AKRAPOVIC EQUIPPED CLARKE TAKES RACE WIN AND OVERALL VICTORY AT HAWKSTONE

Maxxis Apico Suzuki rider, Steven Clarke, took a great race win and overall victory at round six of the British Masters Championship, held at Hawkstone Park in Shropshire at the weekend, demonstrating that the 21 year-old is firmly back at the sharp end.

 

With track conditions dry and dusty, Clarke started his assault in good form, qualifying third quickest on his RM-Z250 Suzuki, before gating in the best way possible in race one - taking the holeshot and pushing on hard with rival Bradshaw chasing close behind. Putting a considerable gap on the rest of the riders, Clarke made a small mistake, effectively handing the first race win to Bradshaw, but with enough of a gap remounted to still finish in runner-up spot.

Determined to make up for his first race slip-up, Clarke lead from the start once again in race two, before commencing a three-way battle with MacKenzie and Bradshaw, but this time remained consistent and without incident stayed on-board to take a great race win and the overall victory on the day.

Steven Clarke: "What a great day of racing. The conditions didn't make it easy, but the bike made light work of it and I was able to push hard in complete confidence. The small crash in the first race was a disappointment as we'd been so strong, but as I'd put the work in to gap the rest of the field, I still managed to bring it home in second. Thankfully, for once luck was on my side in the second race and we managed to stay in it to win it. A big thanks to the whole team."

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