Joe Collier racing on the Haribo Starmix Triumph had an amazing weekend at round three of the Motorpoint British Supersport Championship at Oulton Park. The 20-year-old from Coalville took two stunning wins in the Evo class on Sunday and Monday both times gaining fifth place overall in the main Supersport class.
Joe is a big fan of the Oulton Park track commenting it is one of his favourite circuits to race at; he was riding well all weekend and was consistently quick in the Evo Championship. The youngster was wary during the wet conditions during practice and Saturday and did not want to push and do anything stupid.
Joe had a great qualifying session and ended up placed in seventh place on the grid and top Evo, he got a good start and was leading Evo after the opening lap. He was close to the pack on the main Supersport riders in battle for an overall podium. He rode a very consistent and strong race, avoiding a big crash he was able to secure a brilliant Evo win.
In the second race Joe started from eighth place on the grid, he held his position after the opening lap and by lap eight he had worked his way through some of the main Supersport riders including Ben Wilson to move up to fifth. The safety car was deployed on lap nine which bunched the riders together, Joe was then on the back of the front four and was in a fight for an overall podium for the final four laps. He fought hard to take another Evo race win and another great fifth place in the overall Supersport race.
Joe Collier - "I'm so pleased about the results this weekend I really felt good all weekend and the team worked really hard to make sure my Triumph was perfect. We made no major changes from the test last week and it was great to come here and not have to lose a session trying to find the right set up.
I felt really comfortable all weekend and to gain two wins is great plus such a strong finish in the main class is a real confidence boost. They are much quicker out of the turns compared to me and I had to remember I am racing in a separate Championship and I could see it turning a little bit messy! I would like to say a huge thank you to all my sponsors for their help and support and pleased to have gained two wins here. It's a long wait now until Snetterton but I least I will go there on a high."
