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Westy struggled during qualifying after his bike suffered a mechanical problem which took up valuable time throughout both qualifying sessions and therefore he only managed to get the Centurion Racing Honda to 30th position on the starting grid.

Cooper rode cautiously during first qualifying but came strong in the second session when he set the fastest time of the wet session, pulling him up the starting grid to 17th place. Both riders gained a good start for the 18-lap race with Cooper up to 12th after the first lap and Westy moving to 26th. The race was red flagged on lap 10 due to an incident and was  rescheduled for an nine lap sprint after the second British Superbike race.

The riders lined up on the grid for the second time in the position in which they were when the first race was stopped, with Cooper starting from 15th and Westy from 17th. Once again the race was stopped after only the first lap after a serious crash. On the re start both got great starts and by lap two, Westy was 14th and Cooper in 16th, the pairing both worked their way through the field and made good progress gaining two sturdy results for the team.

Westy commented

“After a tough qualifying and only just scraping onto row eight, I knew it was going be tough going! The bike worked fantastic all weekend in the wet and dry, and I rode my heart out, from 30th to eighth. It was hard going but I made some strong passes and consistent lap times to pick my way through the pack. During the weekend I definitely made a big step forward with my confidence and riding, and now feel more complete as a Supersport rider. The Championship is tightening up and Knockhill is one of my favourite circuits so hopefully I can improve on my eighth position overall. I would like to thank the whole Centurion team for their effort and continued support.”

Cooper said

“Before Mondello Park I had never ridden a 600 in the wet so I was feeling a little apprehensive about how I was going to get on in the first sessions of the weekend. I seemed to pick it up really well and it gave me a lot more confidence knowing that I could ride the bike in wet conditions. Come race day and morning warm up, which was our only dry testing time of the weekend and I knew that I would have my work cut out in the short ten minute warm up session to get the bike set up right for the race. The day was mixed with the racing and it was stop start all day, I managed to get a great start in the final race but I had a huge slide half way through which cost me a lot of time but I still brought the old girl home in 15th place. My deepest sympathy goes out to all of Guy’s family and the Gearlink Kawasaki Team at such a difficult time. RIP Guy, gone but never forgotten.”

The entire Centurion Team would like to pass on their condolences to the family and friends of Guy Sanders who sadly lost his life in the Supersport accident on Sunday.

Maxxis British Supersport Result