Beowulf win again despite gusty conditions
23-03-2008
High winds today at the the Valencia racing circuit in Spain caused a slight hiatus to the testing schedule of Beowulf Racing, but the blustery conditions didn't stop team riders Gino Rea and Pat McDougall scoring a first and second place finish in this afternoon's 600cc race.
After achieving their target of lapping the 2.5 mile circuit in the 1:40 zone yesterday, the team had been looking forward to upping their pace into the 1:39's today. However, with howling winds battering the Ricardo Tomo track it was clear from the outset that this would not be possible. Instead the squad concentrated on fine-tuning the machines of all three riders. When the afternoon race came around, Rea and McDougall upheld the team's honour with with a one-two finish, whilst yesterday's runner-up Dan Linfoot elected not to take to the track due to the hostile conditions.
Team owner Andrew Stone commented afterwards: "Because of the wind, we didn't get to where we wanted today, but it's still been a successful day overall. We spent our time honing the electronics on Gino's machine and tomorrow we'll turn our attention to Pat and Dan's bikes. We're testing for the full day tomorrow, not racing, so hopefully we'll be able to make up the time we lost today."
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Team Beowulf Racing.
The great race at the new Portimao circuit brings an end to our season in World Superbike Superstock 600, with riders Gino Rea and Dan Linfoot.
The season has been a success with Gino third and Dan fifth in the championship standings following three victories and five additional podiums in total. The results have also acted as a stepping stone to the riders for next season, with both securing high profile, career progressing rides for 2009.
Thank you for all of the emails, calls, texts and visits throughout the year. It has been much appreciated.
