Metzeler British Superstock 1000cc Championship with Black Horse Brands Hatch Indy Circuit Kent, England April 9, 2012 Feature Race Results (wet conditions): 1. Keith Farmer (Kaw), 22 laps, 20:30.501 2. Steve Brogan (BMW), -3.061 seconds 3. Jason O’Halloran (Hon), -5.704 4. Adam Jenkinson (Hon), -8.225 5. Jimmy Storrar (BMW), -19.183 6. Gary Johnson (Hon), -25.353 7. Conor Cummins (Suz), -26.489 8. Freddie Russo (Kaw), -27.474 9. Victor Cox (Kaw), -32.060 10. Lee Costello (Kaw), -32.481 Shootout Race Results (wet conditions): 1. Joe Burns (Kaw), 12 laps, 10:26.369 2. Daniel Folwer (Hon), -6.446 seconds 3. Dan Stewart (Hon), -8.425 4. Patrick Medcalf (Kaw), -11.455 5. Leon Hunt (Kaw), -11.536 6. David Ferns (Kaw), -11.930 7. Simon Gardner (Kaw), -12.297 8. Craig Beggs (Hon), -12.909 9. Steve Heneghan (Kaw), -12.979 10. Jon Waghorn (BMW), -13.112 27. Taylor Knapp (Apr), -4 laps, DNF More, from a press release issued by Dan Kneen/Marks Bloom Racing: Frustrating start to Superstock campaign for Kneen Dan Kneen’s National Superstock 1000cc Championship campaign got off to an inauspicious start at the weekend when he failed to qualify for the main race on Easter Monday. A combination of electrical and fuelling problems meant he missed the entire first qualifying session and from there he was on the back foot, which he was ultimately unable to come back from. The weekend didn’t get off to the greatest of starts for the Braddan rider when he suffered the aforementioned problems in the opening qualifying session, failing to complete a lap and although he was able to post a lap of 51.742s in Sunday’s final qualifying session, he was now encountering problems with the quickshifter too. It all meant he finished in 24th place and had to go into the 12-lap Shoot-Out race later that day. Declared a wet race, Dan started on the fourth row of the grid but a good start saw him end the first lap in 11th place although that was as good as it got and he crossed the line in 12th place. With only the top ten finishers going through to the main race on Monday, it meant Dan’s weekend was over. Speaking later, the 24-year old said; “It’s just been one of those frustrating weekends where nothing’s really gone right for us and we’ve had a few niggling problems, which have held us back and prevented us from going how we wanted. I’d had problems with the fuelling at Donington Park a couple of weeks back but with it being dry and warm, it wasn’t that much of an issue. With it being cold and damp here at Brands it was a lot more noticeable and with smooth power delivery being crucial in those kind of conditions we were up against it.” “The power kept cutting in and was on and off like a light switch which made the bike very difficult to ride, to say the least so it was very frustrating. The quickshifter problem didn’t help either and it’s literally been just one of those weekends and one which we’ll have to write-off as a bad job! We’ve got a few days now before the next round and the bike’s gone away to have the fuelling issue rectified so, hopefully, we’ll be in a lot stronger position at Thruxton and my season can start properly.” The second round of the series takes place at Thruxton, Hampshire in just a few days time with the meeting being held on April 13-15. More, from a press release issued by John McGuinness’ publicist: McGuinness denied podium finish at British Superstock opener Morecambe’s John McGuinness was denied a podium finish in the opening round of the National Superstock 1000cc Championship at Brands Hatch on Easter Monday when he fell victim to the treacherous conditions with just 4 laps of the race to go. The Padgetts Honda ace had put in a storming ride, having led in the opening laps but with rain to continuing to fall, he slipped off with third place within his grasp. With qualifying split into two groups due to the large field of riders, the weekend started well for John with a solid 6th place in his opening qualifying session but with slightly better conditions on Sunday afternoon, he was able to reduce his time signficantly and a superb lap of 47.470s placed him second in his group and 4th overall, which meant he lined up on the front row of the grid for Monday’s 24-lap race. The mixed weather conditions of qualifying were replaced by full wet weather on Easter Monday but a brilliant start to the 22-lap race saw John grab the holeshot and lead the field for the opening three laps. Utilising his experience, he was running a smooth, consistent pace and although a fourth lap sort out shuffled him back to fourth, he was back up to third when Jonathan Railton crashed out ahead of him a few laps later. Fellow Honda rider Jason O’Halloran then moved ahead of him on lap 15 but John was right in his wheeltracks when he highsided out of the action, fortunately without injury, on the 19th of 22 laps. Speaking afterwards, a disappointed, but philosophical John said; “In all my years of racing I’ve never known a race like that – conditions were terrible and I lost count of how many slides I had, it was literally every corner, every lap! I got the perfect start and although it’s hard to know what pace to set in wet conditions like today, I just went at the speed I felt was comfortable. A couple of the boys went by me but I felt strong even if it was like riding on a double-edged sword. There was no grip and it was cold but when Jason came by I wanted to stay with him as I wanted a podium today. The bike just went away from me though and it happened so quick there was nothing I could do. I feel for the team as they did a great job all weekend and the bike was flying but we’re in one piece and can look forward to the rest of the season knowing we’ve got the pace to run at the front of the field.” John now heads straight to Magny Cours, France for the opening round of the World Endurance Championship where he’ll link up with his Honda TT Legends team. Practice for the event gets underway on Thursday.