A bout of arm pump prevented teamDRAPER rider Aaron Clarke doing better in the first round of the British Superstock 600 Championship on Sunday.
He qualified in 27th place and made a start to his ten-lap race in the National Superstock 600 class from the ninth row of the grid.
He made his way through to 16th position mid race but began to suffer from arm pump which hindered his progress.
But the 20-year-old from Kirton persevered and, although he lost ground, he completed his race in 20th position.
He said: “I was really disappointed with my qualifying position. I was running eighth at the beginning of the session and came in to make some changes as I felt we could improve but we went the wrong way with the settings so missed out on a quicker time.
“But for the arm pump I was looking at a points finish which would have been good. I had a mega race and was fighting for places throughout the ten laps, I really enjoyed it and was pleased with my lap times.
“The draperRACING Yamaha is a lovely bike to ride and I cannot wait till we get to Oulton Park for the next round.”
The next round is at Oulton Park over the May Day bank holiday of April 30 to May 2.
