Editorial Note: American James Rispoli was third-fastest with a time of 1:17.804 on his FS-3 Racing Kawasaki ZX-10R in British Superstock 1000 FP1 at Thruxton. Danny Buchan set the fastest time, a 1:17.457, on his Morello Racing Kawasaki ZX-10R. It rained during FP2 and more than half the field, including Rispoli, didn’t ride.
MCE British Superbike Championship
Thruxton, England
August 4, 2017
Free Practice Two Results (all using Pirelli tires and Motec ECUs):
1. Jake Dixon, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:14.716
2. Josh Brookes, Australia (Yam YZF-R1), 1:14.918
3. Peter Hickman, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:14.958
4. Shane Byrne, UK (Duc Panigale R), 1:14.961
5. Luke Mossey, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:15.100
6. Lee Jackson, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:15.553
7. Leon Haslam, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:15.556
8. Christian Iddon, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:15.574
9. Billy McConnell, Australia (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:15.642
10. John Hopkins, USA (Duc Panigale R), 1:15.669
11. Glenn Irwin, UK (Duc Panigale R), 1:15.782
12. Jakub Smrz, Czech Republic (BMW S1000RR), 1:15.794
13. Jason O’Halloran, Australia (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), 1:15.802
14. Michael Rutter, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:16.137
15. Dan Linfoot, UK (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), 1:16.220
16. Sylvain Guintoli, France (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:16.356
17. James Westmoreland, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:16.407
18. Taylor Mackenzie, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:16.457
19. James Ellison, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:16.475
20. Martin Jessopp, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:16.651
21. Andy Reid, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:16.768
22. Aaron Zanotti, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:16.779
23. Tommy Bridewell, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:16.852
24. Bradley Ray, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:16.887
25. Michael Laverty, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:17.126
26. Shaun Winfield, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:17.541
27. Michael Dunlop, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:18.456
More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Racing:
Dixon under the lap record to lead the way in Thruxton free practice
Jake Dixon fired the RAF Reserves Kawasaki under the lap record to secure the top spot and hold off his MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship rivals in the opening free practice sessions at Thruxton today (Sunday).
Dixon saved his best flying lap until the end of the session to push Josh Brookes back into second place on the Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha, with the pair separated by just 0.202s at the top of the times. A frantic final exit from pitlane saw the positions shuffle in the closing stages with Peter Hickman moving third on the Smiths Racing BMW as he bids to hold on to sixth in the championship standings this weekend.
Defending champion Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne was fourth fastest on the Be Wiser Ducati, completing a top four that represented four different manufacturers with Luke Mossey rounding out the top five on the leading JG Speedfit Kawasaki.
Lee Jackson held sixth place to put both of the Smiths Racing BMWs inside the top ten with Leon Haslam continuing his gruelling schedule of riding to finish seventh fastest for the JG Speedfit Kawasaki.
Christian Iddon was eighth on the timesheets for Tyco BMW with Billy McConnell and John Hopkins completing the top ten.
MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Thruxton, Free Practice one:
1.Luke Mossey (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) 1m:15.213s
2.Billy McConnell (Quattro Plant FS-3 Kawasaki) +0.324s
3.Dan Linfoot (Honda Racing) +0.397s
4.Peter Hickman (Smiths Racing BMW) +0.502s
5.Jakub Smrz (Lloyd & Jones PR Racing BMW) +0.601s
6.Josh Brookes (Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha) +0.771s
7.Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) +0.792s
8.Glenn Irwin (Be Wiser Ducati) +0.905s
9.Jason O’Halloran (Honda Racing) +0.906s
10.John Hopkins (Moto Rapido Ducati) +0.926s
MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Thruxton, Free Practice two:
1.Jake Dixon (RAF Reserves Kawasaki) 1m:14.716s
2.Josh Brookes (Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha) +0.202s
3.Peter Hickman (Smiths Racing BMW) +0.242s
4.Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) +0.245s
5.Luke Mossey (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +0.384s
6.Lee Jackson (Smiths Racing BMW) +0.837s
7.Leon Haslam (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +0.840s
8.Christian Iddon (Tyco BMW) +0.858s
9.Billy McConnell (Quattro Plant FS-3 Kawasaki) +0.926s
10.John Hopkins (Moto Rapido Ducati) +0.953s
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Jake Dixon
RAF Reserves Kawasaki
“To be fair we started off the sessions quite well as we have been on the bike earlier in the week when we went testing at Cadwell Park.
“We rolled out in free practice one here and I felt really good on the bike, we stayed on the SC1 tyre and we knew we had the pace with that in the first session.
“We put a SC0 in for the last run in the second session and we also did a race run, which was really good and with consistent lap times for 18 laps, so if we can do that in the race we will be in a strong position. We also had a go at the one lap at the end and she was spinning up but it was really good fun!
“This is such a unique circuit and it is one of my favourites on the calendar because how fast it is – you need big balls to do it and I am pretty stupid so I do seem to go pretty quick around here!
“We will look through the data tonight and see where we can improve tomorrow ready to bring out tomorrow.”