2008 Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship
Brogan grabs Supersport win at Thruxton
 With
heavy snow having prevented the originally scheduled opening
round taking place at Brands Hatch earlier this month, the
2008 Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship finally
got underway at the ultra fast Thruxton race circuit. As predicted
the initial encounter between the country’s best Supersport
riders was a thrilling affair. Steve Brogan on his HM Honda
eventually took the win in this class, by just under a second
from the highly experienced Glen Richards onboard the MAP
Embassy Racing Triumph, after an intense eighteen-lap battle.
The advent of the introduction of a single make tyre to the
600cc domestic series proved an important ingredient in producing
close competition throughout the weekend.
The fight between these two riders begun during Saturday’s
incident packed qualifying session that was stopped no less
than on four occasions, as one crash was quickly followed
by another, until finally a red flag brought a close to the
squabble for pole position. It was Richards who claimed the
initial advantage, by beating Brogan by less than 0.4 of a
second, as less than a second separated the top six places
on the provisional grid.
Richards converted his pole position into to an early race
lead, before Brogan moved to the front thanks to a brave move
on the fourth gear entry to Church on lap two. From this point
on the leading duo fought wheel to wheel for the entire duration
of the race, with the lead swapping on several different occasions.
The deployment of the safety car on lap six slowed proceedings
momentarily, but did little to spoil what transpired to be
a true fight to the flag. Brogan’s Supersport win, was
one of two victories on the day for the Honda rider, with
him also taking top honours in the Metzeler National Superstock
1000 Championship earlier in the meeting.
Fuchs-Silkolene are proud to be the official lubricant of
the 2008 British Superbike Championship in addition to being
title sponsors of the 2008 British Supersport Championship.
Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship
Results Round 1 – Thruxton – 20th April
2008
1. Steve Brogan (HM Plant Honda)
2. Glen Richards (MAP Embassy Racing) +0.094s
3. Chris Martin (Gearlink Kawasaki) +0.586s
4. Hudson Kennaugh (Raceways Yamaha) +1.348s
5. Ian Lowry (Relentless Suzuki by TAS) +1.999s
6. Tom Grant (Thomson Group Ltd/Rob Mac Proride) +4.777s
7. Marty Nutt (Nutt Travel/T+G) +4.942s
8. Ian Hutchinson (AIM Yamaha) +5.552s
9. Paul Young (MAP Embassy Racing) +5.557s
10. Steven Neate (Gearlink Kawasaki) +6.512s
General standings to date:
1. Steve Brogan (HM Plant Honda) 25
2. Glen Richards (MAP Embassy Racing) 20
3. Chris Martin (Gearlink Kawasaki) 16
4. Hudson Kennaugh (Raceways Yamaha) 13
5. Ian Lowry (Relentless Suzuki by TAS) 11
6. Tom Grant (Thomson Group Ltd/Rob Mac Proride) 10
7. Marty Nutt (Nutt Travel/T+G) 9
8. Ian Hutchinson (AIM Yamaha) 8
9. Paul Young (MAP Embassy Racing) 7
10. Steven Neate (Gearlink Kawasaki) 6
Next event: Round 2 – Oulton Park – 5th May 2008
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