British Superbike round 7 update
Under: Maxxis Sport on
24 July 2012
Reigning BSB champion Tommy Hill started the day by welcoming
the Olympic torch to Brands Hatch and then got down to
business. However, it was always going to be tough since
Brands Hatch is home circuit to both Tommy and current number two
in the championship, Shane Byrne. Unfortunately for the first
round Tommy Hill had clutch problems to overcome meaning that he
struggled. The silver-lining for Maxxis sponsored team Swan Yamaha
was that after Nori Haga crashed out in the last lap from a hard
fought third position Tommy Hill ended with a podium place in
third. Shane Byrne and Josh Brookes taking first and second places
respectively.
The good news for Nori was that the crew worked hard and he was
able to take part in the second race of the day managing to take
fifth place which keeps him in sixth spot overall. Race two
was a real battle and the resulting podiums were a carbon copy of
race one so again Shane Byrne, and Josh Brookes took first and
second places.
The championship leader board however, remains unchanged with
Tommy Hill in top spot but with Shane Byrne closing the gap and
Australian Josh Brookes in hot pursuit the rest of the championship
is definitley worth watching!
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