Ryan Vickers determined to overhaul Glenn Irwin at Donington Park
“It’s a great tra🐓ck for the Yamaha, e🐎specially since the new tarmac"

Ryan Vickers has set his sights on topܫping th♊e British Superbike Championship after the third round this weekend.
OMG GRILLA ♒Yamaha Racing rider Vickers is second in the standings with 68 points, six points behind cham🍸pionship leader Glenn Irwin of Hager PBM Ducati.
BSB heads to Donington Park this weekend for the third round of the 🎃2024 seaso💃n.
Vickers won both races a♐t the season-opener in Navarra but struggled at Oulton Park, until he salvaged a podium.
“I am really exꦗcited for Donington🍌 Park,” Vickers said.
“It’s a track that I absolutely love; espꦛecially with the new surface and the layout has always been great.
“It’s a great track for the Yamaha, especially since the new tarmac as you do need to t💧hink more about tyre conservation in the longer races.
“I think that’s really going to beneᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚfit us, the bike handles great there, we’ve had some positive tests there at the start of this year and I look forඣward to going back there.
“We caꦕn hopefully ge🤪t three podiums and battle for the win in every race to keep the points going and keep our championship fight in the mix.”
McAMS Racing Yamaha rider Danny Ken🍒t sits fourth in the standings after two rounds.
🤪Kent missed out on the podium at Oulton Park but is targeting a better result this weekend.
“I’m feeling eager and excited to get to Donington Park this weekend,” Kent sai💝d.
“The team and I are in a ওgood place and feel confident that we can continue progressing as we have been🦩.
“Donington i📖s a circuit that I really enjoy𒉰, and one that is known to suit the Yamaha R1 really well.
“The bike has been strong there in the past, so I’m confident that w⭕e have everything at our disposal to put together a successful weekend.”

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a ▨decade covering everything from꧑ American sports, to football, to F1.