Newport's Harry Rowlings overcomes Brands Hatch bad luck
Newport motorcyclist Harry Rowlings endured some bad luck on a weekend he showed good pace at the British Superbike Championship,
Racing for Steve Jordan Motorcycles in the Quattro Group British GP2 races at Brands Hatch.
The 22-year-old was running fourth in race one before suffering mechanical gremlins, but did manage to battle his way through to seventh in race two.
Saturday’s qualifying session took place in scorching conditions and determined the grid for Saturday’s sprint race.
Rowlings clocked 1:30.722 for fourth, and looked to be on course for that position in the race until an electrical problem struck on lap three. In the second race of the weekend on Sunday afternoon, Rowlings made a strong start and set consistent lap times throughout on his way up to seventh by the finish.
The next round is at Thruxton on August 13 and 14.
