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JONES MAINTAINS CONSISTENCY Following a superb second place at Silverstone last weekend, Chris Jones took his seventh front row qualifying position of his debut season in the British 125GP Championship. This was despite the Red Bull Honda teenager missing the closing stages of today’s second qualifying session at Cadwell Park due to a crash.
The 14-year-old rookie was taken to the local hospital in Louth for a precautionary x-ray after being examined at the circuit’s medical centre. He was suffering from a badly sprained left wrist after the incident but he should be fit to ride in round ten of the Honda-dominated series.
With the first qualifying period being held yesterday, the majority of the leading contenders were unable to improve on their provisional grid times. Pole position was taken by on-form James Westmoreland, with Rob Guiver, Ashley Beech and Jones completing the front row.
With championship leader Christian Elkin down on row three in 11th, Guiver, Jones and Westmoreland – the nearest challengers to the defence of his crown – will be in the hunt for maximum points in tomorrow’s 14-lap race. If Silverstone is anything to go by, this should be one of the highlights of the traditional Bank Holiday programme.
Chris Jones: “It’s a shame about the crash and my injury, but I’m hoping that I’ll be OK for tomorrow. I’ve been on the crest of a wave after two race wins and two podium finishes over the past four rounds – but that’s racing! It’s all part of the learning process. As far as the race is concerned, I’m just going to concentrate on doing my own thing. I raced here last year in the MRO series, so at least I’ve got that experience behind me.”
Qualifying: 1. J. Westmoreland (Honda) 1:33.599; 2. R. Guiver (Honda) 1:34.004; 3. A. Beech (Honda) 1:34.056; 4. C. Jones (Red Bull Honda) 1:34.064; 5. B. Clark (Honda) 1:34.585; 6. A. Lowes (Honda) 1:34.766; 7. J. Pearson (Honda) 1:34.896; 8. A. Walker (Aprilia) 1:34.998; 9. K. Weston (Honda) 1:35.061; 10. D. Linfoot (Honda) 1:35.118
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