Kirton’s Aaron Clarke was left disappointed after a red flag halted his progress in the Superstock 600 race at Brands Hatch on Sunday.
Clarke claimed one point after being awarded a 15th place finish when the race was brought to an early end.
However, the draperRACING ace felt he was mounting a challenge for a higher-place finish when the race finished prematurely.
Clarke said: “But for the red flag I could have finished further up the order as I was running just a tenth behind a couple of riders.
“At the start I was in the middle of the pack and nearly hit someone’s back wheel at Paddock Hill and then got pushed wide at Druids so I lost a few places.
“My lap times were good and I had the pace of those ahead of me so I feel a bit annoyed that I didn’t finish a bit further up the field.
“But it’s Cadwell next and that’s my home track so bring it on.”
Clarke had qualified in 19th place for a seventh row start to his 14-lap Stock 600 race.
He soon became embroiled in a seven-way battle for 11th place which continued for the majority of the race.
On lap 10 he overhauled Ben Luxton to step up into 15th position and was looking to make a move further forward when the red flag brought the race to an early end with the result declared on positions at the end of lap 10.
Clarke was awarded 15th place and one championship point.
He now has five championship points to his name and is seeing a vast improvement in his pace and lap times this year and he is confident he can break into the top ten before the end of the season.
The next round at Cadwell Park is over the Bank Holiday weekend of August 27-29.
