DISAPPOINTED JEACOCK BATTLES ON AT BRANDS HATCH

Stockingford’s very own ‘hot-rod’, Held wearing  Leon Jeacock battled hard at a sun drenched Brands Hatch over the weekend to finish Round 7 of the 2012 Metzeler National Superstock 600 Championship in 17th place and just outside of the Championship points.
A fantastic start to the weekend saw Jeacock finish Friday’s official testing around the Indy circuit in seventh place:

“Testing went really well this morning” said Jeacock “the bike setup felt great and my lap times just kept getting better and better, extremely pleased to finish seventh”.
Saturday was qualifying day only this time around the GP circuit, 11th place in the first session and 15th place in the second session left Jeacock to start Sunday’s race in 15th position and row 4 on the grid;

“A bit disappointed to slip back to 15th after such a good result in testing on Friday” said Jeacock “but that’s where we are and we have to make the best of it.  The bike felt great on Friday and we’ve proved we can keep up there with the front runners, and that is exactly what I’ll be looking to do tomorrow”.

Raceday was unceremoniously bathed in welcome summer sunshine and despite a good start, Jeacock could make no impression on the field in front of him and crossed the finishing line in 17th place.

“Disappointed with that” said Jeacock “disappointed to finish outside the points but guess today just wasn’t my day”.

“There is a bit of a break in the calendar now for a month or so before the next round at Cadwell Park over the August Bank Holiday weekend.  We are struggling for funding and at this stage I am unsure whether I will be at Cadwell or not.  If anyone is able to help us out in anyway, please get in touch, any help will be greatly appreciated”.

Leon is actively seeking sponsorship to enable him to finish the 2012 race season and would love to hear from anyone who may be able to help in any way. If anyone would like to get involved or receive a sponsorship portfolio, please do not hesitate to contact Leon directly at leon@leonjeacock.co.uk or Richard Johnson at richard@leonjeacock.co.uk.

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