TT2014: Anstey errs on side of caution after 'big slide'
Evergreen Bruce Anstey earned his 29th rostrum finish at the Isle of Man TT races as the Kiwi took third in the RL360 Superstock event on Tuesday.
Anstey opted to err on the side of caution after a significant moment at Glen Helen on lap three, shutting off to bring the Valvoline Padgett's Honda Fireblade home in a safe third place behind Michael Dunlop and Dean Harrison.
The 44-year-old, who set a new outright lap record for the Mountain Course of 132.298mph on his way to fourth place in Saturday's Dainese Superbike race, also finished in the top three with a runner-up result in Monday's Supersport event to underline his versatility.
"We had a decent start but Michael [Dunlop] managed to catch me and I thought I'd try and keep with him, but he managed to get Guy [Martin] between us and he broke away then," Anstey said.
"I kept my head down and pushed and we had a good pit-stop by the guys again, so I was really pleased with that.
"I tried to push on to catch back up to Dean [Harrison] on the third lap but I'd a big slide through Glen Helen and I just thought I'd bring it home safely after that. Conditions were pretty much perfect and I'm happy with third place."
Anstey starts Wednesday's scheduled TT Zero race with a superb opportunity to claim his tenth TT win on the Mugen and also has another bite at the cherry in the second Supersport race plus Friday's showpiece PokerStars Senior TT.
