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Brands BSB: Hard work pays off for Hedger in Superstock 600 victory

Gearlink Kawasaki's Luke Hedger finally got his first Pirelli National Superstock 600 win of the year, which has been a long time coming for the youngster.

The rider who has been poised for a win at the previous races worked hard all weekend and despite a steady start he worked extremely hard to push his way through the tough pack. His team-mate Mark Wilkinson once again equalled his best race performance and finished in sixth place.

Hedger has branded the race the 'toughest' this season, and was pleased with how he coped after a bad start, to push his way up the grid to eventually take the victory at the Brands Hatch GP circuit.

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"I'm so pleased I've finally managed to take the win today and it was a very hard fought race one of the toughest this year. I got a pretty bad start and I could see everyone come past me into turn one and I knew then I had to get my head down and stay with the leading pack," said Hedger.

"I settled into a good rhythm and was able to set some good lap times which helped push me forward, the bike felt great and gave me the confidence to be able to keep pushing.

"I was soon making some passes and knew I could get to the front but didn't want to hang about so made the extra push and got up the front. I knew Cal Cooper was catching me in the closing laps but the Gearlink Kawasaki felt brilliant and I had to just keep focused."

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