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HEARTY RIDE FROM JENTIN RACING-BMW MOTORRAD'S STEVE BROGAN AT LAST WEEKEND'S KNOCKHILL ROUND

08/07/2010

A gale-lashed weekend at the Scottish circuit ended without the wins that Jentin Racing-BMW Motorrad were hoping for. The team was in a good position following qualifying - with Liverpudlian rider Steve Brogan putting the team's S 1000 RR on pole position in the Mirror.co.uk BSB-EVO class, despite still suffering with a swollen wrist and fractured vertebrae following a crash at Mallory Park.

But despite his can-do attitude and strong performance, it was not to be. A troubled first race - delayed by two red flags - saw Steve sixth in class and 22nd overall.

The second MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship race got underway despite worsening weather conditions including high winds and increasingly strong rain - with gusts reaching 70mph - but was red flagged in the interests of safety and the weekend's racing ended early.

Rider Steve Brogan said: "We got a good start and got going well in race one but it was red flagged soon after. So we came into the pits and got ready to go out again. I got out and into the mix but the rear tyre got chewed up really early and from there I started going backwards through the pack.

"From the second restart in race one, my tyre was shot. The sheer power of our bike and the way it comes in tore it up in the wet - I was wheel-spinning early on. And I was very cautious of my injuries. I had my back x-rayed over the weekend and found out I have a fractured vertebrae - which sounds nasty and it is painful, but I can still ride and the medical team cleared me to race. So my plan was to get some points and try to beat Hudson to reduce his championship lead.

"The second race was cancelled and I was a bit relieved. It's being added to the bill for the next round at Snetterton. I really like the track and I think the two long straights will really work in favour of our bike. Added to that the fact that I'll have more time to recover between the rounds means that I'm very positive about our chances. I just want to thank our boys on the team who did a fantastic job in some truly awful weather. Now, on to Snetterton!"

The cancelled race means that Round Seven - Snetteron on 16-18 July - will be a triple header with one race on Saturday and two on the Sunday.

Brogan will be spending some time in the lead up to Snetterton inside a hyperbaric oxygen chamber on the Isle of Man. The team hopes the therapy - which promotes rapid healing by increasing the amount of oxygen in the blood - will speed up the rate of his recovery and give Jentin Racing-BMW Motorrad the best possible start for the next round.


Mirror.co.uk BSB-EVO Race One Results

1st David JOHNSON Kawasaki - Two Brothers Racing
2nd Chris BURNS Aprilia - Splitlath Motorsport
3rd Aaron ZANOTTI Suzuki - Red Viper Spike Suzuki
4th Hudson KENNAUGH Kawasaki - MAR Kawasaki
5th Pauli PEKKANEN Suzuki - 777 RR Motorsport
6th Steve BROGAN BMW - Jentin Racing-BMW Motorrad

 

Mirror.co.uk BSB-EVO Championship Standings

Hudson KENNAUGH (Kawasaki) 198
Steve BROGAN (BMW) 170
David JOHNSON (Kawasaki) 132
Pauli PEKKANEN (Suzuki) 116
Gary JOHNSON (Suzuki) 116
Aaron ZANOTTI (Suzuki) 109