Snow Stops Simon
Lloyds British backed Jentin Racing Team were disappointed
today, Sunday 6th April when the first round of the Bennetts
British Superbike Championship was forced to be cancelled
due to six inches of snow hitting South East Circuit of Brands
Hatch. Rider Simon Andrews was unfortunate not to be able
to race, as strong performances from him throughout the weekend
were showing that he was able to mix it with the factory backed
teams at the front of the pack.
The race has now been rescheduled for the 10th and 11th May
back at Brands and Andrews will keep the qualifying position
he secured yesterday, Saturday 5th April of seventh position
on the grid. Andrews was running strong throughout practice
and in the final practice session on Saturday morning he was
sitting comfortably in fourth place.
With very little testing time under his belt he was pleased
with his achievement saying "It's a real shame that the
race was cancelled as I was really looking forward to trying
to get some good results for the team. We've had a few issues
throughout the weekend yet we still managed to set good times
so I'm really pleased with that knowing that there is still
more to come. We've done very little testing so we had a lot
to try and sort out at Brands Hatch, we made some huge steps
forward which is a good sign and hopefully it will continue
through the year. Let's hope that the weather is kind to us
for Thruxton and that we can get on with some racing."
Team Manager Bernie Toleman said "It's been a strong
weekend and good start for the team, we were looking forward
to the two races on Sunday but sadly it had to be called off
for safety reasons, understandably. We have just received
the new Yamaha's so we are finding out what aspects we can
change on it to suit Simon's riding style in the aim to score
some consistent results through the year. Thruxton is in a
few weeks time and hopefully we will have made a few more
alterations to the bike before then and we're eager to get
some good Championship points under our belt."
Qualifying Positions to be carried forward to May
11th at Brands Hatch: -
Qualifying
Shane Byrne - Ducati
Cal Crutchlow - Honda
Karl Harris - Yamaha
Leon Haslam - Honda
Tom Sykes - Suzuki
Leon Camier - Ducati
Simon Andrews Lloyds British / Jentin Racing Yamaha
Michael Rutter Ducati
2008 Races
Round 1 - 18th - 20th April - Thruxton
Round 2 - 3rd - 5th May - Oulton Park
Round 3 - 10th - 11th May - Brands Hatch (Re-Run)
Round 4 - 24th - 26th May - Donington Park, Leics
Round 5 - 13th - 15th June - Snetterton, Norfolk
Round 6 - 27th - 29th June - Mallory Park
Round 7 - 18th - 20th July - Oulton Park, Cheshire
Round 8 - 8th - 10th August - Knockhill, Fife
Round 9 - 23rd - 25th August - Cadwell Park, Lincs
Round 10 - 12th - 14th September - Croft, North Yorkshire
Round 11 - 26th - 28th September, Silverstone, Northants
Round 12 - 10th - 12th October - Brands Hatch Indy, Kent
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