Haslam intends to stay top Brit and top Honda at Assen

Stiggy Honda rider Leon Haslam heads in to this weekend race at Assen in confident mood and determined to consolidate his position as top Brit in the series standings.

From the opening round of the championship, Haslam has been a revelation riding for the all new Stiggy Honda WSB team.

At round one in Australia he fought his way on to the podium and then backed up the result with two fifth places at Valencia last time out.

“Assen used to be my favourite track, but I haven’t raced there for five years so I haven’t ridden the new layout.

“I love racing there because there is always a good contingent of British fans and I’ve actually got a few people getting the ferry over to watch me..

“As a track it should be good for the Honda. I like the fast flowing tracks and the bike is developing every time we ride it.

“The chatter issues we’ve been having have been worse on flat or off camber corners, but at Assen the corners are banked which should help us.”

The 25 year old Brit also has the accolade of being top Honda rider in the standings, a position he intends to achieve despite being up the Dutch Ten Kate Honda team at their home circuit.

He said: “At every round this year I’ve shown the pace in terms of lap times to be in the top three so it’s nice knowing that heading into the weekend.

“So far we’ve been top Honda, but to beat the three Ten Kate Honda guys at their own track will be a tough one, but it’s still my goal.”