Inspiring Weekend for Centurion
British Supersport ‚ Thruxton Circuit
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The Centurion Race Team continued their successful season in the British Supersport Championship this weekend at Thruxton Circuit. James ‚ Westy Westmoreland took a stunning fourth place in the overall Championship and another victory, following on from the one he gained last weekend at Brands Hatch in the Supersport Cup race. His team mate Dan Cooper also took an incredibly strong result in eighth place in only his second race on the 600 Honda.
 
The two racers had looked fierce throughout the weekend and despite it being their rookie year in the Supersport class after the move up from the 125 series. The two youngsters are settling in well to the rhythm of things and are already proving a powerful team to be reckoned with for the 2007 season. Westy qualified in a comfortable eighth place on the grid with Cooper in 16th place. The two converted these good qualifying positions into a set of fantastic results for the Centurion Team.
 
Westy got off the line well and held his place in eighth after the first lap with Cooper moving through the field up to 13th. Young 18-year-old Westy was battling with extremely talented and well established riders such as TT Star Ian Hutchinson and ex Superbike rider Billy McConnell for sixth position. Meanwhile team-mate Cooper was battling with former Supersport Champion Stuart Easton for 12th.
 
A delighted Westy said ‚ “I am really happy with the days performance and the weekend as a whole. The bike worked really well and I must thank the entire Centurion team for a fantastic job. It was a hard race but to come away with fourth, just off the podium at the second round is awesome. We are only going to get stronger, roll on Silverstone! ‚
 
His 19-year-old team mate Cooper from Stroud commented ‚ “Thruxton is certainly not one of my favourite circuits despite it being my local track. I wasn t happy after first practice when I was lying down in 26th place and I knew then that I had my work cut out. As the weekend progressed my times got better in each session until I finally qualified in 16th place, which I was reasonably happy with. I managed to get a great start in the race and just tried to work my way up the field, I was good to follow Easton for a few laps as I know how experienced he is on a 600. Once again I d like to thank the whole Centurion Team for all their help and support over the weekend. ‚
 
Gary Stubbington, Centurion Team Manager was over the moon with the performance of their two riders saying ‚ “To have got such positive results at only the second round of the Championship is a dream start for us and proves that hopefully as the riders develop they will have more to come. They have both done extremely well and Westy has already equalled our best result from 2006 and long may it continue. To have two top ten places is just a great achievement. ‚
 
The next British Supersport race is at Silverstone Circuit on 27th ‚ 29th April.
 
British Supersport Result
 
M Laverty   Suzuki
J Robinson   Honda
B McConnell   Yamaha
J Westmoreland Centurion Honda
S Easton   Kawasaki
I Hutchinson   Honda
M Jessopp   Ducati
D Cooper   Centurion Honda
J Kennedy   Honda
A Lowes   Honda
 
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