Northern Ireland teenager Josh Elliott has stunned the German Supersport paddock by becoming the youngest-ever rider to stand on the podium in the class at the age of just 15.
Elliott, who is part of the Jeremy McWilliams Academy, beat a whole host of big names in the class as he finished second in the first race and narrowly missed repeating the feat as he was just beaten to second by factory Kawasaki rider Sebastian Diss.
"Josh has made remarkable progress from our first tests together in February, we are so pleased for him and it was obvious he was a very special talent from early on," said a delighted McWilliams.
"He rode the circuit for the first on Friday and was immediately happy with the changes we had made from the start of the season. The bike is working well, AB tuning have to be commended for their efforts.
"It was a dream meeting when our sponsors Direct CCTV came along to show their support. Josh has given our team plenty to cheer about in Nurburgring and we are very much looking forward to racing on a track he knows, Sachsenring."
Team boss Gerry Bryce added: "The combination of new K-Tech forks and Dunlop tyres seems to suit Josh. He's ridden very well this weekend and his progress is amazing.
"To be mixing with riders such as Christian Kellner and Diss at this stage of his career really is something special. Our main sponsor Chris Percy from Direct CCTV was with us this weekend and it couldn't really have been better for us. We're looking forward to hopefully going one better at the Sachsenring in three weeks' time."
