Swindon star Bradley Wilson-Dean was left counting the cost of his failed attempt to progress in the Grand Prix Qualifiers.
The New Zealand No.1 battled admirably in his qualifier in Abensberg, Germany, but suffered two crashes in his final two rides.
Despite escaping serious injury, he was left feeling battered and bruised and with significant damage to his equipment.
Said Wilson-Dean: “Of course I’m a little disappointed not to progress but the reality is this is only my second attempt at this level and I was up against seasoned campaigners who have been around a lot longer than I have.
“I scored five points which is two more points than I did at the same stage last season at King’s Lynn so I’ll try to take the positives.
“I was on the pace, riding hard and felt competitive. On another day I’d have walked away with eight points or more.
“I slid off when in third in my fourth ride when I hit a wet patch and got wrongly excluded from my fifth ride when for one moment I was leading overall winner Peter Kildemand before I was dumped on my backside pretty hard by the Swede Oliver Berntzon when I was holding second.
“I’m as sore as, and the bike is one hell of a mess. I’ve also lost my helmet which took a huge whack and is unsafe to use again.
“I didn’t need that at this stage of the season and the trip will have hit me hard in the pocket. I’m hoping some sponsors will be able to help me get the bike back in track. I’m staying positive and will bounce back as I always do.
“I congratulate fellow Robin Dany Gappmaier who rode awesome to qualify and it was great to have former Finnish rider Kai Niemi offering advice in the pits and Lee Kilby managing my corner. We worked well together and my future GP team is coming together.”
