Josh Brookes heads to his beloved Brands Hatch this weekend (July 21/22/23) for the sixth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship title fight and the FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Team rider is determined to make amends for missing out in the final race at Snetterton last time out.
Brookes has doubled up on race wins so far this season and looked set to add to a pair of second place finishes at Snetterton when he was forced to retire from the lead with a technical problem. However the double champion is ready to make amends at Brands Hatch this weekend, and with a tally of 19 victories on the Grand Prix circuit before, the Australian is eager for his return to a happy hunting ground.
Brookes said: “Obviously I was disappointed to not finish the final race at Snetterton. For those that are interested in what the reason was, it was a sensor failure. Anyway, moving on, obviously I’ve got a great record at Brands Hatch, it’s one of my favourite circuits. I’m looking forward to getting there, particularly because we had good speed at Snetterton.
“We’d made some obvious improvements throughout the weekend, the previous two rounds, we struggled a little bit to get the bike working properly, how I needed it to, but at Snetterton, it feels like we’ve maybe made some steps that were necessary to be more competitive again.
"If that all continues at Brands Hatch and with my like for the circuit, I’m really excited about what the results could be. Let’s get there as quick as possible and see what happens!”