Relentless

 The Relentless Suzuki team has just completed a successful three-day test in Spain at the Almeria Circuit, with both riders, Michael Laverty and Ian Lowry, more than satisfied after the opening shakedown of the year.

Relentless Suzuki by TAS is one of the first teams in the world to have tested the all-new K8 GSX–R600 Suzuki on track, and our 2008 British Supersport rider Ian Lowry found the new machine very much to his liking. The team had arrived in Spain expecting to make a number of changes during the test, but together with the new Showa Suspension package for 2008, Ian Lowry came away from Almeria with the fastest supersport time, a 1:40.0 which was knocking on the door of the times set by a number of World Supersport riders earlier in February at the same circuit.

Current British Supersport Champion Michael Laverty spent the first couple of days reacquainting himself with a superbike after a season in the 600cc class, just putting in as many laps as possible. The team made a multitude of changes, both with suspension and electronics to help Michael learn more about the bike, then on day three he set a time of 1:37.8 – the fifth fastest Superbike time at the test, and just behind fellow Suzuki rider Tom Sykes.

Michael Laverty
“It was good to get back on the Suzuki superbike and I must say I was pretty impressed with the BSB Pirelli control tyre. I was just dialling myself in on days one and two then on the third day we had a bit of go and wound it up. Both the bike and myself are probably only at 95% so to be in the ballpark straight away is encouraging. I can’t wait for the season to start and also to give a good show at Bishopscourt on the 15th March.

The team now move onto the Guadix circuit in Spain before returning home to race at Bishopscourt in Northern Ireland on March 15.....................Keep posted!

 Photo by Mike Newman / Ocean-Image.com

Relentless surfer Dan Joel and tow-in partner Ben Skinner scored an amazing 40ft session at Aileens earlier this month - landing themselves in the Guardian with some of the most astounding surf photography to emerge from UK surfing. Here's what Moely had to say...

"The Aileens session that went down recently was absolutely a corker. It was a real team effort with those involved riding some of the best waves of our lives. It gives you so much confidence knowing that you have some of the best watermen in the business all out there looking out for each other if things should go wrong.

I'm really grateful to my tow-partner Ben Skinner. It was the first time we'd towed together and he was excellent. When waves reach this magnitude things can go really wrong fast. it is so important to have a highly skilled tow-partner to put uou in the right spot on the wave and come and retrive you if you take a hit. We're constantly monitoring the weather charts for the next huge swell. And when it arrives, we'll be on it.
Cheers
Mole

We look forward to seeing the next session....

 Our friends at lifestyle mag Huck, took a bunch of Relentless with them to the uber cool Ispo board sports exhibition in Munich - and we looked pretty good on their stand even if I do say so! The usual late-night parties and early morning exhibition starts have left most of the industry in pieces, fortunately we could provide a little pick-me-up to the party-hard masses.