CHALLENGING TIMES FOR QUATTRO PLANT HONDA AT THRUXTON
Quattro Plant Honda had a nightmare weekend at Thruxton during the second round of the 2010 British Superbike Championship.
Steve Heneghan initially made excellent progress after fixing some serious alignment issues on the Quattro Plant Honda Evo bike, identified after round 1 at Brands Hatch. During the first qualifying session Heneghan put in his fastest ever lap at Thruxton, leaving him 18th overall, but disaster struck on lap 2. A huge crash on the rundown into church corner when the front end tucked and cart wheeled the bike into the air at 150mph. A lack of working fire extinguishers with the marshals meant the fire took hold and destroyed the bike. Fortunately Heneghan was uninjured. The team is working flat out to have the bike ready for round 3 at Oulton park, but the decision is left hanging in the balance as they await delivery of some key parts. It’s not all bad news though, there may be some exciting developments to announce from Quattro Plant Honda very soon so watch this space…
Heneghan said: “I’m gutted about the bike and all the hard work the team had put into getting it running so well, we’re doing all we can to be ready in time for Oulton. I’ve got a great team behind me and a lot of support from Quattro Plant so there’s every chance we’ll be there ”
Crew chief Aaron O’Flaherty said: “We’ve got our work cut out for us over the next week or so but we’re a hardworking team and I’ve got every confidence we can get the bike rebuilt. It’s good to get any bad luck out of the way early on in the season”
