MOTORSPORT: McGlinchey retakes the Junior Supersport lead after winning weekend at Thruxton

The winning feeling continues for Aghadowey’s Eunan McGlinchey, who takes his sport to the top of the pile in the Junior Supersport category.

McGlinchey and his Team #109 team mate Kevin Keyes were in action last weekend at Thruxton, Hampshire.

He cemented himself once again as a title challenger in the Dickies Junior Supersport class, scoring a brace of podium finishes, to retake the series lead.

McGlinchey got his weekend off to a strong start, finishing second in free practice on Friday evening, before going one better in qualifying on Saturday, claiming pole position for the opening race of the weekend.

As the lights went out for the opening Dickies Junior Supersport race of the weekend, it was an action packed opening number of laps as usual, with Eunan maintaining his position at the front. As the laps ticked by, there was a five bike battle for the podium, with positions changing constantly throughout the closing stages, and as the group entered the final chicane, everyone had their plan of attack, and when the dust settled, it was a second place finish for Eunan, crossing the line less than half a second behind victor Elliot Pinson.

As the second race got underway, Eunan lined up in fifth position on the grid, but by the halfway stage of the race, he had caught the leaders. In the process of making his way through the field, the Aghadowey rider smashed the lap record.

As the race drew to a close, McGlinchey was locked in a battle with the factory KTM of Brian Hart, and as the two dragged to the line it was Hart who edged out McGlinchey by just six hundredths of a second. But with his second runner up finish of the weekend, and his rivals finishing on and off the podiums throughout the two races, McGlinchey moves back into the series lead.

Speaking about his weekend at the Hampshire circuit McGlinchey said; “All in all it was a great weekend, the bike worked absolutely perfect all weekend, and I managed to secure some solid points which going into the weekend is what I wanted to do.”

“The championship is getting very close at the front, and a big thing for myself is keeping consistent and scoring solid points each weekend, so I was delighted to come away with two strong podium finishes and retake my lead in the championship.

“I would like to say a massive thank you to the entire Team #109 squad who worked very hard all weekend to give me a good package, as well as all my personal sponsors who allow me to do what I do. I really appreciate all of the support, and I’m really looking forward to Silverstone now.”