By Standing fifth in the British Superbike Championship standings, after Sunday’s races at Oulton Park, Bathams AJN Racing’s Storm Stacey is looking forward to savouring this week, the fulfilling atmosphere that the Northwest 200 provides.
“I’m just a daft-lad who wants to come to the Northwest and ride a motorbike and take in the atmosphere. I think-there is maybe-a gap in the market at the Northwest for Storm Stacey.
‘I like the Irish fanbase, and I love how-passionate they are for motorbike racing. You can see they really believe in it, and I want to be part of that, in amongst it.”
Tomorrow morning (09:45 AM – scheduled start time) marks the three times Oliver’s Mount race winner’s opening taste of roads ‘Majors’ competition.
Admitting one of the biggest acclimatisation factors, will be viewing the Triangle course as an active race-circuit, he said post a recent NW200 fact finding outing:
“I kept thinking we were driving to the supermarket! It was nice of Josh (Brookes) to show us around and I trust what he says.
He said we would all be on different bikes. It is up to us to understand what we feel, and he showed us what to look out for – the bumps, the manholes, grip levels, and stuff like that.
It is just going to be about finding that feel myself. The road surface looks amazing, and I cannot wait to get out there.”
Named after the British GT Championship winning Lister Storm, the rider who actively raises awareness for mental health, added:
“Everyone says that after five laps, you’ll know where you are going and that looks pretty true but seeing it this morning brought me back down to earth.
It is getting close and it will be a baptism of fire on a Superbike. It is going to be a fast first practice session round there on a Superbike. It might have been good to have had a Supersport bike for the first few laps but that is the way it goes.”
Quotes courtesy of Stephen Davison.
Photo courtesy of Stephen Davison.
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
