After a difficult qualifying thirteen-year-old Josh Elliott was forced to retire from the race in the Red Bull Moto GP rookie race in Estoril.
In the sighting laps and warm up lap Elliott's bike seemed a lot sharper so naturally this spurred him on to get a good start in dry, sunny conditions.
He got off the line pretty well, holding his position of 17th and headed for turn one.
As the pack bunched up on the inside Josh rode around about half the pack on the outside.
Two got him back on the drive out of the turn but into turn three he out braked another two and as he went to pass the Portugese wild card rider Olivera, he was hit from behind by Scotsman Adam Blacklock, taking his bike out from underneath him.
Uninjured Josh tried to get going again but his bike was too badly damaged. Although dissapointed, Elliott accepts that these things are all part of racing.
Without scoring points Josh has dropped to 16th overall in the Rookies Cup standings.
