Joe Collier riding on the Team Haribo Starmix Triumph had a difficult weekend at round two of the National Superstock 600 race at Thruxton Circuit. The youngster who took his debut win at Brands Hatch last weekend had a tough time at Thruxton and secured ninth place in the race.

It was a hard weekend and he had an off in the dry on Friday and then a small off in the wet on Saturday, despite this he still managed to qualify on the front row in fourth place for the 14-lap race. It was one of the closest races of the day with eight riders locked in a freight train for third place.

The riders was making the most of the slip streaming down the fast back straight but despite a small fuel problem on the Haribo Starmix Triumph Joe was able to be part of the freight train and finish in ninth.

Joe Collier - "That just sums up racing you can go from a complete high to a low in just a week. It was certainly a difficult weekend this weekend and I was having problems finding a good set up on the bike to try and carry on my results from Brands.

I had two crashes over the weekend which certainly dents your confidence but knew I had to try and get my head down and keep getting points at every round. I have to take the positives from the weekend and move on to Oulton Park in a few weeks feeling confident, it's a track I really like so hopefully I can be up near the sharp end there.

All my team worked hard this weekend and I was sorry that I caused them so much work after my crashes, it just wasn't to be but at least I took some Championship points home and I'm still lying in third in the overall Championship standings."