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Donington Park…..or rather Donington Pond! With its fast flowing corners Donington Park is another one of Craig’s favourites, but this year it’ll be one to forget! With the Brands Hatch win under his belt Craig was on a confident high. Free practice was just a shake down to get the bike dialled in and he came away with 3rd fastest overall. There were a few problems with the bike pitching forward though so for Qualifying 1 later that day Craig made some alterations improving his lap time, but dropping to 7th fastest. Qualifying 2 was under bitterly cold windy conditions, but with a few more finer adjustments chipped away to qualify 5th fastest and improving his lap time yet again. Sunday was to become “one of those days” The forecast for the rest of the day was not good, but nobody was prepared for the amount of wind and rain that lashed the circuit – a canoe would have been more appropriate!! Fortunately Craig doesn’t mind a bit of water so was keen to show what he can do. On the opening lap he muscled his way into 2nd place and slotted in behind Brendan Roberts. They immediately pulled a gap on the rest of the field and Craig played it cool to hound Brendan into Foggy esses. With better drive out of the esses Craig looked at a pass going into the Melbourne loop, but thought better of it and slotted in behind Brendan…..then it happened! Within a flash the rear end broke loose mid corner and highsided Craig over the bike landing him on the handle bar. Immediately Craig looked to remount, but Marshalls were screaming at him to get off the track. Which in hindsight turned out to be the right move as Craig suddenly realised he’d hurt his wrist and whilst checking the bike out the clutch lever had broken off and the gear lever was bent. DNF’s are never nice and with the perfect Brands Hatch start Craig is now even more determined to make amends at Thruxton on Easter Monday. Lets hope the weather doesn’t play a part!
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