Richard Cooper
August 23rd, 2006
Congratulations to Richard who took third place in the superstock 1000 race at Brno on the 23rd July.
Richard is the first rider to take a Honda to the Superstock 1000 podium since 2002.Richard can join the names of Honda riders like Walter Tortoglio, James Ellison and Chris Vermeulen.
The next round of Superstock took Richard to one of the home circuits Brands Hatch, Over the weekend Richard did struggle with the low down grunt of the Honda engine in sections 2 & 4 on the circuit and qualified 12th on the grid.
Race day saw Richard get a good start and by the end of the first lap Richard had gained three places. The race saw the front runners open up a gap leaving Richard to battle within the second group of riders. Richard was again the top Honda rider finishing 12th picking up 4 valued points. Richard has maintained his 9th place in the championship and is still the top scoring Honda rider of the Superstock 1000 series.
Bracken KTM 600Cup
Richard Cooper was invited by KTM to be a guest rider in the Bracken Cup at Donington Park on the 13th August swapping his Honda CBR1000 European Superstock bike for the KTM 660. The Bracken KTM 660 cup is run along side the New Era Road Race meetings. This was Richards first time on the KTM and in practice qualified an impressive 3rd on the grid. The track was dry for the race with Richard getting a good start off the line and by the Craner curves he had taken the lead which he maintained for the duration of the 12 lap race with a 4.81 second lead by the finishing line.