Strong Weekend For Quigley
Luke Quigley claimed a strong ninth place finish at round 3 of his British
Superstock Championship campaign at Oulton Park.
Having struggled with rear grip problems at the opening two rounds of the
series, Quigley received some updated suspension components from Ohlins to try
and rectify the issues.
Quigley seemed much happier with the handling of his Formwise/Astro Suzuki
during qualifying but he was losing out power, particularly to the BMW S1000RRs
which made up three-quarters of the front row. Quigley's best lap of one minute
39.870 seconds was good enough to place him 12th on the grid.
Another superb start lifted Quigley up to sixth place on the opening lap. After
being passed by reigning British Supersport Champion Steve Plater, Quigley lost
a further place on lap 2 as Sam Warren came past on the brakes. Quigley and
Warren then continued to scrap for the position over the course of the next
couple of laps, with each taking it in turns to pass the other. This tussle
allowed the front group of seven riders to break clear, which in turn meant
Quigley had lost the tow down the long back straights. Now back in the chasing
pack, Quigley came under pressure from several other riders. After holding off
many attacks, Quigley was unable to gain any further places and took the
chequered flag in a commendable ninth place.
After the race Quigley remarked: "I am pleased with how the weekend went. We
have definitely made improvements to the chassis and things are going the right
way."
I got away well in the race, but then got caught up in a battle with Sam Warren
who was getting better drive onto the long straights than I was. Once we started
out-braking each other we let the lead group slip away and once you lose touch
around a track like this, it is very difficult to reel them back in."
Quigley is ninth in the overall standings ahead of Round 4 at Cadwell Park in
three weeks time.
Sam Farrington
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