The AP Kawasaki team enjoyed mixed fortunes at Silverstone Sunday with Josh Wainwright giving them their best result of the day with sixth in the Metzeler National Superstock 600 Championship race.

Having qualified in a solid eighth place, Thamesmead rider Wainwright was looking to continue his fine form of recent rounds but a technical problem meant all his good work had been undone and, unable to take his place on the second row, he had to start from pit lane. However, by the end of the first lap, he had remarkably gone from 35th and last to 14th and he continued to move through the field during the course of the ten laps. A brilliant ride was ultimately rewarded with an excellent sixth place.

For the Metzeler Superstock 1000 pairing of Patrick Medcalf and Colin Lewis it was a more troublesome weekend with both of the Australians seeing the 3.6-mile circuit for the first time. Medcalf fared best and after qualifying in 22nd place, he moved through the field to claim 15th and a hard earned championship point.

Lewis, having just his second ride with the team, was out of luck once again and after making a great start, he was punted off the track by another rider at just the third corner of the opening lap.

Josh Wainwright: "To come through from 35th to sixth is some going and it's one of the most enjoyable races I've ever had. I don't know what caused the problems but starting from pit lane was most definitely not in the script! There was a bit of red mist down so that, along with the changes we'd made to the bike after morning warm-up, enabled me to charge through the field. The bike was the best it's handled all weekend and although it was hard work, I'm pleased with the end result. It would have been nice to have started from my qualifying position as I think I could've been on the podium enjoying the champagne but I can't complain too much with sixth it was a great race to be part of."

Patrick Medcalf: "It's been a difficult weekend for me and having never ridden here before, I've struggled to find a good balance with the bike. The fast nature of the circuit caught me off guard a bit and we needed a full race weekend to find the set-up we needed, if we were to return here next weekend, we'd be a lot better off. I made up a fair few places so have to be reasonably happy with my race effort and it was another championship point so it could have been a lot worse. It's onto the final round at Brands Hatch now, a circuit I know and enjoy, so I'll look to end the season on a high."

Alan Greig: "None of the riders qualified as well as we would have liked but a few changes in morning warm-up put all of them in a better frame of mind so it was extremely disappointing for Josh to have a last minute technical hitch and deprive him of his second row start. Starting from pit lane in the 600 class is a massive handicap so to come through to finish sixth, from an almost impossible position, is truly heroic and for me, the ride of the year.

"Both Patrick and Colin struggled on their first time here but, in typical fashion, Pat fought his way through into the points. The lack of track knowledge hurt him but he can look forward to Brands Hatch now, a circuit where he's performed well in the past. It was a similar situation for Colin but he made a great start and leapt up about seven places only to be taken out by another rider. Fortunately, he's OK so we'll all look forward to Brands now and aim to get the best finishes we possibly can."

Metzeler National Superstock 1000cc Championship (11 laps)1 Lee Costello (Kawasaki)2 PJ Jacobsen (Suzuki)3 Keith Farmer (Kawasaki)4 Joe Burns (Kawasaki)5 Jonathan Railton (Kawasaki)6 Victor Cox (Kawasaki)15 Patrick Medcalf (AP Kawasaki)DNF Colin Lewis (AP Kawasaki)

Championship standings (after 12 rounds)1 Farmer 182pts2 O'Halloran 1573 Cox 1314 Storrar 1175 Costello 1146 Brogan 9815 Medcalf 41

Metzeler National Superstock 600cc Championship (10 laps)1 Jake Dixon2 Lee Jackson3 Alex Olsen4 James Rose5 Joe Collier6 Josh Wainwright (AP Kawasaki)

Championship standings (after 12 rounds)1 Burke 174pts= Jackson 1743 Rose 1694 Dixon 1355 Olsen 1056 Lodge 909 Wainwright 82