CAME BPT Monster Yamaha British Supersport Brands GP Finale

The CAME BPT Yamaha team ended up finishing second in the overall Dickies British Supersport Championship with James Westmoreland at the final round at Brands Hatch. He finished in fifth in race one but sadly in race two he crashed out heavily, after hitting a damp patch, causing a red flag. He was sent to the medical centre and then onto hospital where he was diagnosed as breaking the hip socket. His team-mate Joe Francis had a great end to his season with two third places and finished the season in seventh place.James Westmoreland came to the final round at Brands Hatch knowing he would need to do a lot to try and win the Championship. Despite working hard throughout the weekend he was just unable to get the results he needed to secure the Championship.He was riding well in practice and qualifying and started from fifth for the opening sprint race on Saturday. He had a very steady race and the pace of the front five riders was seriously fast and despite several challenges on David Allingham he had to settle for fifth place at the end of the race.He was placed in second place for race two, with sketchy conditions James had a poor start and dropped back to eighth after lap one. He was beginning to make progress when on lap five he touched a damp patch coming out of Druids, he unavoidably took Luke Jones with him and landed heavily on his side and then was hit by his bike. The race was soon red flagged as James was dealt with by the medics. Further investigation at the medical centre and hospital revealed he has broken his hip socket. A sad end to a great season.Youngster Joe Francis was looking exceptionally strong all weekend and was able to place himself second place for race one. He got a fantastic start and was leading after the opening lap. He was passed by Brad Ray and the pair were locked in a battle for half of the race. He was riding a hard race and coming out of the final turn on the last lap, in the drag for the line, Championship leader Tarran Mackenzie out dragged him. Pushing Joe back to third by 0.04.For race two he started from fifth position, he got boxed into turn one and was pushed back to seventh. The race was soon red-flagged after Westy's crash and it was re-started over nine laps. He held his position of fifth after lap one and soon settled down into a nice rhythm. Then he made a move on Ben Currie on lap three for third place and was able to fend off challenges from behind to secure another fantastic podium. James Westmoreland - "I'm really disappointed with the outcome this weekend but especially to end up getting hurt. I made a mistake and hit a damp patch out of Druids, which resulted in a big high-side. I was then struck by another bike and then I followed my own bike into the wall, so I feel quite luckily to have the injuries I do.I'm upset to finish the season this way but I have thoroughly enjoyed being back in the Supersport class with the CAME BPT Yamaha team. It's been an absolute pleasure and they have given me my mojo back after the last two years.A big thank you to everyone involved in 2016, sorry I couldn't win the Championship but I will be back stronger in 2017."Joe Francis - "It was great to end the season on such a high note with three back to back podiums. I love Brands, I always feel really comfortable there and all weekend we were setting strong times and I knew I had the race pace to push for podiums.We had a good set-up on the CAME BPT Yamaha all weekend and this made things so much easier. I had good pace and good speed and I was really looking forward to the races.I knew at some point over the weekend the weather would play a part and I didn't want to do anything stupid so had to try and avoid any of the melee in the opening laps.I worked hard and it is a real confidence boost to get a double podium at the final race of the year. I can't thank the CAME BPT Yamaha team enough for the opportunity and also the knowledge and experience they have taught me over the last few years.It has certainly been a mixed season but I have really enjoyed it and learnt a lot. It is good to go into the winter season on a high note and thank you to all involved, especially my family, sponsors and all the team that worked so hard to help me."Grant Bunting - Team Manager - "It was certainly a mixed weekend at Brands Hatch. We went there with no high expectations and no pressure but it just wasn't meant to be this year.Westy worked hard all season and it was just a real shame that he wasn't able to lift the title. We were gutted about his crash and injury and really hope he makes a speedy recovery. It is still a good achievement to finish second in the Championship standings and a big congratulations to Tarran Mackenzie and the entire WD40 team on winning the series.It was good to finish the season on a high note with Joe and two podiums. He has come through injury this year, which has troubled him at certain races through the year and we are pleased he was able to round off the season on the box.It was a really successful Isle of Man TT for us also with Ian Hutchinson taking the double Supersport victory.I would like to take this opportunity to thank the riders, James, Joe and Ian for their achievements this year and their dedication. Also a massive thank you to our sponsors for their support, CAME BPT - Yamaha UK - Raceways Motorcycles - Monster - Fly-By-Nite and everyone else who have supported our team this year. We are very much looking forward to the 2017 season and hope to announce some news soon."2016 SponsorsCAME BPT - MONSTER - FLY BY NITE - RACEWAYS MOTORCYCLES - YMUK


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