With two red flag situations, the World Supersport race at Brands Hatch was a bizarre one: In rainy weather conditions the first red flag situation was a result of rain and two crashes at the same place in the ninth lap of the race.
Two laps before this red flag situation, RES Software Hoegee Suzuki rider Didier Van Keymeulen was in 13th place when he had to turn back to the pits because of a technical problem and was not allowed to start again.
Team mate Barry Veneman started the second leg from the sixth position, where he was riding when the second red flag came. After a high-speed crash, Craig Jones remained motionless on the track and after that moment the race direction decided to finish the race.
Marc Hoegee - Team owner RES Software Hoegee Suzuki:
“The weather circumstances were not very good today but we had to deal with it and we did. In the first part of the race both riders were doing well. It is really a pity that Didier had a broken battery because he was on the right way. Barry showed again that we can ride in the front. He was riding strong and we will continue this during the next race.”
Barry Veneman:
“Actually I expected a little more today. A top five position was my goal. In the first part of the race I felt stronger and stronger. It started to rain but that didn’t bother me. I had the feeling that I could make the gap between me and the front group up. After the red flag situation I had a better start then the first time, but it was harder for me to find that strong feeling back. This feeling could have come back during the race but there was no time anymore to realise that. The big crash of Jones is a very sad end of this race.”
Didier Van Keymeulen:
“I trained a lot to make a good start and that worked out well during the race. I was able to follow a group which was battling for the points and after two laps I made some actions and passed some riders. On the seventh lap I noticed that my machine lost power and unfortunately there was nothing else to do than turning back to the pits. It is really a shame because I had a good feeling during the race. But again I made a step forward and I showed that I can fight for the points.”
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