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Luke Mossey – Brands Hatch Final
Quattro Plant TECcare Kawasaki
Luke Mossey and the Quattro Plant TECcare Kawasaki team had a steady weekend at the final round of the MCE British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch. The 22-year-old from Royston gained two sevenths in races one and two and was sixth in race three which secured him the Riders Cup trophy, the first Rookie to do so in the history of the BSB Showdown.
The weather conditions at Brands Hatch were changeable throughout the weekend and made the track conditions very tricky. Luke was very cautious on the wet track during practice on Friday. The track was still extremely cold on Saturday for qualifying but Luke knuckled down and worked hard to get to the final session. As spots of rain started to fall Luke was only able to secure ninth place on the grid for race one on Saturday.
He got a steady start in the opening race and was eighth after the opening lap. He had a small battle with James Ellison and then was locked in a dice for the remainder of the race with Danny Buchan. By lap seven he moved up to fifth place but then Danny and Luke ran wide dropping Luke to seventh. He was then racing with Lee Jackson for six place, finally finishing the 20 lap race in seventh place.
He started from sixth place on the grid for the second race. He got boxed into turn one and dropped to eighth after the opening lap. He pushed hard in the cold conditions and was locked in a battle at one point for a podium place. Setting some consistent lap times Luke was looking strong but as the tyre went off he dropped a couple of places, eventually finishing race two in seventh.
For the final race of the year Luke started from seventh place on the grid and he got a good start and was up to fifth. On lap three he was passed by 2015 British Superbike Champion Josh Brookes and he dropped to sixth. He was then locked in a close battle with Dan Linfoot, Christian Iddon and John Hopkins for fifth. Luke fought hard to the end and secured sixth place and 7th in the Championship standings.
Luke Mossey – “What can I say about this season, it really has been a fantastic opportunity to race for the Quattro Plant Teccare Kawasaki team. I have learnt so much and believe I have really developed as a rider and I couldn’t have done that without the fantastic efforts of the entire team behind me.
It has been a brilliant year and I feel like I have achieved more than I had originally planned to. I have ridden a 600 machine for so long and it was a big jump up to the Superbike class for me but it has been fantastic. I can’t thank the people around me enough for all the help, support and guidance this season. To achieve a couple of podiums in my first Superbike season really was incredible and a great feeling.
If you had told me at Donington that I would have been in a fight for seventh in the Championship, I don’t think I would have believed you. It’s actually quite over-whelming how far we’ve all come in seven months; I was struggling to get in the top 15 at the start of the year and now this. It’s just really special and a year in my career that I will always remember.
A must say huge thank you to my personal sponsors, especially Teccare for their input in helping me to achieve my dream this year in the Superbike Championship. I would also like to thank all the people who have backed me and helped me this season, I wouldn’t be where I am today without my Dad and his continued effort and support. I really appreciate it and thank him for that.
I can’t wait for next season already and hope I can continue to improve and achieve some more strong results.”
Personal Sponsors 2015
TECcare, Sidi, Shoei, GB Racing, SMV, GiMoto, K-Tech, Krombacher, JMC, Moto Gear, ALS, John Wyatt, Graham Godward, Carl Hunter, Ben Brew
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