Josh Brookes was back on track last weekend for the second and third rounds of the Summer Night Series at Sydney Motorsport Park as he gears up for the forthcoming Bennetts British Superbike Championship season with DAO Racing Honda.
Brookes has been spending time back in his native Australia building a Honda CBR1000RR-R in Superstock specification to race during the winter and the most recent event he claimed pole position. The double Bennetts BSB champion was in the battle for the victory and finished third in the opening race before the remaining two races were curtailed due to time. In the third round he qualified third, before taking a victory and a pair of second places.
Brookes said: “It was good to get back on track and go racing again after the Christmas break. There was some strong competition from the ASBK guys and that pushed me to go closer to the limits of the package and meant there were some great on track battles, sometimes four bikes into one corner BSB style!
“I’ve built this bike myself, so during the break between rounds I’ve been learning more about the electronic package and making adjustments, but this was the first time on track to test it out. After riding, I spent some time refining the electronics further and and by the final race I was feeling a lot more comfortable at the limit and really enjoying the bike.”