A talented young motorcycle racer showed fighting spirit after a tough weekend in a championship event following a crash which left him with injuries.
David Lindemann managed to qualify on the third row of the grid in ninth position after struggling with bike setup during Free Practice at Round Two of the AJN Steelstock Kawasaki British Superteen Championship at Donington Park.
A strong fight up to fifth place gave the young Swindonian hope, but trouble with his gearbox put him in the gravel, though he dusted himself off and got back on the bike for race two where he started on the second row in fifth place.
Briefly running in second place, David found himself nursing both his and the bike’s injuries to the chequered flag, coming home in a valiant eighth place.
He said: “I didn’t realise how sore I actually was following that crash and the crash at Oulton Park, so that was painful. It was a painful ride, but I managed to push through, and hopefully we will figure it out by Snetterton.
“The body is down, but the mentality is still out there, we are still happy and we will still push through. Yeah, it’s exciting.”
His dad and team manager Gareth Lindemann said: “[David] left everything out there. He fought through aches, pains and gearbox issues causing him to almost crash at most corners and severe grips issues wanting to spit him off.
“Instead of complaining he gritted his teeth and brought it home. I am so incredibly proud of this kid.”
David Lindemann Racing want to thank Andy Smith of ATP Racing, R&G and LS2 Helmets UK for their support.
David now has five weeks off to recover before they turn their attention to round three of the championship at Snetterton.
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Speaking of what led to his crash in the first round, David said: “I was expecting it to be very tough as I’d only ever been to Oulton Park once before.
“It is probably the toughest one on the calendar to get to grips with
“I knew it was going to be tough as the top half dozen of us were separated by around a second and slipstreaming really helps your speed on these little bikes.
“I made a decent start and quickly got involved in a very close battle with James Cook and Callum Beach as we swapped places at virtually every corner trying to make ground.
“Henry Snell benefitted from us three arguing and he was starting to get away as we tried to outpace and outsmart each other for the top spot.
“The red flags came out with three laps to go which meant that the places were settled as we stood at the end of lap six.
“This meant a win for Harry ahead of James and myself with Callum in fourth. There was just 0.283 seconds separating us on the podium.
“On Monday morning I decided to bide my time a little bit and let the others wear themselves and their tyres out scrapping at the front.
“I made my way up to second on the seventh lap, but unfortunately I asked a little bit too much of my machine at Shell corner and I found myself flying through the air after the resulting high-side.
“Apart from my severely bruised ego I was Ok, but it was an unfortunate way to end the meeting, and I could only watch from the sidelines as Harry took another win.
“I need to say a big thanks to HCL Car Sales, Giraffe Decorators, Bourne Photo and the team, ARN Leathers for keeping me in one piece, everyone at Kawasaki for their help and thanks. Also, my lovely family and friends for the support they give me.”