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Joe Collier
Silverstone Circuit
Joe Collier, racing on the Haribo Starmix Triumph, had a strong weekend at round 11 of the Motorpoint British Supersport Cup Championship at Silverstone this weekend. After a tough qualifying session Joe rode a fantastic opening race to take a stunning victory. In race two he had a couple of tyre issues in the closing stages and had to settle for third.
Joe won the Supersport Evo Championship at Assen a couple of weeks ago and is now wanting to concentrate on 2016 and securing a good ride somewhere. The weather on Saturday was much cooler and several riders were crashing during the qualifying session. Joe did not want to do anything stupid in the final stages of the season and suffered with his grid position for the first race.
He started from 20th place on the grid for the sprint race on Saturday. He gained a good start and slowly started to settle into a rhythm and work his way up through the pack. He made it to third Evo rider and sat there for five laps but was slowly reeling in the leaders. On the final lap he felt confident enough to make a couple of passes and took his 12th Evo win of the season.
In the second race Joe started from 10th place on the grid and again he was looking comfortable sat at the front of the Evo class for the majority of the race. However, in the closing stages he was struggling with grip on the rear tyre and had to fight to bring his Triumph home in a solid third position and 11th place overall.
Joe Collier – “I did not really come to Silverstone with any high expectations as I know I have won the Championship and didn’t want to do anything stupid. It is important for us to keep the bike upright at the final two rounds of the series and get some solid overall Championship points in the bag.
I need to find a ride for next season either in Supersport or moving up to the bigger class, I think with the race directors changing the Supersport rules it might give everyone the same chance. I’ve managed to have some strong overall results this year and I hope I’ve done enough to prove I can do a good job.
The racing was really good this weekend and I found myself walking away with a win and another podium place. The team have been great again and we found a good set-up early on and they worked hard and we were rewarded with some really good race results.
Once again I would like to thank all my personal sponsors for their help and support this season, without them I wouldn’t have been in this situation and it’s a great opportunity. I hope we can continue next year to move forwards and I’m looking forward to the final race of the year at Brands Hatch.”
2015 Personal Sponsors
MC Motors – KGN Pillinger – Gemini Control Systems – Robin Hood Harley Davidson – Triumph World – Black Horse Finance – Silkolene – Daytona – Shoei – RST Leathers – Knox – Teng Tools – Jap4Performance
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