Netherton racer Josh Caygill produced his best drive of the Audi Sport TT Cup season during round four at the Norisring street circuit in Germany.
The 26-year scored five championship points to elevate him into the top 10.
After running extremely well in qualifying, posting the eighth fastest time – just 0.5 seconds shy of pole position – he took 12th place in the rain-lashed third round, and then was placed 13th in the second race of the meeting.
“I’m made up with the result,” said Caygill, who celebrated his 26th birthday on Monday,
“To be fair, it’s the best result I’ve had since I started racing the Volkswagen Sciroccos a few years ago.
“I was disappointed with the first race after qualifying went so well but race two was great.
“It’s nice to feel you’ve achieved something after working your socks off like we have been.
“In the first race I was third quickest in sector one and sector three, but I struggled with the middle sector and lost about 0.7 seconds per lap.
“That worked out at about 18 seconds over the whole race and I was only 21 seconds behind the winner at the end. I tried to over-compensate too much and it didn’t work but race two was a big improvement.
“I stayed out of trouble at the start but then someone had a big slide at the chicane, so into the last hairpin I’d dropped back a few places, but I got on with it after that and came back through.
“I was sixth quickest in the middle sector, so that was much better.
“My dad has been with us this weekend, along with my manager Tim Sugden and Jordan Pepper who is helping me out this year, and it’s nice to put a smile on their faces too!
“Hopefully we can build on this now at the next one.”
Next on the Audi Sport TT Cup calendar is the visit to the Red Bull Ring in Austria, with rounds five and six taking place on August 1-2.
