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KIWIS TAKE ON SILVERSTONE IN
BRITISH SUPERSTOCK SERIES
Words: Michael Wincott | Photos: Michael Wincott Photography
T
he third round of the British National
Superstock 1000 Championship took place at
the iconic Silverstone Circuit 5-6 September.
Kiwi Damon Rees, who was sitting in 3rd position
in the championship after two rounds, was
optimistic ahead of the third round of the
championship.
“It’s been an awesome start so far for the Carl
Cox Motorsport supported Astro JJR Racing
Team, and I’m looking forward to continuing
the momentum into Round 3 here at
Silverstone,” he said.
With limited testing time due to Covid-19
restrictions, free practice one was Rees’ first time
riding the iconic British circuit. Going into the first
practice session, Rees felt confident that with
every lap he would be getting more experienced
and quicker. Racking up a total of
24 laps within the 30-minute session, Rees ended
the session in 16th position, 1.273 seconds off
the fastest time set by Danny Kent.
In the second free practice, Rees, who was now
more familiar with the circuit, as well as making
adjustments to his BMW S1000RR, dramatically
improved his lap time and finished the session
in 6th position and just 0.216 off the fastest time
set by Rouse. The top 17 in the session fell within
one second of each other, a sign of just how
competitive the British Superstock 1000
championship is.
With the free practice times being close it was
vitally important for Rees to get a good starting
position for race one of the weekend.
After making a few setup changes during the
qualifying session Rees managed to improve his
lap times on each circuit, eventually posting a lap
time of 54.394 seconds which was good enough
for 2nd position on the grid, only 0.218 off Danny
Kent’s pole position time.
“I was feeling really confident going into
qualifying, I knew what I needed to do,” Rees
said after qualifying.
Fellow New Zealander, Shane Richardson, would
start from ninth on the grid 0.628 off the pole.
Rees, who was starting from his best qualifying
position of the year, got off to a fantastic start in
race one managing to get the holeshot and lead
into the first corner. By the end of the opening
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