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WSBK | JONES LEARNS VALUABLE LESSON DOWN UNDER

Britain’s Craig Jones finished out of the points in the second round of the World Supersport Championship at Phillip Island in Australia and admitted he will learn from the experience and come back stronger and faster for it.

Starting from 12th on the grid, British rider Jones settled into a race long battle to maintain his place. In the last laps of the race he was mugged by the riders around him as he struggled for rear grip and crossed the line in 16th, just outside of the points.

Parkalgar Honda’s Miguel Praia started from 28th and made a quick getaway, making up four places immediately. The Portuguese racer fought his way into the top 20 before eventually ending up 21st. In warm sunshine Honda’s Andrew Pitt won in front of his home crowd.

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There is now just over a month’s break before the third round of the World Supersport Championship at Valencia in Spain on April 6th. Parkalgar Honda will test at Valencia on March 13th and 14th in preparation for the race.

Jones said: “We chose a different rear tyre from most of the other teams and it proved to be the wrong choice. It was OK at the start of the race but from halfway onwards I felt I had no grip whatsoever and it was very difficult for me to maintain race pace.

“We struggled all weekend and I cannot blame my Parkalgar Honda, I think it is down to me and a lack of testing at the track – it never clicked for me. I am now counting the days down to Valencia. My previous three races have all been podium finishes, so I would never have thought I would miss out on points here, but this will make me stronger and faster as I will learn from it.”

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