The following has just arrived on the top floor of MotorMartin Towers direct from Ducati UK. Rich Energy Ducati fans rejoice!
Race one
David Shoubridge put in another stellar performance on the Rich Energy Ducati Panigale V2 during the weekend’s opening Ducati Cup race on Saturday. A wet qualifying earlier in the day saw Shoubridge claim pole, and he made the most of that grid position to lead for the entirety of the ten-lap race at Snetteron, posting multiple fastest laps, and taking the flag with a comfortable eight second margin.
David Shoubridge (Rich Energy Ducati #86) – 1st
“Win number eight! What a chaotic race from the start. We had wet knee sliders on from the previous session in qualifying and I only took them out with moments to go and forgot to put the dry ones on. I was running up and down the grid to get some sliders. Big thanks to the Buildbase Suzuki boys because they found me a knee slider with just moments to go. I ran up to the 30 second board and I think my dad was just about to push the bike of the grid! So, a chaotic start but got my head down and tried to find some pace. The bike setup didn’t feel too great, and the conditions were a bit sketchy. The track was a bit green, and not a lot of grip in places. But we stuck our head down, tried to manage the gap, and did the best we could. Number one, well chuffed with that.”
Race two
In a rerun of yesterday’s Ducati Performance TriOptions Cup race, Shoubridge once again led from pole to flag on the Rich Energy Ducati Panigale V2 to take his ninth win of the season.
David Shoubridge (Rich Energy Ducati #86) – 1st
“It’s nice to get back to the front and open up a bit of a lead in front of the championship. It’s pretty sad when you’re going home and dropping points, but we’ve got everything to be happy about coming away from this weekend. The bike’s feeling really good. Ultimately my team have put together such a good bike, we just keep building and building and going better and better each time. Long may it continue. We’ve got two rounds left, four races to go, and it’s in our hands. We’ve got one finger on the championship trophy now and hopefully we’ll have our hand on it by the last round.”