Yamaha Team YZF rider Doni Pradita scored his first point in the Supersport World Championship at Valencia last weekend, as he finds his feet in a category of racing which is new for him.
Still only 19-years old, Pradita jumped up five places from his previous WSS best, and secured the last point on offer at Valencia, for 15th place. In 20th position at the end of the first lap, Pradita made gradual improvements until he got into the points-scoring places on lap 12, beating six riders home in only his third race in this closely contested category.
After his latest jump up the learning curve Pradita said, "After the first three races I got a point and that's not so bad. This race was started in difficult conditions. After five laps, I pushed more and more but it was difficult in the beginning of the race because the surface was wet, yet because practice was dry we did not have any rain settings. It was a good experience and now I want more points."
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