Andrew Irwin was a double race winner in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship on the first visit to Donington Park earlier this year, but the Honda Racing rider knows he needs another podium finishing performance this weekend to launch himself back up the order in the standings.
Andrew Irwin claimed a double race win, and the first for the new Fireblade back in August, but he has not stood on the podium since then and is determined to launch himself back into contention this weekend.
Irwin said: “We arrive at Donington Park positive, it helps to go back somewhere were you have had success as you know the bike works well there. I went from a one-time race winner to a three-time race winner in one weekend, and if we can get back close to where we were that weekend, then we’ve done a good job.
“I’ve got to keep fighting, in practice and qualifying we’re OK, but when it comes to the races we’ve got to improve and get our fight back, finish in the top-six where we should be and fighting for podiums where we can.
“The weather isn’t looking great for the weekend, but either way I think we’ll be fine, in the dry we have good pace at Donington, and we’re bound to have one wet race this year! We were fast there at the start of the year, but we also know our competitors have been improving and we need to make sure we also improve.”