The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Ben Wilson heads south to Kent for the final two races of the 2019 British Supersport Championship where he currently lies in ninth place in the overall rider standings.
Having missed a few rounds because of his broken leg, Kirton racer Wilson is hoping he can be more competitive this weekend as he is two more weeks further down the line with his recovery.
He was still in some pain at Donington but with some more extensive training and physiotherapy he is getting fitter by the day.
He was able to complete his two races at Donington Park in ninth and tenth place and will be looking to build on this at Brands Hatch to end his season on a high.
He said: “It was another tough weekend for me at Donington as I’m still recovering from injury but I am happy with the two solid results that I got.
“We had a small issue in race one and had a coming together with another rider in race two; the team was working hard all weekend to find a good set-up on the Gearlink Kawasaki.
“I’ve had an extra few weeks’ recovery time and hope I can push harder and fight for a podium at Brands.”
The 12-lap sprint race is on Saturday (4.35pm), with the 18-lap feature on Sunday (3.10pm).
- Aaron Clarke is busy preparing for the final round of the 2019 Pirelli National Superstock 1000 championship which takes place at Brands Hatch this weekend.
Despite missing half the season with a damaged engine to his Yamaha R1, Kirton’s Clarke has done well in the last few races and is very near to a point scoring position in the highly competitive class.
Last time out he had a poor qualifying session and was forced to start his race from 30th position. But he powered his way through the back markers to complete his race in 16th place.
He said: “Testing times! P30 to P16 in my race at Donington Park. It’s not where I want to be by any means but have to take the positives and I will be working harder than ever ahead of the last round to end 2020 on a high.”
The 14-lap race is on Sunday at 1.35pm.
