Gearlink Kawasaki are celebrating a double victory by Ben Wilson in the second round of the British Supersport Championship at Oulton Park.
Qualifying threw up a few niggling yet ultimately solvable problems for Wilson, but he persevered and began the short, 12-lap sprint race on Sunday from second place on the grid having posted a time just 200ths of a second away from pole man Alistair Seeley.
Seeley made the running on the first lap, but Wilson made his move at Lodge on the next circulation of the 2.69 mile Cheshire curcuit and took the lead. Arch rival, Jack Kennedy tried a pass at Shell corner on lap three, but Wilson fended him off and retained his slender advantage all the way to the chequered flag crossing the finish line for his second win of the 2011 campaign.
Ben was on pole for race two on Bank Holiday Monday, but as the pack shot off the line it was Seeley who got the holeshot into Old Hall bends and resisted the Gearlink Kawasaki rider's advances until lap two when Ben nipped through at Lodge to take the lead.
The Lincolnshire Kawasaki rider held station until the midway stage of the 16 lap affair when Seeley managed to get past him once more.
However, the Irishman's lead was short-lived as Wilson powered the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R back ahead two laps later and held the entire field at bay, extending his lead to 2.5 seconds at the chequered flag to claim his second victory of the weekend and extend his championship lead to 20 points over Jack Kennedy who came home in third.
Ben Wilson - "I really enjoyed both races and am really pleased that I was able to take the double win for Gearlink Kawasaki, the official KMUK Supersport team. The team have worked really hard for me this weekend and I am delighted I could repay them with this brace of results. I will take this double victory and move on to Croft where I will try to maintain the momentum and extend my series lead further".,
Michael de Bidaph – Team Owner and Manager – "Ben is an absolute star, I can't praise him enough. He has done so much for the team and also for himself and is right at the top of his game this year.
I have had comments from others, including Tony Carter from Eurosport, who said he is riding the best he has ever seen and I am over the moon with what we have achieved this weekend."
Qualifying threw up a few niggling yet ultimately solvable problems for Wilson, but he persevered and began the short, 12-lap sprint race on Sunday from second place on the grid having posted a time just 200ths of a second away from pole man Alistair Seeley.
Seeley made the running on the first lap, but Wilson made his move at Lodge on the next circulation of the 2.69 mile Cheshire curcuit and took the lead. Arch rival, Jack Kennedy tried a pass at Shell corner on lap three, but Wilson fended him off and retained his slender advantage all the way to the chequered flag crossing the finish line for his second win of the 2011 campaign.
Ben was on pole for race two on Bank Holiday Monday, but as the pack shot off the line it was Seeley who got the holeshot into Old Hall bends and resisted the Gearlink Kawasaki rider's advances until lap two when Ben nipped through at Lodge to take the lead.
The Lincolnshire Kawasaki rider held station until the midway stage of the 16 lap affair when Seeley managed to get past him once more.
However, the Irishman's lead was short-lived as Wilson powered the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R back ahead two laps later and held the entire field at bay, extending his lead to 2.5 seconds at the chequered flag to claim his second victory of the weekend and extend his championship lead to 20 points over Jack Kennedy who came home in third.
Ben Wilson - "I really enjoyed both races and am really pleased that I was able to take the double win for Gearlink Kawasaki, the official KMUK Supersport team. The team have worked really hard for me this weekend and I am delighted I could repay them with this brace of results. I will take this double victory and move on to Croft where I will try to maintain the momentum and extend my series lead further".,
Michael de Bidaph – Team Owner and Manager – "Ben is an absolute star, I can't praise him enough. He has done so much for the team and also for himself and is right at the top of his game this year.
I have had comments from others, including Tony Carter from Eurosport, who said he is riding the best he has ever seen and I am over the moon with what we have achieved this weekend."
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