Swan Honda ready to roll at Brands Hatch
The Swan Honda team are getting ready to roll at Brands Hatch this weekend for the opening round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship as James Ellison and Stuart Easton begin their assault on a maiden title.
The team have worked hard over the winter in preparation for the opening round with both riders making significant progress in recent Spanish pre-season tests. Ellison is keen to stamp his authority on the championship aboard the Swan Honda at Brands Hatch, whilst Easton is keen to put his recent crash in testing behind him and get his title campaign underway.
Ellison said: "I am really looking forward to finally getting the season underway; I am excited but also nervous with anticipation at the same time. It is definitely going to be closer this year and there are a lot of us who genuinely believe we have what it takes to win the title. The Brands Hatch Indy circuit laps are frantic because they are so short which means that nobody can really get an advantage. I guarantee there will be fairing bashing on Easter Monday!"
Easton said: "I have had nearly a week of healing now following my crash at Cadwell Park and already I can feel the difference. It started to feel better at the weekend and I still have some more time before we are out on track on Good Friday. At the moment I am just taking it as it comes, but my aim remains the same, and that is to go out at Brands Hatch and get the best results I can for the Swan Honda team."
Team manager Shaun Muir concluded: "I cannot remember a year when our pre season preparation has gone so well. We've had the scare with Stuart's Cadwell Park injury, but that looks to be healing well. We expect the competition to be tough and times close, with everybody getting so much track time and it being such a short lap at Brands Hatch Indy. That being said, we can only look at our own game plan and would expect that both riders will make a solid start to the season. The pre-season talk and speculation is over and it's down to business now, so fingers crossed for a dry weekend."
