British Superbike Championship Thruxton Circuit, Great Britain May 28 Free Practice Two Results (all on Pirelli tires): 1. Shane Byrne (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:15.248 2. Tommy Hill (Yam YZF-R1), 1:15.518 3. Michael Laverty (Yam YZF-R1), 1:15.948 4. James Westmoreland (Yam YZF-R1), 1:16.039 5. Peter Hickman (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:16.105 6. John Hopkins (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:16.152 7. Martin Jessopp (Duc 1098), 1:16.188 8. Michael Rutter (Duc 1098), 1:16.280 9. Jon Kirkham (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:16.338 10. Ian Lowry (BMW S1000RR), 1:16.404 11. Chris Walker (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:16.443 12. Loris Baz (Yam YZF-R1), 1:16.537 13. Alex Lowes (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:16.617 14. Ryuichi Kiyonari (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:16.707 15. Steve Brogan (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:16.844 16. Gary Mason (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:17.010 17. Josh Brookes (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:17.050 18. Graeme Gowland (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:17.236, EVO 19. Simon Andrews (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:17.253, EVO 20. Tommy Bridewell (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:17.312 More, from a press release issued by Swan Yamaha: SWAN YAMAHA SECOND AND THIRD AFTER FREE PRACTICE AT THRUXTON The Swan Yamaha team got the fourth round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship underway at Thruxton today (Saturday) as Tommy Hill and Michael Laverty ended the opening two free practice sessions in second and third respectively. Hill battled through the pain of his injured shoulder at the previous round at Croft and although still not completely healed he is feeling more confident this weekend that he can once again challenge for a podium finish for the Swan Yamaha team. Laverty has been getting to grips with the high-speed Hampshire circuit and believes that some tweaks tomorrow ahead of qualifying will put him in a stronger position ahead of qualifying tomorrow. Hill said: “We have been trying to do consistent laps over race length to get the best from the tyres and I have been happy that we have been able to do that today. In the first session we used tyres from Croft and I knew that there would be a few riders that would use a new tyre before the end of the session which moved them up the order. I could have done the same and have been faster but that’s not what today was about. In the second session we did the same and we didn’t have to make any major changes. My shoulder is still not the best but I have to put that at the back of my mind and get on with the job as I don’t want to make excuses. I just need to grit my teeth and get the Swan Yamaha back on the podium this weekend.” Laverty said: “I am reasonably happy with our performance today although we know there is still more to come. We have some work to do to make the Swan Yamaha feel more stable because of the bumps here, but we are not miles away so a few changes will make all the difference. We just need to improve that to stop the rear wheel spinning on the bumps at around 160mph in places and once we have calmed it down a bit then our times will improve. I am feeling content and know that the Swan Yamaha team will work hard to get us in a strong position for qualifying tomorrow.”