Jon Kirkham: "I had a great first race today, it was good to show what I could do, to be on the podium again was brilliant – and it secured me the Riders' Cup, for being best of the rest (first non Title Fighter)!
"In the second race I didn't have the rear tyre performance I had for the first, it was spinning up and when I pushed it – I really wanted to be in the top-five there, helping Hopper – it just let go.
"I sit here now and the year has just gone so quick; it's been an enjoyable year and to race with the Samsung Crescent Racing team has been brilliant. Big thanks to them for a giving me such a great year."
Jack Valentine, team manager: "I'm speechless. It's impossible to put into words how this feels. It's hugely disappointing, yet I find I'm happy as well – I think that's the pride I feel for the team. What they've achieved this year has been brilliant, an unbelievable...
Samsung Crescent Racing Suzuki scored a podium finish in the second MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship race of the weekend, but it was Jon Kirkham who finished in second place as John Hopkins suffered a technical problem and had to fight back.
Kirkham was running third but as Brookes crashed out he was promoted to second and then had his sights set on closing down race leader...
Samung Crescent Racing's Jon Kirkham finished in eighth place and maintains his lead in the Riders' Cup.
Jon Kirkham continues to improve his pace, and was one of the few riders to lap in the 1:25-minute bracket today. With a good start Kirkham should be able to secure the top-five finishes he seeks tomorrow.
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