Top ten is goal for racer Harris

KARL Harris missed out on the points at the weekend’s third round of the British Superbike Championship – but he remains determined to get his bike set-up right.

Harris struggled with difficult rear grip problems at Oulton Park last weekend, failing to glean any point in the opening race and then retiring from the second.

It was a big disappointment for his PR Racing team but the Anston rider says he’s determing to get it right as the series takes a five-week break before the next round at Knockhill in Scotland.

Harris finished 16th in the first race and then had an uphill battle in the second when starting from row five on the grid as the rear grip issue continued.

Early in to the race he decided to retire, rather than cause any potential damage to the bike.

He said. “I am disappointed not to have finished in the top ten, as we had a good qualifying session on a track I love.

“We made some changes after qualifying, which we thought would improve the bike's performance out of the corners, but a slight modification in one place can affect the bike elsewhere, which we had this weekend.

“The bike is starting to handle well, but we are trying slight modifications to achieve the performance and that regular top ten finish we need."