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Fantastic Results for Buildbase Ducati

36-year-old Michael Rutter secured an unbelievable race win at round six of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Mallory Park, 29th June. Despite crashing heavily in race one and seriously hurting his hand Rutter fought through the pain barrier to take his first race win since May 2005 in an epic race two. Team-mate John Laverty on the Buildbase NW200 1098 R Ducati sealed a strong win and second place in the Daily Star Cup races, further extending his lead in the Cup Championship.

John Laverty on the Buildbase NW200 Ducati also equalled his best qualifying to date in ninth place and the young Irishman was eager to gain more podiums in the Daily Star Cup and he has now left Mallory Park with a huge 116 point lead from his nearest rival Tom Tunstall. In doing so he also gained his best overall position in the main race of 10th place, beating his elder brother Michael in the process.

Laverty commented “I’m really pleased with my first race result, I dug deep and wanted to make sure I got a strong finish. It was a tough race but worth it for the overall result, I took another win in the cup and tenth place which I was really pleased about. The second race was a little bit of a gamble as we choose full slicks, I didn’t want to crash in the opening laps so I held back a little and ended up dead last in 24th place. I fought my way back through the field when it began to dry and finished second in the cup and 14th in the Championship. The Buildbase NW200 Team have worked really hard at what is a difficult track for the Ducati’s. I’d also like to congratulate Michael on his win.”

A delighted Rutter commented “It’s been a totally mixed day of emotions today. I didn’t even know if I’d be able to get on the podium this weekend never mind win it! The first race was a bit of a nightmare with me having to change bikes just before the start. I was struggling with the traction control and I turned it off in the closing laps which seemed to improve things, I got on the gas too hard and it threw me over the bars, my hand got stuck under the bike and it’s now very sore. I was a bit weary at the start of the second race and opted for slicks, it worked and although I was a little cautious in the opening laps, a dry line soon appeared and my lap times started coming down. I’m so pleased for everyone at the North West 200 Ducati team as they’ve all worked so hard and to reward them all with a win is great.”

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