Croft crash ends points dream for McAleer

Nicole McAleer's dream of finishing in the main championship points on Sunday at the North Yorkshire track of Croft, was dashed on lap 12 of the 14 lap Relentless British 125 GP Championship and ACU Academy Cup, the teenager from Omagh who was lying in 13th place came off her Splash in the Pan / SP Racing / megabikes.ie 125 Honda.

Fortunately she escaped the accident with only cuts and bruises but was very disappointed as this was her highest place to date this season. Before the accident the 17-year-old had put in her fastest ever time around the circuit with a lap of 1:29.043, which was less than a second slower than the fastest lap set by the Academy Cup winner Tim Hastings, proving that McAleer has found the pace to finish regularly in the top 15 of the main championship.

McAleer was not the only rider to come to grief during the race on Sunday with no less than 10 other non-finishers, also fallers, however she will now be determined to put the disappointment behind her and get back on track in two weeks time at Silverstone, when the Superbike Championship moves back down South to the track better known for holding Formula One and she is hoping to again break into the top 15 and break her duck for championship points.

Anyone who is interested in helping to sponsor Nicole, should contact Irene via  email  on contact page or via the PayPal link on her website www.nicolemcaleer.com

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