Eglington takes top 10 in Supermoto at Croft

December 28, 2002 - Mike Eglington, British Supermoto and Endurance racer, took 9th place in the 450 B Final at Croft Circuit this week-end.

The weather was brilliant with blue skies and the sun shining. It wasn't as cold as the Brand's race and we managed to get there and set up by 9.00 Friday night - a definite first for us!

Saturday dawned equally as nice and the first race started off well with Mike and another rider playing "passing tag" for most of the race. Mike wasn't sliding as much as he wanted to and was still taking the time to get used to the bike.

In the semi-final, Mike improved his racing speed by 3 seconds overall in spite of getting a bad line on the fast dirt section of the circuit. "I came into the sharp hairpin too fast and my back was sliding way out. It lost me a lot of time as I couldn't turn in where I should have turned in", said Mike. He managed to make up some time and wanted to pass a rider on the last lap but felt the pass he was lining up for would be dangerous, particularly as the rider in front was a novice.

But it was his final where he finally stopped getting used to the bike and had a real race. Mike started 13th on the grid and made up 6 places at the start, staying in with the top 10 riders. There were 4 riders in his group that were racing quite tightly, but Mike kept his position and finished 9th, gaining him more points in the Novice Championship.

Mike, commenting on the final said, "It felt good. I really enjoyed it and the bike went well. I was worried as we sat at the start line for so long, the bike had started to overheat, but I felt that I had to really go for it this time. I'll try a lot harder in the next race."
 

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