James scores points at 4 out of 4 races from Donington Park Results

James East – Round 4 –National 1000 Superstock Championship – Donington Park

WSBK Weekend

The 4th round of the National 1000 Superstock Championship was not held alongside the British Superbike Championship as normal ,but as a support class to the World Superbike Championship.
Weather conditions would be turned on its head from the start of the weekend to the end, greeting the teams with rain wind and un usually low temperatures, to race day being glorious sunshine and blue skys with temperatures reaching 20 degrees.

Practice

With a wet track and very low temperatures the Idaq team made a decision to not to take part in the practice session with an opinion that nothing was to be gained in the session as dry conditions were predicted for the remainder of the weekend.

Qualifying 1
Again poor temperatures and a wet track would mean the Idaq Motorsport Team would not take part in the session with the same opinion as practice.

Qualifying 2
Track temperatures were up and blue skys were above for the session.  James took to the track but struggled with gearing and suspension issues.
The gearing decision James chose put him in between gears in certain parts of the track making it hard for him to run the corner speed needed. Also the way the bike was set up in terms of suspension meant that James had too much weight over the front end of the bike effecting grip on the brakes.
James would qualify 24th.
James – “ The session was tough and I am not happy with the way I rode,  I could of used the session better but essentially if we had more time on the bike the problems wouldn’t of occurred in the last chance to set a qualifying time. However after looking at the data and talking over the set up with Dave we know how to fix the problems and I will improve for the race. “

Warm Up.
The set up changes were successful, James could brake later and the bike was stable. The change of gearing would mean James could run the necessary gear for each corner so his time in warm up was even faster than his qualifying time.

Race
James gets a great initial launch but gets boxed in at turn 1. James picks off a few people down craner curves and starts his assault through the pack.
East gets through in to the top 20 very quickly and soon catches the pack for the points and  passes Dave Johnson to move in to 14th place. By the time James gets through, the group in front is 4 seconds in front.
At the flag the gap is 2 seconds and James finishes in 14th with a time of 1:33:5, 1.3 seconds faster than his qualifying time!.

EAST – “ I am happy with the way I rode and my progression in the race. As I have little experience at Donington Park my goal was to finish in the points, and we achieved this, however if my qualifying position was better I would of definitely been able to keep with the leading group at the start of the race. The team did a good job and my mechanic Dave was really helpful in the decision for setup for the race, so thank you to them. We will take this data and be fast when we are back at Donington Park later on in the year, at which time I will expect to be battling for the podium. We move on to Knockhill in a few weeks now which is a circuit I’ve had injuries in the past at and has generally not been a favourite of mine, however this year is different. I am very confident in my Kawasaki and my capabilities and I cannot wait to get to work. Top 10 will be my goal for this round. I feel I am improving as a 1000cc rider all the time and everything is going to plan for us to push on for better results in the 2nd half of the season. Thank you to everyone involved and all of my personal sponsors. “

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Oulton Park – James breaks in to the top 10 on the Idaq Motorsport Kawasaki


Oulton Park – Round 3 National Superstock 1000 Championship – James East – Idaq Motorsport – 4-6 May 2013

James continues his progression and achieves his first top 10 finish in the Pirelli National 1000 Superstock Championship.

Brands Hatch – 15th
Thruxton – 13th
Oulton Park – 9th

East has scored points in all 3 races in the 2013 Pirelli National Superstock Championship, and in only his 3rd race on the Idaq Motorsport Kawasaki ZX10R he finished in a respectable 9th position moving up 3 spots  to 13th in the championship.

Practice
Just over a week before the meeting, the Idaq Motorsport Team tested at Oulton Park, gathering valuable data and settings prior to the event.
On Saturday there was a sudden down poor before the Practice session, so the team confident in the improving conditions chose not to go out on a risky water logged circuit.

Qualifying.
The sun had come out and the 1000cc Stock machines had a dry track to attack.
James sets a good time straight away, confident in his machine early on after the test. Struggling to find space on track for a clear lap James’s time is set early in the session.
Provisional qualifying position – 4th 1:40:223

Qualifying 2

A dry session again and James puts in a good time early on to sit P1 in the session on a time of 1:39:363.
James would not improve on this time later in the session, with some minor gearbox trouble East settles on his time and ends the session early.
Easty’s combined qualifying position is 7th place. Starting the race from row 2.

Warm Up
The team did a great job over night fitting new gearbox parts and James confirms the improvements in warm up.

Race
James gets a less than average start but is in the front pack on lap one. East is caught in a moment with other riders going straight on at Hizzys but holds his line. On the exit of the chicane James jumps out of gear which leaves a gap of around a second to the leading group.
From here James could run similar times to the leaders but could not make the time up.
On lap 6 James’s team mate Ward puts a late pass at Lodge corner, bumping in to eachother at the apex and for the next 3 laps the race is on for 9th place. However on lap 9 Easty re takes the position at Island Bend and maintains a gap of around 2 seconds to the end of the race in front of Steve Brogan, David Johnson and Peter Ward.

James – “ I am happy with the result as coming in to the round, top ten was the goal for me. As for the race I think I could of made a lot better start, If I did maybe I could of hung on to the leading group but I found my self in a position in the race where the grip was uncertain compared to qualifying so perhaps 9th is all I could do today, and after some small moments in the race I decided this was the case anyway.
The track temperatures were up and I have never ridden in these conditions, I found the bike moving around a lot on the side of the tyre and the bike reactions changed a lot throughout the race. I’m sure the time I had on track and what I experienced in the race is going to be very valuable in races to come and I will be ready.
I can’t express how much I’m enjoying this season, The Idaq Motorsport Team and PCR Performance did a faultless job both in preperation and at the meeting it’s self and I cant thank them enough for this. The bike is fantastic, I’m having fun whilst learning to ride the bike the right way and not pushing past anything I dont know. Top 10 again is my focus for Donington Park in a few weeks where the championship will support WSBK, and again for Knockhill for round 5. From here top 5 will be my goal and I am confident I can achieve this.”