MCE British Superbike Championship

Cadwell Park, England

August 22, 2015

Qualifying Results (All on Pirelli tires):

From Qualifying Session Three:

1. Josh Brookes, Australia (Yamaha), 1:26.433

2. Danny Buchan, UK (Kawasaki), 1:26.892

3. Tommy Bridewell, UK (BMW), 1:27.010

4. Luke Mossey, UK (Kawasaki), 1:27.014

5. Peter Hickman, UK (BMW), 1:27.211

6. Billy McConnell, Australia (BMW), 1:27.377

7. Michael Laverty, UK (BMW), 1:27.380

8. James Westmoreland, UK (Kawasaki), 1:27.393

9. Martin Jessopp, UK (BMW), 1:27.420

10. Jack Kennedy, Ireland (Kawasaki), 1:27.793

From Qualifying Session Two:

11. Shane Byrne, UK (Kawasaki), 1:27.487

12. Richard Cooper, UK (BMW), 1:27.640

13. Lee Jackson, UK (BMW), 1:27.717

14. Dan Linfoot, UK (Honda), 1:27.894

15. Howie Mainwaring Smart, UK (Kawasaki), 1:28.111

16. Christian Iddon, UK (Suzuki), 1:28.126

17. Chris Walker, UK (Kawasaki), 1:28.668

18. John Hopkins, USA (Ducati), no time recorded in Q2

19. Josh Waters, Australia (Suzuki), no time recorded in Q2

20. Ryuichi Kiyonari, Japan (BMW), no time recorded in Q2

From Qualifying Session One: 

21. Filip Backlund, Sweden (Kawasaki), 1:29.346

22. Jed Metcher, Australia (Kawasaki), 1:30.625

23. Aaron Zanotti, UK (Yamaha), 1:30.796

24. Shaun Winfield, UK (Kawasaki), 1:30.881

25. John Ingram, UK (Kawasaki), 1:31.083

26. Jenny Tinmouth, UK (Honda), 1:31.117

27. Rhalf Lo Turco, Brazil (Kawasaki), 1:33.191

28. Taylor Mackenzie, UK (Kawasaki), no time recorded in Q1

American James Rispoli, riding his Team Traction Control Yamaha YZF-R6, qualified fifth in British Supersport at Cadwell Park, and in Saturday’s 10-lap Race One he finished fourth, 3.079 seconds behind race winner Luke Stapleford and his Triumph.

More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision:

Brookes sets blistering pace to claim Cadwell Park pole with Shakey back in eleventh position

Results

Datatag Qualifying:

1: Josh Brookes (Milwaukee Yamaha) 1m:26.433s

2: Danny Buchan (Be Wiser Kawasaki) +0.459s

3: Tommy Bridewell (Tyco BMW) +0.577s

4: Luke Mossey (Quattro Plant Kawasaki) +0.581s

5: Peter Hickman (RAF Reserves BMW) +0.778s

6: Billy McConnell (Smiths Racing BMW) +0.944s

Report

Josh Brookes maintained his blistering pace during the Datatag Qualifying session to claim the pole position for the eighth round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park.

The Aussie powered his Milwaukee Yamaha inside the eight-year-old Lincolnshire circuit lap record with an impressive time of 1m 26.433s to top qualifying for the third time this season.

Brookes holds a 12 point advantage in the standings ahead of tomorrow’s two races and is pushing to add to his run of four consecutive race wins. His arch rival and nemesis Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne continued to have a tough weekend with the defending champion missing out in the final seconds of Q2 and he will start on row four in 11th place.

MCE BSB rookie Danny Buchan celebrated his best ever qualifying performance in the series, pushing Brookes all the way to the end of the session. The Be Wiser Kawasaki rider will start second on the grid after continuing his strong performance this weekend.

The battle for the final position on the front row was just as intense with Tommy Bridewell and Luke Mossey going head-to-head in the closing seconds. Bridewell on his last lap managed to power the Tyco BMW just ahead to have the edge.

Peter Hickman, like Bridewell a winner in the corresponding round of last year, set the fifth fastest time on the RAF Reserves BMW ahead of Aussie Billy McConnell who escaped unscathed from a spectacular crash in this morning’s free practice.

Michael Laverty, James Westmoreland, Martin Jessopp and Jack Kennedy completed the top ten with the latter pair securing their best qualifying performances of the season.

The MCE BSB event at Cadwell Park continues with raceday tomorrow (Sunday 23 August) with a programme of two MCE BSB races plus a further six support classes, including the thrilling Motorpoint British Supersport Championship.

For more information and details on ticket prices visit www.britishsuperbike.com

Josh Brookes

(Milwaukee Yamaha)

“All weekend I have been fast, but I had a little slip off in the session this morning – I think we were chasing a unicorn! We were trying to improve the bike when it was already really good and where we gained a little bit, we lost a bit in another area and I slipped off and my confidence was a little knocked. It doesn’t matter how well you are going, even if you have a little crash it does do that so Q1 & Q2 I took it steady and was building up to give it everything in Q3. We have worked hard for it today.”

More, from a press release issued by Milwaukee Yamaha:

Brookes back on pole position for Milwaukee Yamaha at Cadwell Park

Milwaukee Yamaha’s Josh Brookes claimed his third pole position of the season at the eighth round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park, lapping inside the existing lap record to set the pace.

Brookes had topped the final free practice session this morning despite a small crash, but the Australian bounced back with a stunning performance in Datatag Qualifying to leave his rivals trailing ahead tomorrow’s two races.

Josh Brookes

“All weekend I have been fast, but I had a little slip off in the session this morning – I think we were chasing a unicorn! We were trying to improve the bike when it was already really good and where we gained a little bit, we lost a bit in another area and I slipped off and my confidence was a little knocked.

“It doesn’t matter how well you are going, even if you have a little crash it does do that so Q1 & Q2 I took it steady and was building up to give it everything in Q3. We have worked hard for it today.”