Dijon Compton once again got in the points at Silverstone Circuit this weekend finishing in a comfortable 12th position in the Metzeler National Superstock Cup. Having struggled all weekend at the fast circuit to find a good set up on the Kawasaki ZX10 Compton could only secure 22nd position in qualifying which left him with a lot of work to do during the race.
Improving on his times in every session he was having problems with front end chatter and the team were unable to find a solution as to why this was happening. From the 46 riders entered Compton secured 22nd on the grid. After finally getting round the problem by morning warm up and feeling comfortable on the bike he was fourth fastest in the morning session and feeling more confident as he headed into the 14 lap race.
A good start saw Compton cross the line in 15th position at the end of the first lap and was making progress through the field all the time. Locked in a six bike battle for 10th place he managed to hold off the chasing pack and secure 12th overall.
Compton was happy with this result commenting “I’m still finding my feet back into the racing scene after the three year break and I’m beginning to enjoy it again. I really struggled to get the bike to handle well this weekend and by the time I figured out the problem it was too late. I knew I could run well with the times that I got in morning warm up and I was eager to get into the race and make up some ground. I got a great start and was pushing hard from the early stages of the race and passed a number of people on the first lap. We are heading to Oulton this weekend and I’m hoping to find a good race set up early in the weekend which should allow me to gain a stronger place on the qualifying grid for the race. Fingers crossed.”
The Metzeler National Superstock Cup will next race at Oulton Park.
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