GPFAX-Equipped Racer on Podium in DART MRO and Thunderbike Ultra Championships

“This weekend at Snetterton was another successful one – a great number of championship points were gained.”

DART MRO 600 (R6)

Qualifying – 5th

Race 1 – 3rd

Race 2 – 2nd

Race 3 – 2nd

Race 4 – 2^nd

“After qualifying, I started 5^th on the grid. Due to the budget being tighter as we come to the end of the season, I made the decision to use the same tyres that I used throughout the Cadwell Park weekend. This meant I didn’t have as much grip as I would have liked or needed.

“In the first race, I got off to a good start but I wasn’t able to keep up with the pace of the leaders. I finished this race in 3^rd position which brought my grid position to the front row for the next race.

“In the second race, I got a good start but again I did not have the pace to battle with the lead man. I finished this race in 2^nd position, bringing my grid position up to 2^nd where I remained for the rest of the weekend.

“Sunday’s races were much more exciting – I found some pace and was able to battle for the lead. In the third race, there were multiple changes to the lead which eventually ended with a drag race to the line resulting in a photo finish of 0.005 seconds between us, with me finishing in 2^nd place with a PB of 1:57.701.

“The fourth race was much the same story, however by this point I had very little grip left in the tyre causing me to run wide in the final stages of the race. I brought it home in 2^nd position with 0.814 to the lead. Huge congratulations to Harry Fowle on winning the championship this weekend.”

Thunderbike Ultra (GSXR)

Qualifying – 1st

Race 1 – 1st

Race 2 – 1st

Race 3 – 1st

Race 4 – 2^nd

“I qualified on Saturday morning on the pole position. In the first race, I got my normal start, Stacey kept me honest all race. I was able to control the pace and it wasn’t long before we pulled away from the rest of the pack. I brought it home in 1^st position.

“The second race was a repeat of the first race. In this race, there were more changes to the lead but I again brought it home in first place.

“The third race again saw close battles between myself and Stacey. Stacey was pushing me on pace all the way through. I finished P1 with a lap PB of 1:59.220.

“By race four, Kieran Smith had made his way up the grid. My start wasn’t as strong as normal, but I was able to keep the lead. For the majority of the race, the battles were between 1^st and 2^nd places, with Kieran watching and waiting for the right opportunity. A mistake on the final lap and I dropped from 1^st to 3^rd. This gave Kieran the opportunity he had been waiting for and he quickly took the lead. This gave me the chance to rectify my mistake. I pushed hard to the end and gained 2^nd position.”

“I go into the final round at Brands Hatch leading the Thunderbike Ultra championship with it all still to play for. I am also currently second place in the MRO 600 championship.”