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McGuinness continues strong run of form at Croft
| John McGuinness' strong run of form in the opening rounds of the Metzeler National 1000cc Superstock Championship continued on Sunday when he took a fine 9th place at the latest round at Croft. The Padgetts Honda rider was on the pace throughout practice and qualifying and enjoyed a good race to add 7 more points to his tally and move into 7th in the Championship table. The weekend got off to a good start for John when he placed 2nd in Friday's wet free practice session and that good form carried over to the dry when a lap of 1m24.524s saw him take the 4th fastest time in opening qualifying for a provisional front row position. Hopes were high for improving on that in final qualifying but with 42 riders on the 2.12-mile circuit, finding clear track was a tough task and each time he was on a quick lap, John got held up by traffic. Subsequently, he was unable to improve on Friday's time and he found himself pushed back to 10th place and the third row of the grid. Come the race itself on Sunday, a brilliant start saw John move up to 6th place on the opening lap only to undo his good work by running wide at the final hairpin. That dropped him back down the order but he regrouped well and was soon battling hard with the group dicing for 6th place. Positions 6-10 changed hands regularly and a strong ride saw John rewarded with 9th place at the end of the 12 laps for his third consecutive top ten finish. Speaking afterwards, the Morecambe rider said; "The main objective from these first 3 rounds was to get plenty of track time in preparation for the TT and in that regard, it's most definitely been a case of 'job done'. I'm a racer first and foremost though so each weekend has been about doing the best I possibly can and I feel that I've ridden really well in these first 3 rounds and been sharp throughout so that puts me in a really good frame of mind. I got a mint start today only to make a mistake at the hairpin but I regrouped, dug deep and to be battling it out for a top six finish again was very pleasing." "It got a bit scrappy towards the end as a couple of the boys made late charges through the pack and I've got some very important races coming up what with the 8 hours at Albacete and the TT so I kept my nose clean and brought the bike home for a good finish. The Padgetts boys have again given me a mega bike and I'm happy with another top ten ten finish so I can head into the next couple of weeks in a really confident mood." John now resumes his World Endurance Championship challenge with the 8 Hours of Albacete (Spain) taking place next weekend, May 21-22. |
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