Trials and Tribulations for Centurion
It was a problem struck weekend for the Centurion Racing Team this weekend at Knockhill Circuit , Scotland . James Westmoreland finished the Maxxis British Supersport race in 14th position and his team mate Dan Cooper had to pull in from the race due to a technical problem. In the appalling weather conditions the race was postponed to allow time for the marshals and MCRCB Staff to assess the situation.
Finally getting under way the two youngsters were eager to get a good result after the long haul to the highlands for the team from Newquay. It was another qualifying drama for Westy as he was hindered with an electrical problem after a crash on Friday. Missing a lot of the sessions he managed to secure 14th place on the grid and the top qualifier in the Cup Championship.
Cooper gained 20th position on the grid and despite running strong during the 20-lap race he was forced to pull in to retire on lap 14. Disappointed he said “It’s a long way to come from Stroud to have to pull in and I am totally gutted but there was nothing that could be done. I was tenth fastest in morning warm up and I was looking forward to gaining a decent result in the race. The weather certainly caused huge problems, I’ve not seen rain like that for a long time. We are testing at Croft on Tuesday (3rd July) and I get an opportunity to try out the new 07 Honda that we have, which I’m really looking forward too. Hopefully we’ll be able to get a decent result at Oulton Park in a couple of weeks time.”
Westy was also a little disappointed saying “We had some more issues with the bike this weekend, similar to what we suffered at Mondello but found it difficult to put our finger on the exact problem. I got quite a good start during the race and was having some good battles throughout the race and managed to get in the points and also finish third in the Cup which I was fairly happy about. I’m looking forward to testing the 07 bike at Croft tomorrow and seeing what that’s like and what kind of results we can get on it.”
Maxxis British Supersport Result
Laverty Suzuki
Young Triumph
Grant Yamaha
McConnell Yamaha
Lowry Suzuki
Jessopp Ducati
Hobbs Honda
Hutchinson Honda
Amor Honda
Owens Honda
Fitzpatrick Yamaha
Hillier Kawasaki
Elkin Honda
Robinson Honda
Dickinson Honda
Westmoreland Centurion Racing Honda
Cooper DNF Lap 14
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