Relentless by TAS Suzuki rider Cameron Donald demonstrated true grit and determination during yesterday's 6-lap Isle of Man curtain raiser, pulling himself onto the podium in third place after a first lap mistake that saw him down in 13th.
Donald made ground on his rivals into the opening pit stop at the end of lap two and 76 miles of racing, hauling himself into seventh position and from there he pulled his GSX-R1000 Superbike through the leaderboard.
By the time the Aussie had pitted at the end of lap 4, he was only 34 seconds off a podium finish, eventually overhauling fellow Suzuki rider Adrian Archibald for his first podium of the week, with a final flying lap of 129.536mph.
"I made a small error coming into the Nook and lost a lot of time on the opening lap, but when I pitted the boys told me I was making it back up," Donald said.
"After that I thought a top-five was possible but to get third is great. This exact day twelve months ago I was sitting in Nobles Hospital, so to get back here and get back on the podium is pretty sweet. I just never gave up and that along with support of the team gave me this podium and a great start to TT week," Donald concluded.
Main Photo: Cameron Donald on his way to third in the 6-lap Isle of Man Superbike curtain raiser
