BMW RACING TEAM: STORRAR EARNS 15TH IN SUPERSTOCK
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01/01/1970
Isle of Man. Jimmy Storrar took a strong 15th place finish during this year’s Superstock TT over 4 laps. The British rider took his Penz13.com BMW Racing Team machinery easily to a well deserved silver replica. It took the BMW S 1000 RR rider 1:14,02.830 hours to tackle the Mountain Course 4 times, which meant an average speed of 122,290 miles per hour (196,34 km/h).
Storrar took off with two strong laps and held on to P19 after those two. A problem at the pit stop meant a little loss of time for the Brit, but his 4th lap - the only flying one in this race - was his personal best one in 125,233 miles per hour (18:04,601 minutes, 201,168 km/h).
Storrar took the chequered flag in 16th position but Conor Cummins was penalized with 2 minutes due to having an ineligible suspension component fitted to his machine. The Manxman was relegated to 18th which meant P15 for Storrar.
Jimmy Storrar:
“I am more than pleased. I felt comfortable right from the start and was able to make up ground. If you race against the clock like here and you start to overtake other riders, you know you can’t be bad as you made up at least 10 seconds. The pit stop was a bit upsetting but we localized the problem and it is already solved for Friday’s Senior TT. P15 is ok, but I want more. I am looking forward to Friday.”
Rico Penzkofer:
“I take over responsibility for the problem at the pit stop. We used a filler cap which opens and closes a bit heavily but we sorted that out already so it won’t happen again on Friday. We are still also learning. Jimmy rode a brilliant race and I am happy with his strong 15thspot.”
