The British Superbike Championship was blessed with stunning weather conditions at the Snetterton 300 circuit for the National Superstock Championship. The Be Wiser Kawasaki riders had a mixed day with Josh Wainwright scoring his best position of the year in 12th place, his team-mate Josh Day crashed out of fifth place in the Superstock 1000 Class. In the Metzeler National Superstock 600 class Nick Anderson once again scored points finishing in 12th place.
Josh Wainwright had a good weekend having his best qualifying position of the season so far, qualifying in 14th place. He was unable to take advantage of this and had a bad start losing several places on the opening lap. He once again dug deep making some confident passes and was able to fight his way back though to a solid 12th place.
Josh Wainwright - "I'm really pleased with the result today and more Championship points in the bag with 12th place. I made a mistake on the last lap as I was fighting for a top ten position but I hit a false neutral and I wasn't able to select a gear and they managed to re-pass me and I dropped to 12th. I had my best qualifying and best result of the season so far this year so I'm really pleased with how everything has worked. I would like to thank Kais Ohlins for all the help and support they have given me since Donington and they have worked really hard to help me find a good set up with the Be Wiser Kawasaki. I had a big crash during testing at Snetterton last week and hurt both wrists which stopped me from training and I was wondering if I would be ok to ride this weekend, I managed to work through the pain and get some more points. My pace was good during the race and I know I can run with the top ten runners and really looking forward to Brands Hatch."
Josh Day also got his best qualifying of the season of ninth place and he was eager to push for a top five if not podium position. He got a great start and was lying in fifth after the opening lap, however on lap three he tucked the front and crashed out heavily uninjured.
Josh Day - "I was maybe just a little too eager today, I knew I had a good race pace and I could see the front three bridging a gap at the front of the pack and wanted to be in that front three. I was too keen to get passed and just tucked the front on the third lap at the bottom of the back straight. My lap times in the race were better than my qualifying lap so I need to get qualifying sussed out and then it will give me an opportunity to run up there with them. The Be Wiser Kawasaki was brilliant all weekend, we struggled to find a set up at first but Colin and Paul worked really hard all weekend and so I'm disappointed for them also knowing what they have all put into it."
In the Metzeler National Superstock 600 class Nick Anderson struggled during qualifying and was only able to place in 21st place on the grid. Once again in the race he left himself with a lot of work to do but he pushed hard throughout the 12 lap race to finish in a good 12th position
Nick Anderson - "I'm really happy with the result that we got today, I've been struggling to find a good set up all weekend and it wasn't until warm up this morning that we found something that just seemed to work. The Be Wiser Kawasaki team worked so hard to help me feel comfortable round here on the bike, we got something sorted for the race but with my poor qualifying position I knew it was going to be a hard day with the heat also I had my work cut out. Fortunately I got a good start and managed to stay out of the problems on the opening few laps. I got my head down and could make up some places, the bike felt the best it had felt all weekend and really pleased to have some more points under my belt."
Team Owner/Manager Alan Grieg - "This is the first round where Nick hasn't improved during every session on his times. We made some big changes for warm up and it's the fastest he went all weekend and he was able to go out in the race feeling more confident with his set up. As always he worked really hard during the race and pushed his way up through the pack setting some good times in the process. He was once again in the points which was our main aim this weekend and for the season and we just need to try and get him up there for qualifying. Nick has been hindered with arm pump all season and this weekend he used 'Madform' a cream developed to help these problems and this is the first time this season he's not had it.
In the 1000 class both riders secured their best qualifying positions of the season and it's a good sign that we are moving in the right direction with all three riders. Josh Day got a fantastic start and was away with the front runners and setting some very fast lap times. His pace was good enough to put him in with a chance of the podium but he was eager to get passed and stay with the leaders but sadly lost the front and crashed out of fifth place. He'd made great progress and his pace was really good but now he just needs a little luck.
Josh Wainwright qualified well but got a bad start and then it was always a fighting battle to push his way back up through the pack. He avoided any problems and was able to dig deep as always and get himself back into the points. He was into a top ten place when he made a mistake in the final lap but I'm still really pleased with his result and more points in the Championship.
All in all it was a good weekend the weather was perfect for all of the fans, we had several guests here from Be Wiser so it was a great weekend for them. We are looking forward to Brands Hatch now in a few weeks and see what will happen there."
