Glenn Scott’s Team InsureMyRide Racing Fireblades will be on the grid at Phillip Island in spite of the recent setbacks. Image: Toby Lynch.

Team InsureMyRide Racing’s Glenn Scott is eager to round out his season on a high note after a series of setbacks at and following the recent Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) round in Darwin.

Consistently the category’s top privateer performer, Scott’s impeccable record was soured by a crash and subsequent mechanical issues, resulting in only a lean haul of points.

He thanked his team, along with Honda and the Motologic outfit, for their efforts to ensure his bikes would be ready for the season finale.

“We struck a fair amount of bad luck in Darwin but everyone has their bad rounds in a season, we gave it everything we had as a team and we most certainly didn’t leave disappointed with our efforts,” said Scott.

“Its been an insane two weeks trying to repair both bikes to be ready for the last round. We are still under the pump finishing them off but I have to thank my mechanic Adam Nolan for working hard to get one bike up and running.

“As for my second bike I’d like to send a massive thank you to Motologic and Honda Australia for their amazing help in getting it up and running for the last round of the year. Phillip Island looked near impossible to make without their help.”

Unfortunately the Top End troubles weren’t the end of Scott’s run of terrible luck.

He was returning the team transporter to its workshop when it was hit by a car that crossed to the wrong side of the road, rendering it useless ahead of the final round.

Scott again thanked the tight-knit racing community for its support as it banded together to provide a solution to get him and the team to Phillip Island.

“I was extremely lucky to be unhurt but the impact was so great it has left the team without a transporter,” he said. “I was fairly shaken up as it was a big impact and it certainly wasn’t what we needed five days out from a championship-deciding race

“Unbelievable support has been shown to help get us back on the road and thanks to the amazing generosity of Brett Ryan and Fiona Ryan in lending the team their van which has got the team back on the road and in good spirits for the last round.”

The Superbike rookie sits second to Linden Magee by a single point on the privateer ladder and maintains a hold on sixth outright on the standings.