Solid Finishes for Hawk

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Thruxton – 13th – 15th April
 
The Hawk Racing Team had some solid finishes at the second round of the British Superbike Championships this weekend at Thruxton race circuit. In front of a huge 35’000 people in the baking sunshine the two Superbike riders Peter Hickman and Scott Smart gained two strong finishes in the two 22-lap races.
 
The team were eager to gain two confident results at the ultra fast 2.4-mile circuit. Scott Smart, who was still feeling the effects of the 167 mph crash he had at Brands Hatch last weekend rode two comfortable races and secured a 14th and 11th placing respectively. Still battered and bruised the Maidstone ride, still adjusting to the Kawasaki ZX10 was pleased with two point scoring races saying “It’s been a pretty good weekend and we have definitely made some progress in the right direction. I am still learning the bike and working and building on some minor issues that we have found. I haven’t had much testing time on the Hawk bike and I know we can certainly make a lot of progress as the season progresses. I’m still pretty sore from Brands and so I’m pretty happy that I’ve managed to get some points in the bag.”
 
His young team-mate Peter Hickman also scored two solid race results with two 12th places. The 20-year-old worked well throughout the weekend and after qualifying in 15th place he battled well in the two tough races. Locked in a tight battle with his older and more experience team-mate Smart in race two, Hicky fought hard to the end and finished only a second behind Smart and just in front of experienced rider Steve Plater. Speaking with Hicky he said “I’m happy with the results I got as it’s put me 12th in the Overall Championship. I, like everyone else struggled with grip in both the races. It seems everyone I have spoken to were struggling with tyres all weekend. Hopefully I can improve on these results at Silverstone and Oulton Park in a few weeks times.
 
The Hawk Junior Team are making progress with their race season. Jak Wright qualified for his first race this season after just missing out at Brands Hatch, the youngster gained a sturdy 22nd position in the Supersport Race which placed him eighth in the Supersport Cup race. David Hallett qualified in 38th position in the Superstock Cup and finished in a strong 32nd place after being locked in a four-way scrap. The two young riders had never ridden at the scarily fast circuit before and spent a lot of time finding their way round this demanding track. Both are making huge progress and are looking forward to going to some of the circuits that they both know.
 
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