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A bit of a late entry, as I went away straight after this
round. However, it has been my best result to date and I had to share what went
on.
The qualifying session didn’t quite go to plan and I ended
up 3rd on the grid behind Dean Hipwell and Barry Teasdale. Hipwell
didn’t make it for race one, so it was just me and Teasdale on the front row.
On lap three of twelve, my clutch started to slip so I was struggling to keep
up on the straights. With three laps to go, a back marker held Teasdale up so I
passed him going out of Barn. Going into Park, I broke as late as I could but
Teasdale still tried the move to out-brake me. He ended up on the grass, giving
me a five-second lead. This allowed me to cruise home for my first ever GP1
win.
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| Photo: Bryant Photography |
Following my win in the first race, I got promoted to pole
due to the mega laps system. I got a really good start but was hounded by
Teasdale and Hipwell for the first half of the race. I tried that little bit
more to try to break away from them and ended-up with a two-second lead, which
I held for the rest of the race. I was extremely happy with winning my second
GP1 race and also broke the lap record by half a second, achieving a 1.31.5.
Again, I got a really good start for the third race. I
managed to hold the lead until lap four, where Hipwell went under me at the
Hairpin, taking advantage of his supersport 600 handling. I followed him and
studied where I was stronger and on the last lap, I got the amazing drive out
of the final corner and used the extra power of the ZX10 to pass him over the
line – beating him by 0.014 of a second! I also broke the lap record again and
got down to a 1.31.4. This is a really good race to watch and is available on
the Thundersport iPlayer.
Cadwell Park was an amazing weekend for both me and my team.
I won three GP1 wins on the trot – something I have never done before. I also
extended my lead in both championships. The team did a mega job all weekend and
as always I’d like to thank all of my sponsors!!
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