MOTORCYCLING: Wilson’s happy return after long break

Kirton racer Ben Wilson made his long-awaited return to race action over the Easter weekend when he took 10th and 12th places in the two British Supersport races at Silverstone.

Having been sidelined for three years with a severe leg injury, he knew it would not be an easy task to catch the leaders and get back up to speed after such a long break from racing.

Wilson has been training hard to get back to full fitness and qualified well on Saturday for the Sprint race later in the afternoon.

Starting from a sixth row grid position in a mixed grid of Supersport and Moto2 riders, he rode well and completed the 18-lap affair in 13th place overall.

The Moto2 riders do not score points in the Supersport class so Wilson was promoted to 10th place to pick up six championship points.

He said: “I really enjoyed myself out there and feel I could perhaps have made it further up the order.

"But 10th place - after all I have endured over the last three years - is a good base to build on.”

Although he rode well and battled hard for position within a large group of riders, he had to settle for 12th place in his class at the end of a gruelling 26 laps in Sunday’s feature race.

Wilson added: “It was great to get back out there, even if I am not in the position where I want to be at the minute.

“But I will come back from this and get back to the top end.

“I have so many people to thank for getting back on a bike, without my surgeon Matija Krkovic it would have never happened.

“I have a great family around me and a team that believed in me and I will make them proud again.

"Thank you to the team of people that have worked with me every day on getting me fit and getting my leg to even bend at all.”

The points accrued added up to 10 and place him 10th in the overall standings.

The next round is at Oulton Park which is one of Wilson’s
favourite circuits and takes place over the bank holiday weekend of May 4-6.