Brookes joins Stiggy WSS

[tha_jackal]

from crash.net:-

Brookes left Alto Evolution Honda shortly after the team withdrew, it says temporarily, from the championship due to a bizarre series of events that included the alleged hijacking of the team's truck and then loss of access to race equipment due to subsequent legal action. Brookes will be replacing Frenchman Yoann Tiberio, who has been having a difficult season with the Stiggy team.

"I just can't tell you how happy I am to be joining the Stiggy Motorsport Honda team," enthused Brookes, who had partnered former WSS champion Karl Muggeridge at Alto Evolution. "Even without the events leading to Alto and I parting ways, to be offered a ride with Stiggy on the 600RR is a dream come true. Now, it just makes it sweeter still. I wanted to ride for Stiggy in 2006, but we couldn't get it together, so I had to pick up a ride where I could. At the time, I had no other options if I wanted to ride in the world championship, but it meant that things were never going to be easy.

"Stiggy Motorsport Honda is the type of team any rider would dream to ride for. Johan Stigefelt is a racer himself, so he knows how to make a team successful and prepare a fast bike. The 600RR is a real weapon, and the team has already had top three results this year, so I know the bike is fast. I love the CBR, and Supersport racing is almost the toughest class in the world, because the bikes are so even. I have got five rounds to make it happen. It's great to stay on a Honda, and even better knowing it's a winning package."

Brookes will be riding a 2007 spec CBR600RR, a direct descendant of the bike with which he won the 2004 WSS race as a wild-card at Phillip Island. Josh also won the 2005 Australian Supersport Championship for Honda.


Goooo Josh, awesome opportunity!

[Mach24]

Good news?

Hope this works out, but I gotta say I am not filled with enthusiasm.

[The Phantom]

Nah, Josh has the goods. He'll make an impact in WSS - which is shaping up to be the class to watch these days... never a dull moment!

[NinjaMaster]

If he can get equal equipment to Harms then he will definately run consistently top 5. I am really positive about this opportunity for Josh as I rate Stiggy's team and reckon this will be the launch pad for him to a competitive ride, similar to West with his Yamaha ride. Good luck Brookesy, you deserve it.

[burger]

Nah, Josh has the goods. He'll make an impact in WSS - which is shaping up to be the class to watch these days... never a dull moment!

Agreed

Josh did win the Aus SS and SBK championship in 05, so he can ride a 600 as well as he does a 1000 - and he does that well. Given competitive machinery, he'll definitely run at the pointy end!

[tha_jackal]

As long as Josh achieves better results than Tiberio was pulling (have to admit he'd been very dissapointing up until now) and aslong as he gives the nutter Robbin Harms a run for his money then I foresee Josh scoring a top WSS ride in 08. As we've seen, that CAN be an avenue into the big leagues i.e Ant West.

Gaassss Josh!

[T-D]

you, ozzies are an enthusuastic bunch, aren't ya?

i love it. if it were simply a question of fan passion, the racing world would be ruled by ozzies, it seems.

[tha_jackal]

Report - Stiggy Motorsports

After just 114 laps on the new Stiggy Honda CBR 600 machine, Joshua Brookes managed to score the fastest overall lap time in the second and final session of day two at the official FGSport tests in Italy, Vallelunga.

Swapping from the Superbike to the Supersport 600, Joshua had no problems showing his huge talent and desire to do well for himself and the team. He managed to set the fastest lap time, posting an incredible lap of 1m39.550, three tenths of a second faster then Honda Ten Kate’s Kenan Sofuoglu’s 1m39.818.
Unfortunately teammate Robin Harms was not as successful. The Dane struggled with chassis and clutch problems throughout and only managed to finish in 15th place - with 1m41.417 as his best lap time.

Joshua
"Wow, I’m very pleased! With everything! Finally I got the opportunity to prove myself, and to do it with Stiggy Motorsport Honda team is just amazing. The team is really good to work with and they are all work in a very professional way. Already from day one we managed to make the “right” adjustments and that allowed me to go faster and faster every session, and improved my lap times consistently. We managed to come very close to a really good race set up on the bike. The only down side is some clutch problems, but I’m sure that´s something we will be able to sort out. The chassis and engine is fantastic. Unfortunately, we didn’t have the same access to the development tyres like many of the other teams during these two days but, to be honest, I think we pulled it off pretty good anyway. I’m very much looking forward to Brno in two weeks time and I’m sure it will be a success for us."

Robin
"We had some difficulties these two days. I’m not completely sure why, but my main problem has been the chassis settings. In the first and second part of the track, I’m fast and the bike feels good, but in the third and last part, where it´s twisty with tight corners, I lose everything. I had trouble getting the bike into the corners as well as exiting them. We experienced some small clutch issues - but nothing major. For the next two races coming up, Brno and Brands Hatch, I’m pretty confident as they are two circuits I really like and I know I will be able to do good there. We will have to wait and see."

Johan Stigefelt (Team Manager)
"This was obviously a really important test for us, not only because of having a new rider in the team but also to make sure that we develop and improve for the last five rounds of the championship. I’m really happy with the outcome and I think we all needed this to reassure ourselves that we have good material and the potential for making great results. Everybody is working very hard and Joshua is proving himself a strong and experienced rider with lots of potential. On the other hand, Robbin unfortunately didn’t have as much luck this time. We will have to keep working on his bikes and make sure everything will be OK for the next races. I’m not worried as I know Robbin is a fighter and will do well keeping “up there” in the championship. We are all excited and looking forward going to Brno in two weeks."


Oooohhhh yeh! Gooo Brookesy! Aussies, why would u want to hire any nationality!

[The Phantom]

Fantastic way to kick it off. I expected him to be fast, but not that fast! : )

[tha_jackal]

... but I gotta say I am not filled with enthusiasm.

How bout now?