Donington WSBK was the venue for the 4th round of the National 1000 Superstock Championship, as a support race to the British round of the World Superbike Championship.
Difficulties with setup were at the forefront all weekend with many different settings tried throughout the sessions until a suitable setting in terms of geometry was found to make it possible to turn in the race.
A fast time wasn’t found in qualifying so we would start 21st on the grid with gritted teeth ready to push forward in the race.
I’d like to say I got a good start but I let the clutch out a little fast making the bike wheelie, however I made up for this on the first lap.
I was soon through a gaggle of riders to find a Gap to another group, linked to the top ten.
After the gap was bridged I got involved in a brilliant battle.
Ever increasing in pace I made my way through the riders up to 10th place and went on the hunt for two riders infront. On the last lap of the race I was on both riders when they colided, handing me 8th position, and I would receive the flag with an exuberent team waving over the fence.
I am happy with this result, we kept it real, didn’t push past the situation at hand to risk a crash, and came home with a result which has boosted us in the championship.
From our aparent capabilities, the top 5 has to be our target for all rounds in the rest of the season.
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