COLCHESTER'S Tom Oliver raced a sensible race in treacherous conditions to finish in the points at Knockhill.

Oliver brought his SGR Racing Yamaha home in a point-scoring 14th position, in the fifth round of the Pirelli National Superstock 600 class.

Oliver said: “It really was a tough race - I’ve never been to Knockhill before so I had to learn the track.

"It’s not an easy track to get to grips with plus the weather was awful.

"I wanted a better result however, I brought it home in the points despite the difficult conditions.

"The next round is Snetterton, a track I know so I’m sure we can do much better.

"Everyone worked really hard so I was pleased to score some points.”

Oliver's team, SGR Racing from Morpeth, were keen for a point-scoring result as this is their local race.

And although Oliver had never before raced on the tight, undulating and challenging Scottish track he qualified in 11th place in both qualifying sessions in different and difficult conditions.

As race day dawned the weather had not improved and the race set off in dry but unsettled conditions.

Off the line Oliver settled into a strong position following a difficult start and worked his way forward to tenth place, as the race progressed.

However, as conditions deteriorated Oliver backed off and raced a very sensible race, to secure more championship points.

The race was stopped due to rain on lap 15 of 22 and Oliver brought his SGR Racing Yamaha home in a point-scoring 14th position.

SGR team manager Stephen Kinghorn said: “I’m really proud of Tom this weekend.

"He has never raced at Knockhill before and he did a great job.

"It’s a tough track to learn plus the weather is always so changeable here.

"He rode a very sensible and grown up race to once again be consistent and score more points.”

The sixth round of the Pirelli National Superstock 600 Championship takes place at Snetterton in Norfolk on July 8-10.

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