Source: BSB.

Milwaukee Yamaha’s Josh Brookes will start 10th on the grid for Monday’s opening MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship race at Cadwell Park after a problem in qualifying meant he was unable to complete a flying lap.

The team worked to get him out on circuit in the final Q3 session, but it wasn’t enough and he narrowly missed out on setting a flying lap by a matter of seconds. The Australian now faces a determined ride to battle through the field tomorrow, starting from the fourth row in 10th.

“We still haven’t got to where we need to be if I am honest yet,” Brookes said. “I am in the mix with the front three and had I been able to do a lap in Q3 I would have been front row of the grid without a doubt. That makes it quite frustrating to think that I have to come from 10th on the grid now.

“I have enough pace to win the race tomorrow, but I expected the bike to be working a bit better because I have ridden it in corners harder and faster at other tracks and had more confidence. I think it is just the nature of Cadwell Park, but the potential is there and I will be trying my best.”

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