After struggling during the qualifying session at Oulton Park the East Coast Racing riders Lee Johnston and Gary Johnson secured two solid results in the first Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport race. Lee gained fifth place and Gary got 10^th in the 12-lap race today after qualifying in 12^th and 13^thplace for today's race.

After a frustrating qualifying session Lee ended up in a low 12^th place but was eager to get a good start and run a good race. The practice starts he had during the week paid off as the young Irishman was sixth after the first lap. After avoiding an incident early on involving Jimmy Hill, which allowed the front runners to break away Lee was unable to stay with them and had to sit in sixth place, he made a move on Luke Mossey mid way through the race to take fifth.

Lee commented "Thankfully the practice starts I went and testing during the week worked, we got ourselves to an old airfield and got to test some starts after Brands as I really struggled there. We struggled a bit in qualifying with set up as Oulton is such a physical circuit and I knew I would have my work cut out come the race. Avoiding the crash lost me some time and the three leaders were able to bridge a gap on us, I was fighting hard to try and make up some time but I had to settle for fifth. I'm pretty happy and really looking forward to the race tomorrow and starting higher up on the grid."

Gary got a reasonably start but opted for a different set up for the race which did not fall into place and work how he was hoping it would. He said "I made some changes after qualifying for the race but I totally made the wrong choice and it did the opposite to what I was hoping it would so we have to change things back slightly. Thankfully I've moved up a row for the race tomorrow and we're hoping we might be able to get ourselves a better result. I'm a bit gutted but it's still points in the bag and just got to move forward and get my head into gear for tomorrow afternoon."

Race Two

After the consistent results in race one yesterday at Oulton Park for East Coast Racing with Lee Johnston gaining fifth place and Gary Johnson securing 10^thplace the pairing had a mixed day in race two today. Lee Johnston was unfortunate to crash on the opening lap into the final Lodge corner but Gary Johnson was able to secure a strong eighth place in the 16-lap Fuchs Silkolene British Supersport race.

Gary had a few problems going into race one yesterday but the mechanics managed to get things sorted overnight and Gary was able to put in fast lap time throughout the race. He gained a good start and was up to eighth place after the first lap and he was once again locked in a Triumph sandwich once again and dicing for a sixth place finish. The Lincolnshire man battled hard through the race and was unfortunate to not hold onto sixth place after passing Paul Young and Dan Cooper on the final lap but the pair of Triumphs managed to get back underneath him into the last corner.

Gary said "It was a good race today and I feel like we've made a lot of progress with the East Coast Racing Honda this weekend and we're definitely moving in the right direction with the bike. I was just unable to stay with the Triumphs down the straights as they are stupidly fast, we're a little down on power compared to them but hopefully that will improve as the season goes on. I'm just happy I'm able to put in some consistent results in the Championship and hope that will continue through the year. The next race is Croft is a couple of weeks and we go straight from there to the North West 200 which I'm really excited about. I'd like to thank my family for all their support and also all the boys in the team, Phil the boss, James my crew chief and Neil for all their help and hard work!"

A disheartened Lee said "I'm just gutted as Spider and the guys worked so hard last night to change a motor and I just wanted to repay them for all their hard work and hours that they put in with a good race result. I'm just really frustrated as I didn't manage to get out in warm up this morning and then this happened during the race, I guess it just wasn't my day today as nothing seemed to go right. Thankfully I'm in one piece and the bike survived the crash pretty well and now I'm just eager to get back out at Croft and put today behind me. I'm sorry to the East Coast Racing team and hope I can rectify it at Croft."

Team Manager Phil Reed said "It's been a pretty good weekend and the team have learnt more about the bikes once again and we are definitely moving in the right direction, which is good so early in the season. We're disappointed about Lee crashing but that's racing and both the rider and the bike are fine, which is the main thing. We're looking forward to Croft and then heading straight to the North West 200. Well done to the riders and thanks again must go to all the mechanics and sponsors of the team."