Brookes unhappy with Donington Park but ready for showdown opener at Assen

Josh Brookes will start his 2013 British Superbike Championship Showdown account at Assen in the Netherlands in a fortnight’s time, just seventeen points behind series leader Shane Byrne.

Brookes finished fourth and fifth in the British Superbike races at Donington Park.

Josh Brookes:

“Well I’m pretty disappointed with the results. This time last year my lap times were good enough to win both races and I went faster this weekend and didn’t get much for mine or the team’s efforts. We just didn’t get the best out of the bike today, but it’s disappointing, as I’ve probably ridden as hard, or harder than I have in the past to win races and we get fourth and fifth. I was pushing the front way past where I should have been and got away with it, yet at Cadwell, I was doing the opposite and crashed. I know the team is working as hard as they can and if we look at the bigger picture, it’s not that bad, but it has been frustrating for everyone today.”

Philip Neill – Team Manager:

“In terms of our championship challenge today was very disappointing, that’s for sure. Although our pace was quite good all weekend we simply were not fast enough over race distance to challenge the podium positions. In the coming days we will analyse everything possible to understand why this was the case. Of course we still intend to fight for this championship, however we have some work to do before Assen to ensure we are back at the front challenging for race wins.”

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