News 24 Oct 2013

Brands Hatch hat-trick seals Brookes third in 2013 British Superbikes

Josh Brookes finished off the 2013 British Superbike season with a dominant hat-trick of wins from two pole positions at Brands Hatch on his Tyco Suzuki GSX-R1000.

Josh Brookes starred with a sweep to end the BSB season at Brands Hatch.

Josh Brookes starred with a sweep to end the BSB season at Brands Hatch.

Josh Brookes finished off the 2013 British Superbike season with a dominant hat-trick of wins from two pole positions at Brands Hatch on his Tyco Suzuki GSX-R1000.

Brookes followed up his win on Saturday with one of the greatest victories witnessed at a Brands Hatch BSB event, coming from 16 seconds behind to win Sunday’s opening encounter.

The Aussie charger then went on to take a lights-to-flag third race win from pole position, securing him third place in this year’s championship on the final day of racing for 2013.

“My attitude was that the championship was out of our hands going into Brands, so I went into the weekend wanting to finish the year on a high,” Brookes said. “I wanted to try and elevate the image of the team and the spirit of the mechanics and crew as we’ve had a couple of tough weekends.

“There was no game plan, I just wanted to do my best for the team and all our sponsors, so two pole positions and three wins on the Tyco Suzuki was ideal. I want to thank the team and everyone involved for their support this year.

“We’ve finished the year on a high going into the off-season and a long winter away from racing so I’m pretty happy.”

Brookes’ 2014 plans remain uncertain as this week he returns to Australia.

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