Aaron Clarke secured his best-ever finish in the Superstock 600 class to bring some well earned championship points for draperRACING home from Cadwell Park.
Kirton racer Clarke progressed well throughout the Bank Holiday weekend and qualified in seventh place, his best effort of the current campaign.
He got away to a good start from the head of the third row and moved straight into sixth on the first lap.
The pace was hot and he was soon overhauled by Scott Deroue and, one lap later, was relegated to eighth by Tom Oliver.
But Clarke never gave up and chased after the leaders, putting a four second gap between himself and George Stanley. On lap six he caught and passed Oliver and got his head down to try to catch Deroue, who was just ahead.
Clarke brought the gap down to less than a second but two riders further down the field crashed and this brought out the red flag on lap eight.
Because they had passed the two thirds distance marker a result was declared and Clarke was awarded a fantastic seventh place.
“That was a good race,” said Clarke. “I got duffed up a bit on the first lap when someone crashed in front of me but I managed to stay with the front group throughout the race.
“I could see the rider in front was looking tired and thought I would be able to pass him but the red flag put paid to that idea.
“It’s a shame as, if I could have got past him, I was not far away from the next rider.
“But that was a brilliant result for me and I can’t wait to get to Oulton for the next round. Thanks to the team and all at draperRACING for their hard work this weekend and all our sponsors and friends and family that came along to watch.”
The next round is at Oulton Park on September 7-9.
