ABK 0% Beer BMW Motorrad F900 R Cup: Cooper beats Strudwick to make it five out of five

ABK 0% Beer BMW Motorrad F900 R Cup: Cooper beats Strudwick to make it five out of five

23 July 2023

Richard Cooper made it five wins from five Main Event starts as he fought Thomas Strudwick all the way to the flag, taking the win by just over a second.

Cooper hit the front from a second row start into turn two on the opening lap as Strudwick shot up to second from the third row and the pair stayed locked at the front for the whole race, Strudwick missing the chance to challenge on the final lap after accidentally hitting the kill switch.

Barry Burrell took third, 1.723secs behind Strudwick as polesitter Nikki Coates took fourth, just ahead of series rookie Levi Day.

ABK 0% Beer BMW Motorrad F900 R Cup, Main Event result:
1.    Richard Cooper (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad)
2.    Thomas Strudwick (Art of Racing) +1.086s
3.    Barry Burrell (Mallory Performance Racing) +2.809s
4.    Nikki Coates (Ernie Coates Track Days/AOR Racing) +5.825s
5.    Levi Day (Quickfabs Racing) +18.879s

Championship positions after Round 5:
1.    Richard Cooper    125
2.    Thomas Strudwick    110
3.    James O’Mara    58
4.    Barry Burrell         58
5.    Michael Rutter    56

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