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FLYING START: Vickers
produced the goods in both races
on his debut BSB race
stage, above and below.
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Vickers a firestarter race. Taking four valuable points second points scoring finish of the
into the second race which was run day.
over the same distance, Vickers was
Fellow team member Gary
sixth on the grid, and within 10 laps Johnson was also in action as he
Debutant secures back-to-back top 20 slots he had moved up four spaces into continued with his preparations
for the International road racing
14th.
Battling with fellow season that gets underway next
Championship rookie Ben Currie, month, getting valuable mileage
STAFF REPORTER “Overall, I’m really happy and to row for the opening 30-lap race, a Ryan duly brought the Kawasaki under his belt. The team will race
Silverstone have been riding with experienced good start by the Thetford rider ZX-10RR in 15th place for his again at Oulton Park, Cheshire.
BSB riders – and beating some saw him complete the first lap in
of them – it gives me a lot of 12th place, a finish position he
THE HIGH Octane performances confidence and a lot to build on.” maintained until the end, despite Sports Lottery
of RAF Regular & Reserve Lining up at the head of the fifth slipping back to 15th during the
Kawasaki rider Ryan Vickers 19 April 2019
continued at Silverstone.
The flying start began during
training into the season at
Silverstone with Vickers taking 1st Prize Awaiting Contact Ticket no. 640939 £10,000
12th and 15th place finishes in the
first two races of the new season. 2nd Prize Anonymous Ticket no. 544707 £5,000
In his first ever British Superbike
race in the 2019 Bennetts BS 3rd Prize Flt Lt Keating Ticket no. 320238 £3,000
Championship, but also his first
ever 1000cc race, the 21-year-old’s 4th Prize Cpl Goddard Ticket no. 195112 £1,000
inexperience didn’t show.
As expected, times were 5th Prize Fg Off Mackay Ticket no. 542722 £1,000
incredibly tight around the 1.64-
mile National circuit with one 6th Prize Cpl Matthews Ticket no. 386995 £1,000
second covering 21 riders in
qualifying, but a superb session of 7th Prize SAC Hart Ticket no. 868859 £1,000
riding saw Vickers – the reigning
Pirelli National Superstock 600 8th Prize Cpl Weir Ticket no. 737694 £1,000
Champion – qualify in an excellent
13th place with a time of 54.274 9th Prize FS Littlejohn Ticket no. 623253 £1,000
seconds.
Vickers said: “I’m really happy 10th Prize Cpl Hammon Ticket no. 36687 £1,000
with how this weekend has gone
and to come away with two finishes
inside the points is superb.
“My main aim this weekend
was to stay upright and learn as For further information visit:
much as I could, so I’ve certainly rafcf.org.uk
achieved that in terms of how the
bike behaves.

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