21 year old East Yorkshire rider James Westmoreland stormed to a convincing win at Silverstone onboard his 675 Triumph with A1 Moto Services as title sponsors. The weekend started well with James showing strong pace in Fridays opening free practice sessions before claiming pole position on Saturday afternoon ahead of the 18 lap race.

Westy got a good start and exited turn 1 in 2nd place and made his move on Lee Johnston towards the end of lap 1. Billy McConnell passed James at the busstop on the first lap but James drove underneath him onto the start and finish line at the start of lap 2. What followed was a master class, a ride beyond his 21 years, as he broke the lap record and rode away from the chasing pack. Without a single mistake James got the lead up to 5 seconds before cruising home with a clear victory. The revised result after Billy McConnell’s penalty shows James’s margin of victory over Honda’s Steve Plater as 9.3 seconds. The race victory means that James has secured 3rd place in the championship before the final round at Oulton Park.

“What a fantastic way to bounce back after Croft and to dominate the race like that shows how strong our package is and how well the 675 is working. I have been one of the strongest riders in the championship for many rounds now and we needed this weekend. To get pole, the lap record and race win is a fantastic feeling, and this is a weekend I will remember for a very long time. It was nice seeing my advantage going up and it all came pretty easy to be honest, I am sure we could have won by more if it was necessary. I was very confident before the race but I must thank JT Engine Developments for a perfect bike this weekend, and A1 Moto Services for coming onboard at these final three rounds plus all my sponsors, family and friends. We cannnot win the championship but we can go to Oulton and try to do the same again and prove why we are going to be very strong in 2010.”

The final round of the British Supersport championship takes place at Oulton Park from the 9-11th October.

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