I was fired up for Silverstone as I love the track and was hungry for a good result! FP1 and 2 went well good lap times and improving each time out, Qualifying also went well with a best lap time of 2.11.8 which was 1.2 seconds quicker than last year! I was happy and starting 16th overall on the grid. the bike was working perfectly and I was ready for a good sprint race!
Race 1 I got a strong start and was up to 3rd EVO I got overtaken by a couple of riders but kept my head down and sat on the back of the group battling for 3rd EVO. I got into a fight with Ben Stafford and we both ran wide at turn 16 and I lost the front and went down! I was annoyed but I was pushing and shit happens, unfortunately I didn't get in a great lap time as it was only lap 3 when I went down. I was starting 10th EVO for the feature race tomorrow. Race 2 I got another solid start and was up to 6th and with the leading group on lap 3 the safety car came out for 2 laps, Ant West desided he didn't want to stay behind me, Stafford or Allingham under the safety car so he passed us! I thought to myself what are you doing! The safety car came in and I was stuck behind West but I past him and then got passed Stafford and Allingham and was chasing down the group in front. I caught up with Paulo, Pett and Hipwell and we were having a good battle I managed to keep Paulo behind and made a tough pass on Hipwell into turn 1 on the last lap and made it stick to finish 5th EVO with a good lap time of 2.11.3 which I was very happy with. Even though I didn't finish on the podium i was still happy with a solid finish and strong lap time which has put my confidence up for Brands the last round! Massive thanks again to Mark Hanna for all his hard work and help, also thanks to Road and Racing, Pinky, Dad and Mum. Also big thanks to my sponsors Pipe Werx, Fuel 10K, Kushitani, Oxford Products, Pro Bolt, Purbrook Garage, Motor Parts Direct and Maxton Suspension. Another shout out to Paul Davies, Beverly Richardson, Martin Price, Ash Bond and Andy Cooper for their help and support in 2015.
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