WINYATES Green biker Andy Burbidge says the step up in class he made to race in the MRO series was obvious when he returned to the club circuit at the weekend.

Burbidge raced at Donington at the weekend in the New Era championship and says his struggles in his first MRO season would translate into another success if he was still on the club circuit.

Burbidge was second in both club races before coming home fourth and fifth after tyre problems.

He returns to the real business at Brands on Monday.