Bott equipment helps Hydrex Honda to Podium finish at TT Centenary

Guy Martin aboard his Hydrex Honda took a fighting second place during the Bennetts Superbike TT race.

Although he was pleased to stand on the podium he was a little disappointed not to be on the top step, “Mustn’t grumble as I’m second but I want to win. You can’t have everything can you? Everything went well, I had no major problems.” Martin decided to sit behind some of the more experienced riders during the early laps but as he admitted he should have made a move on them, “My problem was me. The first couple of laps I was catching the boys and I should have passed them and I didn’t. I just followed what they were doing and was taking it on board and learning for the big race on Friday. I know I need to press harder.” The race ran under bright sunshine but there were still some damp patches around the track, as Martin went on to say, “There were damp patches everywhere on the course but with the six laps you get them all logged in your head and know where they are. It didn’t have a massive effect but coming out of the hairpin and at Bishopscourt there were damp patches so you just couldn’t use all of the road.” Riding is what Martin enjoys best and he admitted it was a good run, “It was good and enjoyable to ride around, it was mint really, and I got into a good rhythm. Getting passed Hutchinson and Lougher and Finnegan was hard, I was screaming at them to get out of my way and that lost me a lot of time. I was getting a bit frustrated trying to get passed them and when I did I lost a bit of rhythm and it took me ages to get back into it.” The disappointment was obvious on Martin’s face, however he summed things up like this, “Its second isn’t it, I sound like a right miserable bugger but I don’t want to. At the end of the day I’m second at the Centenary TT, its mint!” Hydrex Honda’s Chief Engineer Mick Shanley explained: “Before we had the Bott equipment installed, we simply didn’t have time to make adjustments to the bikes’ performance during practice and qualifying sessions. Quick and easy access to the parts needed in the workshops and at race meetings means changes can be made during the early part of a meeting saving those vital fractions of a second .” The workshop equipment, which comprises of shelving, cupboards, mobile storage unit, chairs and workbenches, was supplied to Hydrex Honda as part of Bott’s sponsorship of the team in the 2007 season. Mark Sinden, Bott’s Marketing and Sales Director said: “Our storage solutions, including drawer Cabinets and cupboards, workbenches and ‘Perfo’ boards are used for a range of purposes in garages, workshops and factories. Designed for efficiency to improve productivity; nowhere is that benefit felt more keenly than in the intensely pressured race environment.” More information on Bott products is available by browsing the Products & Services section of the web site or by calling 01288 357788 while news about Hydrex Honda can be found at http://www.hydrexhonda.com/