Broc Parkes fourth after a confused WSS race

Broc Parkes (Yamaha World Supersport Team) finished in fourth position in what was an aggregated race at Brands Hatch - started late because of an earlier race delay, stopped at one stage due to rain, with the second leg finally also halted early after a red flag due to a high-speed crash.

In the aggregate results Parkes was just off the podium, in a race won by Jonathan Rea. Andrew Pitt was third and now Rea is ahead of Parkes in the standings, with Pitt on 149 points, Rea on 117 and Broc on 113.

Parkes was closing in on the front group before Craig Jones fell during the second leg of the race and the race was red-flagged, with the result declared after a combined 15 laps.

Harris fell in the restarted second leg of the race, and was not classified with a finish, despite running strongly in the first few places in each sector.

Massimo Roccoli (Yamaha Team Italia Lorenzini by Leoni) scored eighth place and now has 48 points, which gives him a share of ninth in the series standings. David Salom (Yamaha Spain World Supersport Team) went 21st today.

"It was a bit of a mixed bag today, even if near the end of the first race we were riding around in the rain. It wasn't really a good race, but that second one was a lot better. I didn't really have the pace to match the front guys and I had a little problem with my front brake. I adjusted it and started to catch them back up and then I saw Craig crash right in front of me going into the straight. It was not a good day at the office really."

"I felt really good out there but I had a vague feeling from the front end. It was the same in the first half of the race and I actually preferred that setting. We went with an SC1 front tyre but it didn't feel that good at all. I'm gutted to have fallen but I was running up the front in my first WSS racing for a few years."

"Technically we didn't have a lot of problems in the race. Karl tried to do his best and he was doing a lot under braking to keep up with the guys, but finally he went out. In the first race they should have flagged it three laps before, and Broc had more rain on his visor than he would have liked to see, so he lost two seconds to the guy who won the first heat. He was there with the group but he had some difficulties. Everybody was sliding about a bit to be honest. The final result is very disappointing."

"I took some time to get started in both the first and second legs of the race but when I did get up to speed the bike and everything was OK. But by that time the leading group was gone, so I could not catch them up."

1 Jonathan Rea Honda GBR 22'29.935

2 Craig Jones Honda GBR 0'0.209

3 Andrew Pitt Honda AUS 0'0.664

4 Broc Parkes Yamaha AUS 0'2.816

5 Joshua Brookes Honda AUS 0'6.789

6 Barry Veneman Suzuki NED 0'9.094

7 Gianluca Nannelli Honda ITA 0'15.048

7 Gianluca Nannelli Honda ITA 0'15.048

8 Massimo Roccoli Yamaha ITA 0'15.623

9 Robert Frost Triumph GBR 0'18.393

10 Hudson Kennaugh Yamaha RSA 0'19.528

11 Steve Plater Triumph GBR 0'20.034

12 Gianluca Vizziello Honda ITA 0'22.696

13 Vesa Kallio Honda FIN 0'25.049

14 Joan Lascorz Honda ESP 0'27.102

21 David Salom Yamaha ESP 0'47.353

Rider Standings 03/08/2008

1. Andrew Pitt Honda AUS 149

2. Jonathan Rea Honda GBR 117

3. Broc Parkes Yamaha AUS 113

4. Joshua Brookes Honda AUS 112

5. Craig Jones Honda GBR 100

6. Fabien Foret Yamaha FRA 97

7. Joan Lascorz Honda ESP 83

8. Gianluca Nannelli Honda ITA 51

9. Robbin Harms Honda DNK 50

10. Barry Veneman Suzuki NED 48

11. Massimo Roccoli Yamaha ITA 48

12. Gianluca Vizziello Honda ITA 41

13. Matthieu Lagrive Honda FRA 36

14. Chris Walker Kawasaki GBR 36

15. Vesa Kallio Honda FIN 23

24. David Salom Yamaha ESP 9

1. Honda 215

2. Yamaha 151

3. Triumph 58

4. Suzuki 57

5. Kawasaki 40

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