It wasn’t the best of weekends for the G&S Kawasaki team at Cadwell Park as Kevin Van Leuven was unable to ride because of financial restraints and Tom Fisher crashed out.
Fisher was going well for the Wyberton-based team throughout free practice and qualifying and began his race in the Superstock 1000 class from a fifth row grid position.
He soon closed down Phil Crowe and moved into 14th to hunt down the riders ahead but he hit a bump at Charlie’s and crashed.
Although not injured, the bike was severely damaged and it is looking unlikely that Tom will make the grid at Oulton Park for the next round in just over a week.
Fisher said: said: “I was quite happy on the first lap and chasing down the riders in front of me. I felt confident I could get up into the top ten and was hoping for a top six or seven finish.
“But on lap three I hit a bump at Charlie’s and the next thing I knew I was sliding down the track on my face. I am fine but the bike is about totalled.
“The frame is split and we are going to have a struggle to get it up and running in time for the next round as it is only just over a week away.”
Team Manager Mark Fisher said: “It is unfortunate that Kevin was not on the grid this weekend but he was struggling with finance and decided it was best to give this round a miss.
“However, the finances have now become available for the team to be able to run him for the remainder of the season.
“Tom certainly had the pace to be in the top ten in the race. It was just unfortunate he hit the bump at Charlie’s and crashed early on in the race. On inspection of the bike I am afraid it is severely damaged and will be expensive to repair.”
