Glenn Irwin heads to Donington Park this weekend with high hopes of a repeat performance of the success that the Honda Racing team had at the circuit last year.
In 2020, the team claimed a double victory with Andrew Irwin, and Glenn Irwin ensured that it was a consistent weekend of top three finishes for the former title-winning team, bagging a trio of second places.
As the Main Season reaches the half-way point this weekend, Glenn Irwin knows that he needs to add to his Thruxton podium at the previous event, to ensure that he elevates himself towards the top eight in the standings ahead of the Showdown.
Speaking ahead of the weekend, Irwin said: “We go into this weekend off the back of the podium at Thruxton, which was important for myself and everyone in the Honda Racing team. We have had a more difficult start to the year, but throughout all of that, we have been trying many different things, so maybe the results haven’t been phenomenal, but we have been continuing to test and develop.
“I feel like at Thruxton, yes we were on the different tyre which helped, and you need to be strong on the SCX which is back into play this weekend, but we backed it up with a good test at Cadwell Park after Thruxton. To me that went really, really well and we had a few different ideas on areas where we have been struggling and we had objectives to fix those. I feel we achieved a lot at the test, the bike felt good and there was a great atmosphere within the team. It was productive and should stand us in good stead.
“We are going back to a track where we have achieved great results last year; the team were not off the podium, so I am confident. I feel that together me and the Honda Fireblade work well and we have made important improvements since then too.”