30Both Iddon and Kent came into the 2022 season from difierent places. Kent was going into his second season with the Buildbase Suzuki team, looking to build on the positives from 2021. Despite his year being cut short by injury, the former Moto3 World Champion took his maiden BSB podium at Thruxton before fracturing and dislocating his hip at Donington Park, ending his season early.For Iddon, he was joining the team afresh, though he boasted previous Suzuki experience having ridden a GSX-R1000 in 2015. A race winner and previous championship runner-up, he was very much aiming high, while also realistic in the need to adapt to the latest GSX-R1000R and ffind his feet within the team.Sadly, it was a less than ideal start to the year, with poor weather limiting pre-season testing. Kent sufiered further, when he missed the Silverstone test after testing positive for Covid-19.“It wasn’t ideal,” Iddon refiects. “The ffirst day at Snetterton was really good but it was my TEAM SUZUKI RACING NEWSfirst time on the Suzuki Superbike so it was all about seat time and getting used to the bike. It was a shame to lose the Donington test, and Silverstone was challenging.”It put the team on the back foot, and round one was a challenge, with just one top-10 finish to show for their efiorts. However, progress was incoming, and at the next round at Oulton Park Iddon took a brace of sevenths and set a new personal best lap time at the circuit.“I was really pleased with how we worked as a team all weekend at Oulton. There were loads of positives to take, including going from 17th to seventh after a disastrous qualifying. We were ffinally able to get with the leading group in race three until the footrest hanger snapped, and I’d never lapped Oulton Park that fast before, so there were real positives to take away.”The team then headed to Northern Ireland for the International North West 200 with Richard Cooper, who rejoined the team after an impressive debut at the event in 2019. The Danny Kent in action at the Oulton Park second round.2022 Summer IssueChallenging start to BSB“For the first time this year, I felt really good on the bike and I felt our potential was really high for the races.” Danny Kent.Podium success at North WestBritish Superbikes2022
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