Leon had a Brilliant Day at Mallory.
First up was the 'Buildbase Mallory Trophy' six lapper.
Starting from the front row Leon seemed to get away well. But the conditions were tricky and Leon soon found himself down amongst the traffic in seventh place. And although his wet suspension settings weren't ideal, he held this position to the end of the race ahead of most of the 1000cc's.
Race two was a ten lap race, and Leon would start on grid number seven. Again it was wet, so it was always going to be tricky, but Leon got away well and was up to fifth by the time they entered Edwinas. He pushed hard for the entire race and had held sixth position for most of the race until a strong challenge from Gary Arden. It was a close finish (just 0.216 secs) and another seventh place finish for Leon.
Superstock 600's
The first race turned out to be a dry race. It was touch and go though and this uncertainty mean't that there wasn't time to change to a dry front tyre. But, as expected, Leon got stuck right in and immediately lead the race. However, the wet front made it difficult to hold off the challenges from the two riders behind him, with Leon soon finding himself in third place where he stayed for the rest of the race. Still, he managed to stay in touch with the guys in front and, in doing so, pull out a massive 20 second gap over the fourth place finisher. A terrific result considering the circumstances!
The weather really kept us on edge all day, but Race two was a wet one. Starting from the front row on grid three, Leon soon pushed his way to the front on lap two. And with some very smooth and consistent riding, this is where he stayed for the rest of the race. Leon now leads the Superstock championship by 26 points. Marvelous!
Formula 600's,
Race one had its drama! Leon flew off the line and was leading as he approached the end of lap one. But, just as Leon came down the 'Elbow' for the first time, the R6 seemed to step out on him to cause a rather 'squeaky bum' moment. We all looked on, holding our breathe, as Leon wrestled with the tank-slapper. Luckily it all seemed to calm down just as quickly as it had started, and he avoided going off the track. Leon then re-grouped and carried on. It was amusing to watch him glance over at us immediately afterwards though, as he flew passed us all watching him from the viewing tower. Anyway, undeterred Leon quickly tucked back in and set about the two riders who had just passed him. And what a race he rode! It wasn't long before the near highside was a distance memory and Leon was looking at picking off the riders in front. With a little bit of patience and a lot of determination Leon soon took the lead and started to pull out a gap. A red flag brought the race to a conclusion a lap or two earlier, but by that point Leon had easily done enough to win the race...an impressive victory!
Race two began very wet, but the sun was out to play by the end of it. Leon took the early initiative and lead well for most of the race, but got passed by a couple of riders towards the end to take his fourth podium of the day. Leon now leads this championship by a massive 36 points too!And get this..., Leon also won the 'Tony Bouncer Trophy' too.
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