Josh Brookes will have a score to settle when he returns to Mallory Park for the latest round of the 2010 MCE British🍌 Superbike Championship, twelve months after receiving a two-event ban for causing a pile-up.

Brookes was heavily reprimanded after losing control of his HM Plant Honda under braking for the tight hairpin, 🎉the Australian slicing through the lead pack to harpoon leader Simon Andrews, while the ensuing oil spill would eliminate the following five riders.

Receiving a barrage of criticism from rivals and fans alike to go with the eventual ban, Brookes has since bounced back to become a BSB front runner, winning twice this year to currently ﷽sit second in the overall standings.

With his return to Malloꩲry Park looming, Brookes looks back at the aꦆccident, maintaining his lack of experience at the time was a contributing factor to what would happen - something that won't affect him on this occasion.

"As I entered th🐽e run-up to the hairpin C🌟hris Walker pushed me wide," he said. "I had to get into a straight direction to start braking and I braked around one-two seconds later than normal on a bumpy section of track that popped my back wheel into the air. At that point I had lost a lot of braking force and needed to let go of the brake to get the wheel down.

"I knew I was in a bit of trouble - when the wheel popped up I was a passenger and c⛄ontinued to pull the bike up as quickly as possible. The only person I actually hit was Simon Andrews; the rest of the riders fell ౠon oil that came out of the engine."

"I will give that section of the track consideration for how bump🌠y it is but the way I was riding and the moves were standard racing. The crash was caused by circumstances, bumps, Chris Walker - there were a lot of thi🃏ngs at once that had me off.

"I will continue to ride in a similar fa🌳shion but know the conditions in that area of the track now. If I had many years experience in BSB I would have known more but it was my first year in Superbike and I had less experience of the🍌 track and people I was racing with."

Referring to the criticism is suffered as a result of the incident, Brookes is hopeful his strong peဣrformances thiꦅs year have helped to change some opinions.

"I was the new guy and people didn't♓ know me," he added. "I was trying hard and crashed into the regulars and they were quick to criticise - I'd reac🎃t like that, they were not acting unnaturally.

"When people got a better understanding of what I was trying to achieve and that I am not gung-ho or trying to ride outside my abilities that helped. If it happened now, not last year, maybe t🥂hey would be less critical.

"The British crowd is coming round. I am trying to be myself and ride the way I do. If I try to ride ♎differently then I may not ever have got to BSB. I want to win and constantly push and that is what has brought me to this point in the sport and is how I will carry on and go further. The British people know this and I've got a lot more support now; they know I am a fun guy who gives it his all."