BRADFORD racer David Brook continued his surge up the Thundersport GP1 and Superstock 1000 motorcycling rankings with solid performances and a podium finish in rounds five and six at Snetterton in Norfolk.

The Team Arkoni ace said: "I was pleased overall. I got my PB in the last lap of the last race, which was only 0.7 seconds off the lap record, and I got my first Superstock 1000 pole position in qualifying.

"The rain over the weekend helped to develop a good wet setting for the bike and I kept it upright despite some very mixed conditions on the Sunday. The drying track meant I absolutely destroyed a set of wets in the first race and a fifth was the best I could do as I dropped back from second in class. This also moved me down the grid on mega laps for the Monday so meant I had more to do off the line.

"Race two went well. I lost a couple of places into turn two but managed to get them both back over race distance and eventually finished third in Superstock, which was a solid result.

"Race three was good fun. I had to really dig deep to make up for running onto the grass at the chicane on to Bentley Straight to avoid hitting a back marker. I was only a couple of tenths to third across the line but a podium just wasn't meant to be that race.

Brook eventually finished sixth to move up to fourth in the GP1 rankings. He remains in second place in the Superstock 1000 rankings.