The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
The two Kime Racing riders Tom Fisher and Broderick Whitmore-Wilson had very different fortunes racing at Croft over the weekend.
Fisher took a second and two third places in the fourth round of the No Limits Pirelli Super Series 600 Championship in North Yorkshire, while Whitmore-Wilson was unfortunate to be involved in a multi-bike accident and was taken to hospital suffering from concussion.
Qualifying had gone well for Fisher, who was fifth in the session to give himself a second row start for the first of his three races.
Whitmore-Wilson, meanwhile, completed qualifying in 12th place to start from the middle of row five.
As the first race got underway on Saturday, the riders had not even completed the first lap before a massive crash occurred which promptly brought out the red flag.
A lengthy delay followed and Whitmore-Wilson was one of several riders taken to hospital for further treatment.
Luckily, none of the injuries were severe and Whitmore-Wilson returned to the track later in the day.
But, after being diagnosed with concussion, he was unable to take any further part in the racing over the weekend.
Once the racing restarted Fisher circulated in fourth place and made progress through to second on lap four of the six-lap affair.
Over the final few laps he was embroiled in a battle for the lead with Jack Bednarek, who beat him to the finish line by just a tenth of a second.
Fisher recorded the fastest lap of the race of 1.23.748mins (90.27mph) which put him on pole position for the two races on Sunday.
Race two was a close and exciting 11-lapper, with Fisher challenging for the lead within the top three.
But on the final lap he was beaten to the line by Bednarek and Finley Arscott, meaning he settled for third place with all three riders taking the chequered flag within half a second.
Starting the final race from the middle of the front row, Fisher once again was running in third place in very close company to the two leaders.
They pulled well clear of the pack and fought it out between them for the win.
This time all three crossed the finish line within 0.4secs with Fisher taking third once more. He again set the fastest lap of the race with a 1.24.01mins (89.99mph).
These three strong results place Fisher second in the overall rider standings on 197 points, just six points behind championship leader Arscott.
The next round is at Anglesey on July 9/10, when Broderick Whitmore-Wilson should be back to full fitness.
Kime Racing is based at Wrangle near Boston, headquarters of transport company George H Kime & Co Ltd who have branches throughout the county.
Fisher is also team manager for G&S Racing Kawasaki, who are based in Wyberton.
