BOBSLEIGH: Improved second run takes Jackson's crew into top 10

JOHN Jackson claimed another top 10 finish in the FIBT World Cup four-man series at trhe seventh round in Germany today.

Trowbridge's Jackson, who finished 19th in the two-man event with Olympic sprinter Craig Pickering as his brakeman yesterday, improved on his second run to claim 10th spot at Konigssee.

With Stuart Benson, Bruce Tasker and Joel Fearon on board, the Paxcroft Mead pilot and his crew were down in 12th after the first of two runs, but improved second time out to post an overall time of 1:38.87.

Russia's Alexander Zubkov won the race, with the series moving on to Igls in Austria next week.

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