Will Bryant is aiming to set the pace again

Bryant was again in the imperious form during the previous two at Cadwell Park, in Lincolnshire, riding to three podiums in as many races in the Pre-injection 700 class.

The 25-year-old, from Ruyton-XI-Towns, near Shrewsbury, said he was pleased to extend his championship lead and had his eyes on more race win this weekend at Snetterton 200, in Norfolk.

He said: “Having had a good race meeting there last season, I was excited to get back out on a new bike.

“I had a very positive test day on the Friday where I soon got back up to speed with the technical circuit.

“Saturday race day was warm, sunny and I managed to qualify first in class, which meant lining up fifth on the grid due to the mixed classes.”

Bryant got his head down early on and kept the lead until the race was red-flagged after two laps and restarted.

Despite the odd spit of rain, Bryant took the lead after the restart and secured the win in the tricky conditions.

“Sunday morning was wet but quickly drying out,” said Bryant.

“I went for dry tyres, which paid off as I won the race by 10 seconds.

“Race two was fully dry I was comfortably in the lead until the last lap when my bike decided to start coughing, spluttering and losing power.

“I lost a place but luckily managed to limp to the chequered flag. Overall was a very good weekend.

“Huge thanks to my team and my sponsors Bauromat, Morris and Torq.”

James Evans, 34, from Shrewsbury, was also in N G Racing action but a crash during Friday’s test due to the slippy conditions led to a quick repair job to ensure he could make the two days of competition.

After qualifying fifth for the first race, he finished fourth, and then on Sunday he brought his bike home in fifth following a good battle in the Formula 600 class during both of the day’s races – to also sit fifth in the championship table.

“I also set my personal best at Cadwell and ran on Continental slick tyres for the first time this weekend, which felt amazing,” said Evans, who is now busy preparing for an open day at his Shrewsbury-based business, Pro Bike Repairs, on May 20, from 10am to 4pm.

“We will be raising money for the blood bikes during the open day so everyone is welcome to come down and see what’s going on, with raffle prizes including World Superbike and British Superbike tickets.”

Welshpool’s Alun Brooks, 44, decided it was time for a change of scenery and entered Aintree as a wildcard over the same weekend, entering the Formula 600 and Superbike classes.

And with the first eight places of the Formula 600 grid given to eight Isle of Man TT riders, he was given peg 15 for the opening race.

“I managed to pick off a couple by the first corner but with the race only being five laps there was no time to waste,” said Brooks.

“I managed to get past a few on the long straight but then lost them braking too early.

“I eventually got to grips with the braking markers and made my way up to seventh.”

Starting 18th for the first superbike race, he finished in 12th before returning to the Formula 600 class.

Having made his way up to third, he was pushed wide and finished in sixth.

“I really enjoyed the meeting but need to get my lines better in the corners as they are so bumpy,” said Brooks.

“I’m looking forward to the next meeting where I’ll be taking the Fireblade with me.”

The Morgan brothers continued their progress in the FSRA British Championship, at Mallory Park, in Leicestershire, taking two podiums.

Driver Kevin and passenger Steven entered the British series – formed of two classes, Super and Cup – for the first time this year and showed excellent pace from the off.

After qualifying in fifth, the brothers settled into a strong race pace and battled with Super class teams including the Isle of Man TT stars Harrison and Winkle.

On lap 10 of the 20 lap race, Jackson/Payne hit the Morgan outfit exiting the Hairpin, damaging the gear linkage.

“From this point on it was damage limitation as I was struggling to change gear,” added Kevin.

“We went steadily backwards through the field but still finished second in class and seventh overall.”

Following overnight repairs, the Morgans lined up seventh for race two and finished in the positions but then improved to win both of the East Midland Racing Association club races on the Monday at the same track, the last by 20 seconds.

Kevin added: “These results have been hard earned and show with reliable machinery the team can be a force on the British Championship stage

“It wouldn’t be possible without the support of W H Gittins & Sons, A J Rutter, Rock Oil, Buildbase Shrewsbury, Rob K Cars and Viking Motors.”