Elliott impresses with sixth in Spain

Editorial Department • Published 15 Apr 2010 12:14 0 Comments

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Josh Elliott (no 9) in action in Spain last weekend.<<

Enniskillen's 15 year old rookie Josh Elliott produced a strong ride as he claimed sixth spot at the Spanish Round of the European Superstock 600 in Valencia.

The youngster had a difficult start to the weekend but eventually qualified in 11th spot on the grid and a great start to the race same him competing towards the front of the field, battling for sixth place within the first lap.

Elliott was pleased with the way the race went for him.

"I didn't have the best start to the weekend, right from the off we struggled to get the right setting for this circuit. We continued to work hard and made some progress to qualify on the third row in 11th position. The race itself went really well as I got a good start and found myself in seventh position after a few others slipped off at turn two. Towards the end of the race I found myself in a three-way battle for fourth and I was unlucky to miss out at the end of the race. Nevertheless sixth position is a big step from where we finished at Portimao and two solid results is just the start I needed to my season," he said.

Team Manager Gerry Bryce felt that Elliott really showed his quality during the race.

"Josh has stepped up to the challenge of the Superstock 600 championship very well. He rode with the commitment required in this very tough class and was in a three way battle for fourth throughout the race. We are still lacking top speed due to an electronic glitch with our new motor, and we are having to use last years engine. Hopefully we will have this resolved for Assen. All things considered sixth place is an exceptional result and shows how talented Josh is," stated Bryce.

And fellow Ulsterman Eugene Laverty was also full of praise for the Ballinamallard rider.

"Josh is a very talented rider, he has a lot of ability on the bike. For such a young rider from Northern Ireland to get the chance to race for a good privateer team (Racedays Honda) in such competitive class is really great to see. I'm going to try and support Josh in any way I can to see that he goes far in the sport".

Next round for the RaceDays team and Josh will be Assen on the 23rd April.

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