Christian Iddon has high hopes ahead of the fourth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Knockhill next weekend (June 16/17/18) as the Buildbase Suzuki rider bids to build on the momentum from the previous event at Donington Park.
Iddon elevated himself up to seventh in the championship standings following a consistently improving performance at Donington Park, claiming two top six finishes to record his best results of the season so far.
The Buildbase Suzuki rider has fond memories of the Scottish circuit after claiming victory there last year, so is hoping he can replicate the strong performance with Suzuki next weekend.
Iddon said: “So far the season has been pretty solid, that is the best way to describe it. We keep progressing round on round, every meeting we have gone away from so far we have come away with more points. That is really important and I think we are starting to get there with my feeling with myself and the bike and I really enjoy working with the team and feel happy there, which is good.
“The results haven’t been bad, but that also means they haven’t been good, and I expect a lot more from myself, so I am really looking to improve on that as I have been left a bit frustrated with my final positions in a lot of the races. You know it is difficult, because BSB is so inherently difficult but we have to keep pushing.
“As I said we keep improving my feeling with the bike, that is starting to show and we are always somewhere in the mix we are just missing that last little bit which I would really like to try and find. That is easier said than done but we are pushing hard for it.
“I am looking forward to Knockhill, although I look forward to every round, but I won there last year so it should be good. We didn’t test like some of the other teams, so that could be interesting when we have the first free practice as it will be my first time on the Suzuki out there. But I am starting to understand the bike more so that hopefully shouldn’t be too much detriment as it is a short lap so you can get loads of laps in quickly anyway, so shouldn’t be too much of a hindrance.
“I am looking forward to continuing the season and hopefully building up on some of that momentum we are starting to get I think.”