Weymouth powers his way to top spot

6:39am Friday 4th July 2008

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Linxcel-Seton Tuning's Andy Weymouth claimed top spot in the British Supersport Cup, following a solid performance in the latest, rain-soaked round at Mallory Park.

The Colchester-based team's lead rider came home 17th overall in the latest round of the series to ease into top position in the Cup rankings, but, in what is becoming a familiar twist, Linxcel-Seton Tuning's second rider, Pete Spalding, failed to finish.

"Mallory Park is a bogey circuit for both riders," said team manager Phil Seton, who is from Fingringhoe.

"We came to the meeting with no set-up data, but by taking each bike in a different direction, we soon found settings that worked and both Andy and Pete bettered their personal bests in practice."

The weather made life interesting, with the rain starting just as the bikes were about to begin the race.

Although a quick tyre change could accommodate the track conditions, the light rain played havoc with the riders' visibility, providing enough moisture to wet their visors but insufficient to prevent droplets leaving drying marks.

"Andy doesn't favour riding in the wet, so it was a great result for him, helped by his main Cup rival falling off and failing to finish," added Seton.

"Our problems with the visor fogging up were very frustrating," said Weymouth. "I had to drop my visor for the straights, then open it for the corners.

"As soon as the rain eased off, I started catching other riders up."

Further back in the field, conditions for Spalding were worse and he pulled up mid-race from 20th position, concerned his impaired view was dangerous. "It was a bitter disappointment for the team," said Seton.

"It was a very good weekend for Pete, right up until the race."