Hawk Racing made huge progress this weekend at the fifth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship as Scott Smart managed to score his best result of the season so far as he took a strong eighth place in the second race at the super fast Snetterton Circuit. The two Superbike riders had a mixed weekend, 20-year-old Peter Hickman gained a 17th place in the first race but slipped off at the Esses in the second race whilst holding a good points position.
Hawk Kawasaki discovered the highs and lows of racing this weekend at Oulton Park after two of the four riders had to sit out their races due to injury. Superbike rider Peter Hickman was forced to sit out after a 140 mph crash at Cascades during Sunday’s qualifying, which saw the 20-year-old from Willoughby damage his right wrist. Adding to that youngster Jak Wright, who rides for the Hawk Junior Team, missed his race in the Supersport Cup after a nasty crash at Shell Hairpin saw him break his collarbone.