Donington Park BSB Championship Race Update

From 16^th – 18^th September at Donington Park, one of the UK’s oldest motor racing circuits, Round 10 of the BSB Championship took place.  

The Tsingtao Racing team elected to run two bikes in the Superstock 600 category, with Scott Deroue and Sam Lambert being selected.

During practice both, Scott and Sam, were riding well with Scott finishing 9^th and Sam 27^th, this provided a positive start for both riders. During Q1, Scott improved to 4^th position, whilst some bike faults meant that Sam remained 27^th. However, during Q2, Sam improved and managed to get into 24^th position and, even though Scott went faster, Scott remained in 4^th overall.

Combined qualifying times resulted in Scott holding onto the 4^th fastest position and Sam was in 25^th. The following morning warm up showed great promise for the team, with Scott gaining 3^rd position and Sam achieving 25^th.

Once the race was underway, Scott dropped to 13^th position. However, after an unfortunate crash from rows 2 and 3, Scott was able to pick his way through the riders and had a great recovery ride, allowing him to finish in 4^th. Although Scott had a fantastic recovery he was, yet again, just off the podium but he had the fastest lap in the race to his credit.

Sam was also fortunate to avoid the crash and made good progress, going from 24^th position to finish in the points, in 15^th.

In summary, a great weekend for the team with positive results for both riders, and Scott keeps getting closer and closer to the podium with each race.