Experienced World Supersport campaigner Broc Parkes remains second in the 2011 title chase after a hard-fought fifth position at Donington Park in the UK over the weekend.
The factory Kawasaki rider was unable to match his Phillip Island podium, however a qualifying crash and loss of grip at the rear forced him to settle for a top five on Sunday.
“Second in the championship overall and it was good to get some points again,” Parkes reflected. “We just didn’t have the pace form the start and I tried to conserve the tyre a little bit, because we were a bit concerned about tyre wear pre-race.
“I had a go and when I tried to press I just didn’t seem to have the pace. I could see the group in front of me and I tried to stick with them but at the end I could not battle for a podium position. I just didn’t have the grip by that time.
“Robin Harms had a little bit more pace at the end and he re-passed me. We are second overall, so that’s a good thing for all of us after the first two rounds.”
Parkes now sits 19 points behind runaway title leader, Yamaha’s Luca Scassa, after two rounds contested to date.