​Iddon goes third after tough weekend at Snetterton

The weekend was greeted with inclement and changeable weather that played its part throughout.

And after numerous challenges had been thrown his way, Iddon reflected positively on his weekend’s work.

He said: “This weekend we have had everything thrown at us but at the end of it all we have reduced the gap to the head of the championship and moved up to third in the title table so it’s all positive.

"Saturday was crazy and we salvaged a great position and then to come away with a pair of podiums on Sunday was fantastic.

"I feel a little disappointed not to have won the final race as the team made a really positive change to the bike but this is a tough championship and we took home strong points so we have to be content with our efforts.

"Brands Hatch is up next [July 19-21] and the way we have the bike working at the moment should suit the circuit layout."

The initial practices went well and the time-sheets looked positive but as Saturday rolled in, along with it came the rain. Iddon crashed in FP3, just 30 minutes before qualifying, which left the team with a huge amount of work to do.

They got the bike rebuilt back to perfection before Iddon rushed back on track for qualifying where he was to place ninth on the grid for the first race.

But as the pitlane opened for the first race of the weekend Iddon and his team missed the pit exit cut off time and would have to start from the very back of the grid.

However, another rider’s misfortune played in Iddon’s favour as a red flag meant there would be a five lap dash to decide the final places.

Now from 21st on the grid, Iddon battled forward in treacherous conditions to a superb sixth at the flag.

Sunday’s race was again rain-affected. Another short sprint saw Iddon move up from his seventh place grid slot to third at the flag to take his sixth podium of the season.

As the lights went out for the final race of the weekend, Iddon powered to the front of the field and a thrilling six way scrap all the way to the flag saw Iddon taking yet another podium in third and moving into third in the title chase.