IN
THE
WIND
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RISPOLI MAKES PROGRESS
A
merican James Rispoli earned a trip to the podium with a third-
place finish in the first British Supersport race at Thruxton on
August 1. As an extra bonus, the Team Traction Control Yamaha rider
also set his first international pole position for Sunday's feature race.
"I can't thank my team enough," Rispoli said. "We have been gain-
ing momentum each race and our progress is showing we can run at
the sharp end of the stick on a regular basis. We will do everything
we can to continue this trend and gain valuable points."
Unfortunately in race two, the American ended up on the deck and
did not finish. CN
James Rispoli returned to the podium at Thruxton and
scored his first pole position in British Supersport.
BROOKES
ON A HOT
STREAK
M
ilwaukee Yamaha's Josh
Brookes continued his win-
ning streak with a second suc-
cessive double at the seventh
round of the British Superbike
Championship at Thruxton.
Brookes' string of success also
moved him into a 12-point lead
in the points standings.
"To come from a double
win at Brands Hatch and have
another double here is what we
were searching for, but to finally
achieve it means we can shout
about it and I am really pleased,"
Brookes said.
Brookes was unbeatable.
The Australian took pole posi-
tion, hit the front in both races,
and broke the nine-year-old lap
record to fully capitalize on the
problems experienced by his
archrival—four-time champion
Shane Byrne, who fought back
from a sixth row start to bring his
PBM Kawasaki home in fourth
place.
Joining Brookes on the
podium in race one was Honda
Racing's Dan Linfoot and JG
Speedfit Kawasaki's James
Westmoreland who enjoyed his
first ever podium finish in British
Superbike.
In race two Brookes was fired
up for a repeat performance and
once again took charge at the
start while drama ensued behind
him. Lloyds British Moto Rapido
Ducati's John Hopkins, whose
first race had ended with a tech-
nical problem, crashed out of
second at the Club chicane.
The battle for second was
fought down to the wire between
Byrne and Quattro Plant Bour-
nemouth's Luke Mossey, with
the defending champion taking
the marginal edge at the line and
Mossey taking his first ever Brit-
ish Superbike podium finish. CN
Josh Brookes (25) is on top form in British Superbike.
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