The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Wyberton-based G&S Racing Kawasaki enjoyed some strong results at Oulton Park – headlined by Ben Luxton’s super second place.
Luxton’s podium finish in the Pirelli National Superstock 600 Championship was complemented by Milo Ward’s solid fourth position, while Tom Fisher struggled with rear grip in his two Superstock 1000 races resulting in a 26th place in the first race but he retired from the second race.
Ward had been on form all weekend and qualified for a front row start to his race.
When the riders took their grid positions the track was sodden and heavy rain falling which made for a slippery and difficult race.
But it was the same for everyone and when the lights went out Ward settled into third place for the first few laps. But he was joined by his team-mate who was keen to get into a podium position himself and the pair battled for position throughout the majority of the 12-lap affair.
The battle attracted the TV cameras which followed their progress giving the team plenty of coverage. But in the final few laps Ward’s visor was misting up causing him to slow and drop back to eventually finish the race in fourth place.
Meanwhile, Luxton began the race from the third row and got away to a cracking start – moving through to fourth place on the first lap.
But he was intent on a podium finish and entered into a battle royale with Ward, which he finally won.
He was quite a way behind the first two riders but, when Rory Skinner crashed out of second place he was elevated up a place. Luxton is now eighth in the rider standings on 78 points.
Fisher was competing in the penultimate round of the Superstock 1000 Championship, but things didn’t go his way this weekend.
He qualified for a ninth row start to the first race on Saturday and although it was run in dry conditions, starting from that far back on the grid was always going to be difficult for him to make much progress and he only managed 26th.
A lack of grip with the rear tyre then forced him to retire from race two.
