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POLE POSITION FOR WARREN SR Off-Road Aprilia rider Sam Warren convincingly wrapped up the MotoGB SM1 championship at Snetterton on the weekend with pole position, two race wins and the Superfinal victory.
The SM1 title comes on the back of the overall MotoGB British Supermotard championship the team won at the previous Pembrey round in South Wales.
Warren’s clinical display began on the right note at the warm and sunny Norwich circuit which featured smooth tarmac mixed with a fairly rough flint-rock off-road section. The young Derbyshire rider secured pole position in SM1 by eight tenths of a second from Mathew Pope who was riding another SR Off-Road prepared Aprilia.
In the first race Warren got the holeshot and maintained the lead throughout though he was challenged by Andy Mitchell in the early part of the race before he made a break. Controlling the pace to the chequered flag it was all the SR Off-Road Aprilia team needed to take their first SMI title.
Speaking after race one team boss Mick Spencer said that the pressure was now off and Warren could go out and enjoy himself for race two.
“Sam was pushed pretty hard by Andy at the start of the race but he kept his head and started making a break towards the end which enabled him to comfortably control the race. With the SM1 title now Sam’s, the pressure is off so we can really enjoy ourselves for the rest of the day.”
Warren led off the line in race two but a banzai charge by Keith Farmer on the first corner allowed him to snatch the holeshot. Farmer held up the Aprilia rider for a few laps before he got past and then set about opening up another gap which was stretched to more than two seconds by race end.
Having won the overall Championship title at the previous round Warren was determined to take the Superfinal win once again at Snetterton. Starting after the SM3 field he quickly caught the smaller machines and ran away a comfortable winner over Jochen Jasinski.
With the British titles in the bag the SR Off-Road Aprilia team are not turning their attention back to the international arena with Warren representing British hopes alongside Matt Winstanley and Christian Iddon in the upcoming Supermotard Des Nations to be held on the 1st October at Bishopscourt in Northern Ireland.
Warren and the British team are confident of strong performance at the Des Nations and from there the SR Off-Road Aprilia outfit will be tackling the final World Championship rounds in Italy and Greece.
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