Tyco BMW’s Christian Iddon goes into next weekend’s Silverstone Bennetts British Superbike round outside the top six and says that leaves him with nothing to lose over the three-race weekend.
Iddon needs to pull back 15 points on sixth-placed Peter Hickman to gain a Title Fighters shot but says he has never ridden so hard for the results the team is currently achieving. However, he also thinks the Northamptonshire traffic is perfect for him and his S1000RR.
“I am outside the top six currently so we get to Silverstone with nothing to lose, I haven’t actually looked at the points’ situation because I know who I am racing against and I have been aware of that since Cadwell Park,” said the Stockport rider.
“I just figure that I know it is possible and I am not that far away and if I just race the best that I can that is all you can do.
“Buchan crashed out of the first race at Cadwell Park and I immediately had to forget that he crashed because I didn’t want that to change the way that I rode so it is kind of weird that I don’t want to know and just crack on and do the best that I can.
“Obviously if we are still in contention coming into the last race then you have to start being a bit clever about life and we will cross that bridge when we get to it. But that is the way I am approaching it. At the moment nothing exists after Silverstone, so of course this is an important weekend.
“It is a completely different season to last year, even though we are in the same position trying to get into the top six. I have got myself back into Showdown contention by just being consistent and pounding out the laps as best I can.
“I have never ridden so hard for the results we have been achieving. I feel like I am riding well but it has been a difficult year, although I definitely think Silverstone is a good track for my riding style and the bike.
“I think with the package we have at the moment we are not capable of fighting in the lead group for podiums week in week out consistently but we have flashes and that is what we need at Silverstone.
“The Showdown is the only goal right now and then after that you reset to whatever scenario is in front of you and what you face next. It is a tough ask but we have to go to Silverstone and do the best we can as a team and the rest will take care of itself.”
