Elliott crashes out after pole in Brno

Editorial Department • Published 15 Jul 2010 16:00 0 Comments

Share this

Josh Elliott was having a stunning weekend up until he crashed out two laps from the end in Brno.

Josh Elliott escaped with bruises after a crash in the European Superstock 600 race last weekend in Brno, Czech Republic. Up to his crash the Northern Ireland youngster was having a stunning weekend, being fastest in every session starting from pole and recording the second fastest lap in the race. However, holding third place on the second last lap, Elliott was thrown from his machine but was fortunate to escape with bruising. He had been dicing with the top two championship contenders, Frenchmen Jeremy Guarnoni and Florian Marino for the first time this season in very hot conditions during the late evening race. Despite not finishing off the weekend with a possible podium the team owner Gerry Bryce was upbeat about his young rider: "Josh had a great race. His crash was unfortunate but the track conditions were very tricky and caught a lot of riders out. To be running at the front in such a competitive championship is a great achievement in his first season. We're all very proud of him."

After collecting his thoughts the County Fermanagh 16 year old had these words: "The weekend was amazing for me to be fastest in every session up to the race. I had every confidence I could do well in the race, and managed to lead it for three laps. I began to suffer brake fade from lap four meaning I couldn't get my corner entry right. Near the end while changing from left to right the bike's rear spun out without warning and threw me off. I wasn't on the power at the time, so am a bit puzzled about it. I am disappointed not to get a podium, but look forward to the next round at Silverstone where I hope I can continue my learning against the top riders and reward the team's hard work for me."

Elliott is next in action at the British World Superbike round at Silverstone in three weeks at the end of July.

This article appeared in Impartial Reporter 15 Jul 10

Return to the main index, get more from this section or browse our Sport archives.