ROBERTS WINS SUZUKI GSX-R CUP
 Aussie
Brendan Roberts took victory in the third round of the Suzuki
GSX-R European Cup at Silverstone today after a race-long
battle with Briton Tommy Bridewell.
The pair - both ‘Wild Cards’ - entertained the
crowd throughout the race after early leader Xavier Simeon
crashed out after four laps. Roberts was too strong for Bridewell
and took the chequered flag by just over three tenths of a
second.
Third place went to Italian Simone Castellani ahead of Magnus
Houston, Anthony Delhalle with Robert Barber sixth. With ‘wild
cards’ ineligible for any points, Castellani took the
25 points and has now closed the gap on leader Simeon to just
four points
Brendan Roberts - 1st:
“It took me a few laps to get going in the race, but
once I got past Tommy, I knew it was going to be a fight between
the two of us. We soon pulled away from the rest of the field
and although he overtook me with one lap left, I knew what
to do and where to do it. I knew I was stronger than him in
certain points, so I made my move on the last lap, put my
head down and held him off. It was always going to be a bit
of a ‘do-or-die’ situation, but I felt pretty
confident that I’d come out on top. This has been a
fantastic experience for me and it’s been great racing
in front of a large number of fans. I hope I can get another
‘Wild Card’ ride later in the season and have
some fun all over again.”
Result: B Roberts, 2 T Bridewell, 3 S Castellani,
4 M Houston, 5 A Delhalle, 6 R Barber.
Championship Points (after 3 rounds): 1
Simeon 50, 2 Castellani 46, 3 Mahr 41, 4 Delhalle 37, 5 Hafenger
33, 6 Van Der Marel 33.
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