden TT podium.
McAdoo
Kawasaki rider, Conor
Cummins;
“Conditions were tricky, it was hit
and miss all over the place. The tyres worked brilliantly. I’ve been
trying to get on the podium for four years and to achieve it is a
dream come true.”
In the early stages of the race Metzeler rider Guy Martin (Hydrex
Honda) was also in the running but he retired his Supersport mount in
the pits at the end of lap three with mechanical problems.
Gianmarco Spigolon,
Metzeler’s
UK General Manager ,
commented,
“Relentless Suzuki by TAS has
finally shaken off their demons and Metzeler have two riders on the
podium in the Supersport race. It’s great to see Anstey where he
belongs and to give Conor his maiden TT podium is great for Metzeler.
We look forward to him achieving more in the future. The Metzeler
tyres provide excellent consistency in difficult conditions and have
definitely helped today, the proof is on the podium.”
For more information on Metzeler’s new RACETEC which features
Interact™ structure and compound technology, please visit our website
at: www.metzelermoto.com
Relentless Supersport TT 2 result
1 Michael Dunlop (Street Sweep/Marlow Construction Yamaha)
2 Bruce Anstey (Relentless Suzuki by TAS)
3 Conor Cummins (McAdoo
Kawasaki
Racing)
- Image – Metzeler on Supersport TT podium
- Ends-
