PAASCH RETAKES THE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD AT OULTON PARK
FPW Racing regained control of the Championship at Oulton Park Race Circuit, Brandon played the Team game taking a sensible 2nd to level the points with Asher Durham. Race 2 Brandon took the win after a race long battle with young Josh Whatley. Jamie Davis, was unfortunately taken out on by another rider on the sighting lap of Race 1 so did not get to race, That put Jamie on the back row of the grid. Jamie made his way through the pack as quickly as possible finishing a credible 10th. Brandon leads the Hel Performance Moto star championship again by 25 points
Fp 1 at the undulating Oulton Park was completely wet ,Brandon 5th andJamie 8th.
Fp2 was in Dry conditions Brandon P1,Jamie P10
Saturdays Qualifying started wet, the track was drying but not enough to change to slick tyres, Brandon taking P4 and Jamie P11
Race 1, Dry conditions both riders got a good launch from the line, Brandon was into 4nd place Turn 1 and 3rd into cascades on the first lap, Brandon was playing the Team game and controlled his race to Asher Durham and Josh Whatley using his pit board to regain his lead in the championship unfortunately this allowed Dan Jones to slip away and take the win. Jamie got taken out on the sighting lap and was not allowed to start. This put him at the back of the grid for race 2
The Weather in race two was dry again. Brandon starting from 2nd and Jamie from 22nd,,Dan Jones took the Hole shot into turn 1 closely followed by Whatley and Paasch. End of Lap 1 it was Jones, Whatley and Paasch with Jamie pulling through to 16th, Lap 4 Jones lost the front and crashed out at cascades, Brandon took the lead and had another race long duel with Whatley. On the last lap, last corner, Whatley made a lunge passing Brandon on the brakes into Lodge, but immediately ran wide and Brandon regained the lead to take first across the line, Jamie picked the riders off one by one moving from his starting position of 22nd to cross the line in 10th
Photographs:
Dave Johnson
Written & distributed by:
Sarah Mason – FPW Racing
CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS
1st Brandon Paasch 200 points
2nd Asher Durham 175 points
3rd Josh Whatley 167 points
10th Jamie Davis 69points
