Josh Wainwright - Lloyd & Jones PR Racing BMW Round 9 - Oulton Park

Josh Wainwright and the Lloyd & Jones PR Racing BMW made some progress at round nine of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park this weekend. Josh had a problem in the opening race and was forced to retire but he gained a 24^th and 23^rd place in the other two races.

 

Josh missed the first round at Oulton Park after he joined the PR Racing team later in the season so the team had no data to work with for this race weekend. It was always going to be challenging as the circuit is very demanding but the times were very close throughout the weekend.

 

Josh qualified 30^th on the grid for the race on Saturday, he got off the start and was settling in well but his lap times were suffering. At half distance Josh was forced to retire as he lost third gear on the BMW and was unable to continue.

 

For race two on Sunday, Josh started from 31^st place. He made some places up on the first lap and continued to push hard but this sadly affected the tyre wear which also led to Josh suffering from arm pump. He continued to do what he could to finish in 24^th place.

 

Josh moved up the grid to 26^th for the final race of the weekend and this was the biggest chance he had to get involved with other riders and have a bit of a battle. He made some good progress and his times were consistent, he was able to finish in 23^rd place.

 

Josh Wainwright - "Every time we come racing it is always a little bit of a challenge as we are really lacking in any data at each circuit.

 

Race one didn't feel right from the start and on lap nine I knew I had to pull into the pits as I wasn't able to select third gear.

 

The team worked hard until late to get everything fixed for Sunday. I pushed hard during both races and we just seem to be struggling with pace on other riders. There is no rest around Oulton on a Superbike and my arm-pump set-in as I was trying so hard to get a result.

 

Race two was a little better, I felt faster in race two but it was another tough weekend. It is frustrating as I want to be locked in a battle with people and make some moves, hopefully we might be in the ball park at Donington."