Both Zoek Racing riders brought championship points home from their fourth round races in the 2016 Ducati TriOptions Cup at Thruxton over the weekend. Sean Neary securing a second and third while Craig Currie was 17th in race one, improving to 14th in the second encounter.
Neary (30) from Lymm in Cheshire qualified in third place and began the first of two 10 lap races from a front row grid position. As the race got underway Neary completed the first two laps in second place before overhauling Robbie Brown to take the lead which he held to lap seven.
Brown briefly took the lead once more but was beaten back by Neary on lap eight. It looked as if he would take the win but on the very last lap Leon Morris made a pass and made it stick to secure the win ahead of Neary, the gap being just one tenth of a second.
Such was the pace between the top four riders that Neary set the fastest lap to establish a new lap record of 1m 20.349s - 105.55mph.
Starting race two from pole position Neary maintained his lead through the first lap but was overhauled by Phil Atkinson on lap two. Pushing hard, Neary was able to snatch the lead back and became embroiled in a four rider battle for supremacy. He held the lead until lap six when he was demoted to second and then third when Leon Morris passed him on the penultimate lap. Although the action was very close, the four riders came across some back markers at the club chicane just a few yards from the finish line and Neary was unable to find a way through to make a pass on the two riders ahead. He crossed the finish line in third place to pick up another 16 championship points to add to the 20 scored in the first affair which secure an overall position of third on 121 points in the rider standings at the half way stage of the championship.
Sean Neary commented: "Overall I am happy with my results. I did really want the win but it wasn't to be this time. But I got some solid points under my belt and we are now going to some of my stronger circuits, my favourites being Cadwell and Oulton Park so I will be looking to get my win there. I would like to thank my loyal sponsors for their continued support, Zoek, Charlestown Engineering Services, Different Money, CA Drillers, Held Rider Equipment, JHP Racing/Ducati Coventry, Battery Components, toiletspares.com, Motul, Shark Helmets, Evolution Waste Management, Filtro Filters and Science in Sport.
Meanwhile, Craig Currie from Newark in Nottinghamshire qualified for a sixth row start to the first race which he completed in 17th position just outside the points.
Starting race two from the sixth row once again he made better progress and was 14th on the first lap. He lost a place to Nicky Wilson on lap two but continued to circulate in 15th position until, with two laps remaining he moved up to 13th place. On the drag to the flag on the final lap he was just beaten by Carl Stevens and crossed the finish line in 14th place to pick up two championship points. Currie is lying 13th in the overall rider standings on 24 points with four rounds, eight races remaining.
The next round is over the Bank Holiday weekend of August 27-29 at Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire.
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