MOTORSPORT: A third victory of the season for championship leader Eunan McGlinchey

Aghadowey's Eunan McGlinchey, of Team #109, made it a third win of the season in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship arrive at the Snetterton circuit in England.

McGlinchey, the Dickies British Junior Supersport championship leader, was in action last weekend following a two month break.

Following a rule change which came into affect at this round the Kawasaki Ninja 400’s were deducted revs in an effort to bring the field closer together. Free practice saw McGlinchey go back to the top of the standings, picking up where he left off at Brands Hatch, running right at the front of the pack.

Qualifying saw McGlinchey qualify on the front row for the opting race of the weekend in third, with Simon Reid breaking into the top ten for the first time over the course of the weekend, rounding out the third row in ninth.

As the lights went out for the first of two races in the class, it was McGlinchey who set the pace at the front, leading for the majority of the race.

Elliot Pinson was the only rider to be able to keep with McGlinchey at the front, and after a lengthy battle, which continued to the penultimate lap, McGlinchey and Pinson passed each other back and forth multiple times, before constant pressure from McGlinchey and mistakes from Pinson saw McGlinchey break away and take the win with a comfortable three second victory.

Race two on Sunday once again saw a breakaway group of two at the front, with McGlinchey and Pinson once again locked in battle for the lead throughout the entirety of the ten lap race, with nothing separating the two as they crossed the line to begin the final lap. As they entered into the final sector it was all going to come down to the final corner, and unfortunately it all ended in disaster as a mistake from McGlinchey saw both riders go down before the drag to the line. It was McGlinchey’s first DNF of the campaign, yet despite the crash, he maintains his lead in the series over Kade Verwey, by 13 points.

Next up for Team #109 will be the Scottish round of the Bennetts British Superbike championship, where once again it will be a full stable of machines in action with Keyes in the Pirelli National Superstock 600 class, and McGlinchey back to defend his championship lead in the Dickies British Junior Supersport class. Following on from his educational commitments which kept him out of this round, fifteenth-year-old Brendan Glover should be back available once again.

Team #109 Kawasaki would like to thank our sponsors for their continued support; TTS Surfacing, MMD Construction, EMS Copiers, Cork Motorcycle Racing and Vintage Club, Fuchs - Silkolene, R&G Racing, Kawasaki UK, Ohlins Racing, HEL Performance, Glenn Irwin GI2, J-Tec Sports, SBS Brakes, JOG Tuning, Shoei Helmets UK, Feridax, James McCann Photography, Gorman Crash Repairs, Jim McCann & Sons Family Butchers, Unlimited Industries, MSS Performance, and Ross Motorcycles Cork.