James and Joe both had great
practice sessions and this turned into a fantastic qualifying session as Westy
secured pole position and Joe only 0.154 behind him in second place. The team
were feeling confident about the race, Westy got boxed into turn one and ended
up sixth after lap one. Joe got a really good start and was third.
Joe was locked in a battle for
half the race for a podium position with Brad Ray and Luke Jones but once again
he was plagued with arm pump and he was struggling in the closing laps dropping
back down to seventh at the end of the 12-lap race. Westy was locked in various
battles throughout the race and despite a poor start and hitting a couple of
false neutrals which dropped him back to eighth at one point, he got his head
down and fought back to a strong fourth. This put him on equal points with
Tarran Mackenzie to lead the Championship standings going into Sunday's race.
Westy started from third on the
grid for race two and Joe from sixth. Westy was fourth after lap one of the
15-lap race. He made a mistake on lap five running him across the grass dropping
him back to sixth and knew he had to fight hard to regain his position but he
set some very fast lap times trying to make up lost time. He was determined to
push for a podium and on the final lap at the last turn he made his move on
Tarran Mackenzie to secure the final podium slot.
Joe got another good start and
was sixth after lap one, he was locked in a battle with Andrew Irwin and the
pair exchanged places on several occasions. He was able to relax and concentrate
on bringing the CAME BPT Yamaha home and made a move on the final lap on Andrew
Irwin to finish in sixth.
James
Westmoreland -
"I am pleased to end the weekend with another podium but honestly we need to
start doing more than what I've done this weekend in the final three rounds.
My pace has been really good this
weekend as it proved today after my mistake at Hizzy's chicane. I need to work
on a few things for Donington and I'm pleased that it's only a couple of days
away.
The goal there is to do whatever
it takes to win both races. A huge thank you to my team, CAME BPT Yamaha, for
the weekend and I'm looking forward to riding again on Friday morning! Not long
to wait!"
Joe Francis - "It was my first race weekend
at Oulton Park as I missed the round earlier in the year due to injury. Friday
was very much a learning day and the track conditions were very mixed so it was
hard to get a good amount of time on track.
The bike felt really good, I wish
I'd had a bit more time to set it up but I was really pleased with how
everything went in qualifying and I was so close to getting pole position. I
felt so strong on the bike in both races until the arm pump set in.
We have made some improvements
with it since Cadwell and I will be working hard on my fitness and getting it
worked on before Donington. This time it was mainly around the scar tissue from
where I had the plates and screws put in after Silverstone. It's really tough as
I feel fast on the bike and know I can run with them, when it sets in, it's a
huge hindrance and a struggle to even hold on.
I want to thank all the CAME BPT
Yamaha team for all their hard work and I'm pleased with the results I've got
and the pace I know I can do. Roll on Donington!"
Grant Bunting - Team
Manager - "It
was another good weekend for the team, the pace from both riders at the start of
the sessions was fantastic. Qualifying was perfect and I couldn't have asked for
more.
Westy rode two very consistent
races and he is once again leading the Championship as we head to Donington next
week. We had a few small issues this weekend and he made a couple of mistakes
also but hopefully we can get him settled down for the final three races of the
year and finish on a high note.
Joe rode well despite the
problems with his arm. He was setting some good times through the practice and
qualifying sessions and we were looking forward to the races. Sadly his arm-pump
triggered problems and he was unable to get the results he's capable of
achieving. I know he will be working hard to try and sort the issues for the
last three rounds.
It is a small turn around this
week before heading to Donington on Thursday so we are looking forward to
getting there now. Once again thank you to all our personal sponsors for their
support this season."
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