TEAM EMCO/NSF RACING WIN OPENING OF MRO NATIONAL POWERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP

Team Emco/NSF Racing went to Brands Hatch for the opening round of the MRO Powerbike Championship, predominately to use it as a "shakedown test"

Having only picked up their number one bike the day before, the team expected to have some work to do in getting set up. However it performed faultlessly from the start and rider Neil Faulkner dominated the qualifying session and Saturdays Superpole race.

In the first feature race on Sunday, starting from Pole position, Faulkner got away with the front row and within 2 laps was into the lead. From there he lead comfortably and controlled the race using his pit signals, winning by over two seconds at the flag and setting fastest lap by almost half a second.

In the second, Faulkner made a terrible start and ended up sixth after the first lap. He then set about forcing his way to the front and within 3 laps was back at the head of the field. Try as he might, second placed Rob Elsmere couldn't stay with Faulkner and he again pulled out a comfortable lead with the last four 4 laps all within five hundredths of a second of each other!

Team Rider Faulkner said " This was a perfect way to start the season. We have never won the first round of any championship and to come here and dominate from the beginning of the weekend is awesome!, Now we need to carry this on to the BSB Test in a couple of weeks time"