The two Zoek Racing riders, Sean Neary and Craig Currie were racing at Silverstone last weekend in the penultimate round of the Ducati TriOptions Cup where Neary from Lymm in Cheshire secured a sixth and third place and Currie from Newark an 11th and 12th place in the two races.
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The racing was transferred to the short National circuit at the Northamptonshire venue because of problems with the International track normally used. This was because of the problems encountered two weeks ago which caused the MotoGP round to be cancelled.
Neary completed his qualifying in fifth position and began the first 15 lap affair from a second row grid position. But he was unable to match the pace of the leaders and completed the race in sixth position.
After some considerable changes to the bike overnight Neary once again started the race from the second row and maintained sixth position on the opening lap. But then he made his move forward and took up third place on lap two. Try as he may he was unable to make a pass on Lewis Rollo and although he remained within touching distance he crossed the finish line in third place just over a second behind his rival.
He said: “I cannot thank the lads in the team enough and Lee Jackson for their help in getting the bike sorted for me which gave me a podium finish in the second race. Massive changes were made to the bike overnight and it was so much better. It was a gamble but it paid off. I was gutted on Saturday as our team deserves better but I always give 100%. Thanks go to Zoek and our amazing sponsors for their support. I must also congratulate Rob Guiver for sealing the title today. I've shared a good few podiums with this lad over the last few years and for him to come back from a career ending smash last year to win it this year is unreal.”
Meanwhile Craig Currie was in good form at Silverstone and began Saturday’s race from a fourth row grid position. He rode well to claim 12th place at the flag to pick up another four championship points.
Starting Sunday’s race from the fourth row once again Currie made up places to 11th on the opening lap and soon became embroiled in a battle for position with Paul Slade and David Shoubridge. He passed Shoubridge on lap eight and began to pull away from Slade one lap later. He looked set to finish the race in 10th position but didn’t reckon on Michael Tustin homing in on him at a fast rate of knots.
With three laps to go Tustin overtook him and Currie was left to cross the finish line in 11th position to pick up five championship points bringing his total to 22.
The final round of the current campaign is at Assen in the Netherlands over the weekend of September 28-30 when both riders will be seeking some good results to end their season on a high note
pic credit Dave Yeomans.
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