Tom Neave scored a brace of top-ten positions with an eighth and a best result of seventh at Knockhill during the fourth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship.
Neave scored points in all three races with Honda Racing UK; with a career best result coming in the final race of the weekend and is fired up for Snetterton as he bids to build on a strong showing at Knockhill.
Neave said: “I’d say the first race was the best ever race I have had in my Superbike career. Same old story at the start of the race, where I don’t get my finger out and get a better track position. But this time I managed to get through enough to settle in and as the laps ticked by I was able to keep picking them off one by one. I also saw that the gap behind me kept increasing which was really nice.
“It was nice to be able to manage the tyre and keep a consistent pace throughout. I feel like the Fireblade strength is being able to really look after the tyre well, I could see that the others were struggling whereas I was consistent all the way through. I could stand it up well and fire it out. I was also really strong on the brakes, catching some really quick experienced riders and outbreaking them. I take loads of confidence from that race, I am super happy coming through to eighth from seventeenth.
“I thought race one was good but that was awesome. I cannot tell you how happy I am! Before I would get these random ok results and you start to think it’s a bit of a fluke. But in race three I took places from people in front of me. I started in 13th and finished in seventh. I am so happy. What I have been lacking is confidence, and now with these results, I have that self-belief that I can do it. Even earlier in the weekend, I was miserable with my qualifying. But this, I felt so in control, the bike felt so stable and I am starting to show my true potential.”