Bruce Wilson from Gipsey Bridge near Boston received a welcome confidence boost when he rode to a third and 10th place at Cadwell Park where he was competing in a round of the Derby Phoenix club championship at the weekend. Starting from 35th place on the grid, Wilson rode through to secure the final podium position of third in the 600cc race and, had he not been baulked by another rider on several occasions, would have finished even higher.
Bruce Wilson encountered even more bad luck when he crashed heavily in practice ahead of Sunday’s fifth round Superstock 600 championship race at Snetterton on Sunday. Practice began well for the Gipsey Bridge rider who was circulating in second place in the opening session but as he negotiated Russell’s chicane the Team Motorcycle Racer Suzuki highsided and threw him off onto the tarmac. It was a race against time to get the bike repaired in time for the first qualifying period and although battered and bruised from his earlier mishap Wilson was up for the challenge. But he soon discovered a problem with the brakes and was forced to retire without recording a qualifying time.