Illegal camshaft was a genuine mistake, say team
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FOLLOWING THE disqualification of Bruce Anstey as winner of this year's TT Supersport race, TAS Suzuki team principal Philip Neill has said the technical infringement was 'a genuine mistake'.
Three hours after Anstey won the Supersport trphy, as well as smashing the lap record, race organisers announced the Kiwi had been disqualified from the race. Runner up, Steve Plater, was awarded the win – giving the Nottinghamshire rider hus maiden TT victory in only his second year.
A short statement from Anstey's team said:
"The organisers believe that the mistake in engine building was not a deliberate attempt to gain an advantage but simply a human error which under the rules results in the disqualification."
Mr Neill said:
"We are holding our hands up and saying we’ve made a genuine mistake. It’s a hard way to discover that an after-market part was marked incorrectly, and our engine builder is very disappointed that he didn’t discover the discrepancy. We’re all human and mistakes can happen."
