The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
All three G&S Racing Kawasaki riders enjoyed some good race action at Snetterton on Sunday with Milo Ward finishing his race in fifth place followed by Ben Luxton in seventh while Tom Fisher was 21st in his race.
Fisher had made a massive step forward with the big Kawasaki in the Superstock 1000 class during free practice and qualifying but once the race got underway the bike didn’t quite have the same feel and he was unable to run at the same pace as in qualifying.
But he was able to get up into the top 20 and mid race was running in 17th place although he faded in the latter stages to finish in 21st place.
Milo Ward was riding well in the Superstock 600 class and was in a battle for the podium throughout the race but just as he was poised to move forward the red flag curtailed the race action and a result was declared at 10 laps distance with Ward in a close fifth place.
Ben Luxton settled well on his return to the team and, considering he came in at the last minute was fast from the off.
He rode well and was also involved in the battle at the front, recording personal best lap times in the class. He completed the race in seventh place.
Team manager Mark Fisher said: “We are not sure what the problem was with Tom’s bike as it was running perfectly during practice and qualifying but seemed to be lacking in the race.
“He was running at a faster pace during qualifying and recorded his best ever times in the class but was unable to quite match that during the race.
“We will look at the data and see if we can find the problem, I am sure it is something easily solved.
“Milo made a superb effort in the stock 600 class and was fast all weekend. He had a plan but it didn’t quite work out for him as the race was cut short by a red flag and prior to that there was a safety car intervention which disjointed his race rhythm.
“Snetterton is not his best circuit but he did so well to finish in fifth place and bring more points back to the team.
“Ben also had a mega ride in the Stock 600 race.
“He started the race alongside Milo on the second row of the grid and he recorded some fast lap times, running strongly just behind Milo. But again his race was spoilt by the red flag as if the race had gone its full distance both he and Milo could have been on the podium.
“It’s nice to have him back on board and he and Milo work well together.”
The team will be taking just the two stock 600 riders to the next round at Knockhill as Tom will be absent due to a wedding.
