MSS Colchester Kawasaki's Stuart Easton has likened the accident which saw Josh Brookes' GSX-R1000 pass over his head to a plane crash and is counting himself lucky he wasn't collected as it fired itself into the air.

Brookes lost the front going into Brittens in race two, the bike hit a kerb and took on the attitude of a surface-to-air missile, going over Ratboy's head, who happened to be leading at the time, before detonating... The Hawick rider re-grouped and managed to take his second podium of the day to finish second in the championship just behind Shane Byrne.

“For us and Kawasaki that’s two podiums and I lead the second race for a long time, so I can’t complain, but I’m just a bit disappointed that the pace car came out. Having said that I count myself lucky that Josh’s bike didn’t hit me, it was like a plane crashing over my head and was so close," said Easton.

"We’ve had a fourth, sixth, third and second so far this season which has given the team so much confidence, we are really in the mix. Croft is a good circuit for me and I’m going there second in the championship.”