Jake Dixon riding on the Appleyard Macadam Doodson Yamaha had a mixed weekend at round three of the Motorpoint British Supersport Championship at Snetterton.

The Kent rider was unfortunate to crash out of the opening race and finishing in ninth place in race two.

Jake was keen to get to Snetterton after the long break from Oulton Park. He was riding really well on Friday and putting in some good times, sadly he crashed out, uninjured but the bike took the brunt and the mechanics had to rebuild his Yamaha.

In qualifying he had a small technical problem with a wire and he ended in seventh place for the sprint race. The race was short lived when he crashed out of a strong position on lap two.

In the second race Jake had to start from 15th place on the grid and had to fight his way through the pack. Still struggling with set up on the bike Jake was able to get through and finish in ninth position.

Jake Dixon – “I’m really disappointed about this weekend as I really thought on Friday we’d made some big steps forward but sadly it just wasn’t to be this weekend. I was on a fast lap when I crashed on Friday and I must have done some damage as the bike just never felt the same after that.”

“I’m not sure what happened in the crash during the first race even on the date I wasn’t pushing any harder than normal and the front just tucked from underneath me.”

“As I’d only completed one lap I hadn’t registered a time so was placed eight positions back, it left me with a lot of work to do and I really was trying hard but I could only manage ninth. I really hope things will turn around for the better at Knockhill and I can get some decent results for myself and the team.”

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