Excellent Superbike personal best at Oulton Park for Guyhirn teenager

​Teenager Cook, from Guyhirn, recorded another personal best time in qualifying before securing an impressive fifth-place finish.

Cook, who races under the ROKiT Rookies banner, showed steady improvement throughout the weekend sessions, writes Matt Anthony.

In Free Practice 1, he posted a time of 1:43.222, placing him 33rd overall and seventh in the Cup class. The youngster then made a significant leap forward in Free Practice 2, shaving over two seconds off his time to clock in at 1:41.046, moving up to 30th overall and fifth in the Cup.

The qualifying sessions saw Cook maintain his upward trajectory. In Q1, he secured a 1:41.022, good enough for 16th position overall and sixth in the Cup class. This time stood as his best of the weekend and marked a new personal best at the challenging Oulton Park circuit.

When the lights went out for the sprint race, Cook battled hard in a competitive midfield pack. He crossed the finish line in 30th position overall, securing fifth place in the Cup class. His fastest lap of the race was a 1:41.103, consistently close to his qualifying pace.

Cook said: "P5 in the cup, just 0.5 between 3rd and 5th. Another Personal best as well, 1.5 seconds quicker than I have ever gone around here before. I'm starting to find my confidence again."