British Superstock rider Peter Hickman travelled to Magny Cours in France for the penultimate round of the European Superstock 1000 championship where he completed the 14-lap race in 21st place on Sunday.
 
“I was a little disappointed with my result,” said Hicky. “It was my first time at Magny Cours and I had to learn the track. But the weather was against us as it rained continuously all day Friday and Saturday. That suited me fine and I was 14th quickest in first qualifying, but the rain dried up for Saturday afternoon when we did our final qualifying and I had just 25 minutes to find a dry set-up and get up to speed. That resulted in me only making it to 24th on the grid for the race.”
 
Hicky began his race from the sixth row of the grid and did eventually move forward to complete the 14 laps in 21st position.
 
“I was trying a bit too hard and subsequently made a few mistakes which cost me time. I really should have been further up the field and not mixing it with those further back. But we came to Magny Cours with the sole intention of gaining circuit knowledge and we managed to get a wet and dry set up so we did achieve something from the weekend.”
 
Hicky travels directly from France to Brands Hatch where he is to again ride the Red Viper Honda Fireblade in the final two rounds of the British Superbike championship on Sunday.
 
He is also contesting the final round of the Metzeler National Superstock championship for Ultimate Racing and will be looking for a strong result to consolidate his third place in the rider standings.