Mason Law once again made huge progress this weekend at round two of the Pirelli National Superstock 600 Championship at Thruxton Circuit and gained 15th place in the 14-lap race. The 17-year-old from Essex has never been to the very fast 2.4-mile circuit before and each session was a learning curve for him on the Chris Walker Race School Kawasaki.
He ended up qualifying in 26th in the dry qualifying session and was unable to get out on track for second qualifying on the Saturday because of the heavy rainfall. Despite missing vital track time the youngster was keen to progress in the race, he got a good start and did not get involved in any of the carnage in the opening laps and soon settled down and was making strong passes through the field and took over two seconds off his lap time from his qualifying time. He was looking strong and was locked in a tight battle with Adam Lyon for 14th place.
Mason Law - "I really enjoyed learning the track at Thruxton it's super-fast, a little blind but good fun it's just a shame with the weather that we didn't get out on track as much as I would have liked.
I was getting to grips with everything and felt really comfortable about the race and getting a good result. I managed to get a good start and I did have to back off when I saw a bike bouncing across the track in front of me which thankfully I managed to avoid.
It was hard from where I was to see the lights on the safety car so it took me a little by surprise when it pulled in; I just got my head down and stuck with the pack in front of me. I was able to make some good strong passes into the Club Chicane and I'd been struggling there all weekend, we changed the pads and I felt mega into that corner during the race.
It was a really hard race and now I am beginning to learn my limits and how fierce the Championship is, I'm really pleased to have got in the points and all the hard work paid off over the weekend. The only tracks I have ridden at in the past are Brands, Cadwell and Donington so each time it's all about learning, Oulton is another new one but I'm really looking forward to getting there and hopefully I can pick it up quickly and get some more points."
