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It was an all Suzuki podium in yesterdays TT Superbike race on the Isle of Man with Relentless Rider Cameron Donald taking his first ever Mountain Circuit victory.

Relentless Suzuki teammate Bruce Anstey followed him home in second place, with former TAS Suzuki pilot Adrian Archibald in third – a clean sweep for the K8 GSX–R1000 TAS Performance prepared Suzukis.

Guy Martin was the early race leader, but Donald was relentless in his pursuit of the Lincolnshire rider, taking over at the front on lap 4 when Martin retired at Sulby. Both Cameron & Bruce circulated together from as early as lap three, and when they eventually crossed the line at the end of six laps and 226 miles of racing, they were only separated by 10 seconds at the head of the field.

Donald also recorded his fastest ever lap around the 37.73-mile Mountain Circuit on lap six, with a time of 17 minutes 30.84 seconds at 129.256mph. In pursuit of Donald, Bruce Anstey also recorded a sub 18-minute lap with a speed of 129.207mph.

We spoke to Cameron moments after he puled in to Park Ferme..

“It just hasn’t sunk in yet, but it’s great to have won my first TT – all thanks must go to Philip, Hector and the whole Relentless Suzuki team for the big effort.
When John [McGuinness] dropped out, I thought, ‘there goes the first Fireblade – this is my big chance.’ I could see Bruce at the end of the straights; then I got to follow him out after the first pit stop. I sat behind him then got past at Cronk Y Voddy. On my second stop the boys told me I was leading and to keep it smooth. I kept getting P1 +10, P1 +10 so I didn’t need to drop the hammer. Bruce came back past at Ballygarey on the last lap and really went for it but I hung in through Glen Helen. He put his foot out to me just before the 11th Milestone to come past and lift the pace. I was coming over the Mountain on the last lap thinking, I wish my dad was here to see this, and I was also thinking about big Martin [Finnegan] – I was tearing up in the helmet. My Relentless Suzuki was superb today and I’m just rapt.”

Bruce:-

“I didn’t have a great first lap, then when Cam came past me I knew it would be difficult to make any time back up. The bike worked well and I had no issues with the Pirelli tyres – everything worked superbly. I had a bit of a go on the last lap and I could see where Cameron was strong, but to finish second in a one-two for Relentless Suzuki in a Superbike TT is really good. I’m confident of a good run in the Senior next Friday.”

Philip Neill – Team Principal
“To have three TAS Performance prepared bikes on the podium is a phenomenal achievement for my father and myself, and more importantly for every member of the team, from the lorry drivers to the engine builders. I’d like to offer a big thank you to Suzuki and Relentless, and of course our loyal sponsors.

What can I say about Cameron? He continues to astound us with his results and we must remember – he was not expected to win here this week. He was unlucky not to pick up his first win at the North West 200, but to put his name on a famous TT trophy in only his second year on a superbike is astounding. He has stuck to the plan we set for him over the winter and it has paid dividends.

Bruce has recorded another phenomenal result and it’s great to see him back on a Superbike TT podium. He is one of the best riders around at the TT and it would be nice to see him fulfil his ultimate ambition of a superbike win.

Final results

Superbike TT

Winner – Cameron Donald [Relentless Suzuki] 1hr: 47min 05.89 [126.826mph]; 2nd – Bruce Anstey [Relentless Suzuki] 1hr: 47min 16.66 [126.614mph]; 3rd – Adrian Archibald [AMA Racing Suzuki] 1hr: 48min 37.97 [125.034mph]

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