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Victory for Connolly at Donington Park
31 March 2009
Ross Connolly won the first round of the R&G Racing Suzuki
GSX-R600 Trophy after an impressive display. Connolly lead from the
start after qualifying in pole position, and lead all the way in
what was a very entertaining race and a fantastic day of
racing.
Connolly raced ahead of the pack and left second place Mark
Cheetham, a clear 8 seconds off the pace. Tom Gazzard filled the
final place on the podium after starting from 4th on the grid, just
missing out on second place by three tenths of a second.
The Pole Position Award was won by Connolly and he picked up a
cool £50 Stamford Superbikes voucher for Force Field Body Armour.
He also clocked the fastest lap of the race with a time of 1min
42.5seconds winning himself a Suzuki watch.
The Express Insurance Top Gun Novice of the day was awarded to
Duncan Bedwell who finished fourth. Bedwell was also picked by race
commentator Fred Clarke as the most entertaining rider of the race
and was awarded the Relentless Rider of The Day award.
The 2nd round of the R&G Racing GSX-R600 Trophy takes place
on Sunday 24th - Monday 25th May at Snetterton.
R&G Racing Suzuki GSX-R600 Trophy Round One Race
results
- Ross Connolly
- Mark Cheetham
- Tom Gazzard
- Duncan Bedwell
- Ross Richards
- Chris Hawkes
- Paul Rogers
- Ken Thompson
- Christian Clarke
- William Sawyer
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