Taylor Mackenzie makes Impressive Tyco Suzuki Start

Young Scottish rider Taylor Mackenzie made an impressive debut earlier today in the Motorpoint British Supersport Championship with Tyco Suzuki, scoring his first top ten of the year in ninth position.

Motorpoint British Supersport Championship – Brands Hatch Round 1 [Race One]

Young Scottish rider Taylor Mackenzie made an impressive debut earlier today in the Motorpoint British Supersport Championship with Tyco Suzuki, scoring his first top ten of the year in ninth position.

The race was red flagged after just two laps and later re-started over a sprint distance of 16 laps around the Brands Hatch Indy Circuit. Starting from fifteenth place on the grid, the 20-year-old Ashby de la Zouch based rider worked his way through some heavy traffic to finish ninth, impressively posting his fastest lap on the final circuit.

Mackenzie said: “That was a good solid start to the season and we picked up some good points. With the testing we’ve had so far that was all we could have hoped for really. It’s the first time I’ve done sixteen laps in a row on the GSX-R600 and my lap times were consistent; I actually did my fastest lap on the last lap of the race.

“It all bodes well for tomorrow but the front bunch are fast and although I was at the front of my group today, the plan is to work on closing that gap to the fast guys. I got held up a little bit at the start but if I can get off the line well tomorrow and hang in there in the early stages I don’t think we will be too far away from that front six.”

Philip Neill – Team Principal:

“Taylor acquitted himself well on his debut and has fitted in well with the team so far. He’s a hard working lad and today’s top ten is the confidence boost he needs to chip away at his lap times and build on that result during the season. The Supersport class is in great shape at the minute, so he should be pleased with that result today as there’s more to be lost at the first round than gained. We will be looking for something similar tomorrow from him on the Tyco Suzuki GSX-R600.”

Motorpoint British Supersport Championship, Brands Hatch, Sprint race result:

1st - Stuart Easton (MarTrain Yamaha); 2nd - Billy McConnell (Smiths Triumph) +0.255s; 3rd - Alastair Seeley (Gearlink Kawasaki) +0.262s; 4th - Ben Wilson (Gearlink Kawasaki) +0.507s; 5th - Glen Richards (Smiths Triumph) +1.350s

9th – Taylor Mackenzie [Tyco Suzuki] +14.4543s

Taylor will start tomorrow’s 26 lap Motorpoint British Supersport Race 2 from the third row in tenth position

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