Tyco Suzuki's Josh Brookes confirmed his place in the all-important end of season British Superbike Championship Showdown with two hard-fought-for second places in yesterday's seventh round at Brands Hatch on his GSX-R1000.
The Australian, who lost set-up time in qualifying following a crash, raced to his 10th and 11th podiums of the season alongside double winner Shane Byrne and Tommy Hill on the GP circuit with a valuable 40-point haul.
"I'm not usually happy with second place but on this occasion I'm happy enough." stated Brookes. "I enjoyed both races and the bike worked perfectly; we just didn't quite have enough to match Shakey out there."
"We lost time in qualifying with the crash but we worked hard, made a few changes after race one and that gave me more confidence." explained Brookes.
"You could see what I was doing trying inside, outside and every side to force Shakey into a mistake, as I knew if I just sat there he's never make one, but he doesn't crack." he added.
"It was a good weekend. Thanks to all the boys in the team for the big effort." concluded the Australian.
