Jesse Trayler had his strongest result in the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship season so far at his home round of Snetterton yesterday (Sunday), scoring a hard-fought sixth place for the MSS Colchester Kawasaki team.
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| Jesse Trayler: Stunning Sixth at Snetterton |
Trayler has been building momentum all season with his new team and in free practice the team worked hard to be ready to battle for the front two rows in qualifying on Saturday. A determined performance from Trayler and the team rewarded them a second row start and just 0.1 seconds adrift of the front row.
In the race Trayler was battling for the podium in the early stages with the leading pack, proving he has the pace to be fighting within the top five. A consistent end to the race gave the team and Trayler their best result of the season so far with fifth place that now moves them to sixth in the overall standings ahead of Knockhill in two weeks’ time.
Trayler said: “The weekend at Snetterton was just what myself and the team needed. We were instantly on the pace straight from qualifying one and I missed out on my maiden front row start by just 0.1, so that was a massive step forward for me as I've never been a good qualifier.
“The race got off very well with another good start and I was up to second on the first lap. It was good to hang with the two front boys for a bit before losing out down the two long straights by various BMWs!
“I've had a brilliant weekend and restored a lot of belief and confidence in my ability that I can run up the front. I think as a rider I turned a little corner last weekend and I cannot thank Nick (Morgan) and the boys at MSS Colchester Kawasaki enough for giving me the right tools for the job - the bike was faultless all weekend. I'm looking forward to Knockhill now and getting stuck in with it again!”
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