Luke Mossey finally got his season underway at Oulton Park in the Motorpoint British Supersport Championship. After dislocating his right shoulder in qualifying at Brands Hatch, Luke was keen to start his season at Oulton. Things did not go to plan in race one when he crashed out uninjured but he secured a solid six place in the main race on Bank Holiday Monday.
The first Motorpoint British Supersport race was another disaster for the youngster from Cambridge. His weekend at Oulton Park was going well and he qualified the Teccare Profile Triumph in a strong fifth place on the grid for the opening Sprint race. He got a good start and was able to stay with the leading pack but was unfortunate to crash out on lap four at Shell corner landing on the shoulder he dislocated at Brands Hatch.
For the main race on Monday he was in fifth place on the grid for the 16-lap race, Luke was eager not to push too hard and just get to the flag. It has been a challenging start to the season for the talented youngster but he knew he had to work hard today to ensure he got some Championship points. He got a good start and was sat in fourth place after lap one but dropped back a couple of places. Luke struggled in the closing stages of the races with shoulder pain but was able to make a pass on the last lap and secure sixth.
Luke Mossey - "This has been a nightmare start to my season really, I was one of the very few people injured at Brands Hatch the other week and I was desperate to kick start my season at Oulton this weekend. I was feeling good and the medics and physios strapped up my shoulder well and I was careful not to push to hard during qualifying and practice and just do what I had to do. I felt good in the opening race and didn't feel I was pushing too hard when I lost the front going into Shell, I crashed and landed on my shoulder and was worried I might have done further damage. I had a quick check and all felt ok which I was pretty relieved about to be honest.
I knew for the race today I had to finish, there was no other option. I was a little worried about crashing and it's something I've never thought during a race before but I just wanted to dig deep and keep pushing on. I knew I wouldn't be able to stay with the pace of the front runners as I am still experiencing some pain in my shoulder. I made contact with Luke Jones on the last lap into the last corner as my arm had near enough given up on me, I apologised to Luke as it certainly wasn't intentional. I am quite looking forward now to the break between now and Snetterton, I can have further treatment and physio and get back to a track I really enjoy racing. I would like to say thanks to all the Teccare Profile Triumph team for all their help and support this weekend, plus my Dad and all my other personal sponsors."
