Croftons Injury Claims

Since Sam West came onto the scene with Croftons, (see our blog of 22 June 2010) we have been amazed at his commitment and passion for his sport. Croftons financial support is now continuing to help cover fuel costs for Sam’s bike, which on average uses about 50 litres of fuel each race weekend! We are also keen to follow his progress through his first season in the National Superstock 1000cc Championships, so here’s a brief roundup of Sam’s progress since the Silverstone MotoGP;

In Round 6 of the Championships at Knockhill, Fife, atrocious weather conditions caused mass disruption to the race programme. Despite a high speed crash for Sam during qualifying, the team worked hard to fix the bike in time for the race; replacing all the bodywork panels and seat unit along with bars and footrests, and of course pulling out Sam’s spare crash helmet as the original had been destroyed! Sam qualified 30th on the grid and decided to run on ‘wet tyres’. His race was scheduled to be run over 15 laps, but after 11 laps the race was stopped on safety grounds due to heavy rain. Sam finished 24th out of 30 starters.

Sam then entered two club races run by the club where he was DesmoDue Class B Champion in 2009. Two good performances resulted in a 2nd and 3rd place and two more trophies.

Then came Round 7 of the Championships at Snetterton, Norfolk, where weather conditions were much better than in Fife! However, qualifying was disrupted as part of the tarmac surface had started to break up and a two foot wide kerb had to be painted onto the track to keep riders away from it! The race started well but was stopped after two laps following a big crash which meant that five riders were unable to restart. The grid was modified and Sam re-started in 31st place. A steady race resulted in a 26th place finish from 38 starters, and a very happy Sam.

Posted on 28.07.10

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