New WSB engines for Discovery Kawasaki

MSS Discovery Kawasaki are hoping for a change of fortune when the team take delivery of new Akira WSB-spec engines for the next BSB round at Croft on August 12. 

Michael Rutter was still riding at Mallory on Sunday while recuperating from breaking two bones in his left wrist, was forced out of race one with a technical problem, but bounced back to take a hard-earned eighth  in the second race and said: “This circuit may only be around 1.4 miles long but it’s pretty tough on my left wrist! The mechanical DNF in the first race is just one of those things, but I was pretty happy with the result in the second race.  

“Sure, I want better but we’ve had a hard time of it at the last few meetings, so I’m looking forward to Croft, where my wrist will be 100% and we will have the new engines to use. This could be the final piece in the jigsaw for us, as the bike is very well balanced, we just need some more power out of it, which will improve it across the board.”

Recently-appointed team manager Jack Valentine added:  “In the first Superbike race we had an ignition amplifier problem but we got everything right for the second race and scored a decent result considering Michael’s wrist has caused him problems. He’s not been as agile on the bike or as committed as he’d like to be.

On the plus side we’ve had some niggling chassis and fuelling problems which we’ve managed to solve, so we’ve now got a very well balanced bike so we’re looking forward to Croft where we’ll have a 100% fit Michael and the new engines.”

 

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