Aussie Josh Brookes was frustrated following Donington Park over the weekend.

Relentless Suzuki by TAS Racing’s Josh Brookes had a frustrating weekend at the Donington Park British Superbike Championship 10th round, having to dig deep and fight hard for two top-six finishes in the Superbike Showdown.

The GSX-R1000-mounted Australian will now look to re-group and come out fighting for podium-finishes at Silverstone in two weeks’ time

“There’s not a lot to say really. I rode my backside off this weekend for fifth and sixth places,” he admitted. “Everyone congratulated me at Brands when I won there, but that was easy.

“This weekend we rode really hard and got nothing for it. It just didn’t come good for us. All we can do now is prepare well for Silverstone.”

Philip Neill, team manager, remains optimistic that Brookes can bounce back at the final rounds.

“Josh is obviously disappointed, as we all are, after fighting so hard to make the top-six for the Showdown. It’s frustrating to come away from Donington not having challenged the leaders, but Josh just couldn’t find a comfortable-enough set-up to give him the confidence to push that little bit extra.

“A crash on Friday was not the perfect way to start any weekend, but we’ll get some testing under our belt and come out firing on all cylinders at Silverstone.”