Editorial Note: American James Rispoli, riding his Quattro Plant FS-3 Racing Kawasaki ZX-10R, was eighth in Superstock 1000 Free Practice Two with a time of 1:38.234. Danny Buchan posted the fastest lap time in the session, a 1:36.672, on his Kawasaki ZX-10R.
MCE British Superbike Championship
Oulton Park, England
April 29, 2017
Free Practice Two Results (All on Pirelli tires):
1. Leon Haslam, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:34.093
2. Shane Byrne, UK (Duc Panigale R), 1:34.330
3. Christian Iddon, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:34.396
4. Josh Brookes, Australia (Yam YZF-R1), 1:34.596
5. Luke Mossey, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:34.735
6. John Hopkins, USA (Duc Panigale R), 1:35.044
7. Glenn Irwin, UK (Duc Panigale R), 1:35.158
8. James Ellison, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:35.306
9. Jake Dixon, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:35.310
10. Jason O’Halloran, Australia (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:35.393
11. Peter Hickman, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:35.467
12. Tommy Bridewell, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:35.494
13. Sylvain Guintoli, France (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:35.563
14. Alastair Seeley, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:35.613
15. Bradley Ray, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:35.854
16. Billy McConnell, Australia (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:35.985
17. Lee Jackson, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:36.161
18. Jakub Smrz, Czech Republic (BMW S1000RR), 1:36.182
19. Dan Linfoot, UK (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:36.236
20. Michael Laverty, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:36.265
21. Martin Jessopp, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:36.408
22. James Westmoreland, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:36.916
23. Taylor Mackenzie, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:37.262
24. Michael Dunlop, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:38.184
25. Aaron Zanotti, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:38.795
More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Racing:
Haslam leads but Byrne, Iddon and Brookes closing in at Oulton Park
Leon Haslam ended the opening day at Oulton Park fastest after the JG Speedfit Kawasaki rider set a pace inside the existing lap record to hold off the closing opposition following the opening two MCE British Superbike Championship free practice sessions in Cheshire.
A hectic final session saw the leading contenders trading blows for the top spot as the time ticked down ahead of tomorrow’s Datatag Qualifying session and Bank Holiday Monday’s two races. The JG Speedfit Kawasaki pairing had the upper hand initially, but defending champion Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne was pushing back.
Haslam’s last run of the session saw him drop under the lap record to hold off a fighting Byrne by just 0.237s and Christian Iddon, who leapt to third in the closing stages for Tyco BMW.
Josh Brookes had an improving afternoon as he was the fastest of the Yamahas in fourth place with his last run, pushing Brands Hatch double race winner Luke Mossey back into fifth place. Mossey had a marginal advantage over Moto Rapido Ducati’s John Hopkins and Ducati rival Glenn Irwin.
James Ellison was the fastest of the McAMS Yamaha riders in eighth place with Jake Dixon and Jason O’Halloran completing the top ten.
MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Oulton Park, Free Practice 1:
Glenn Irwin (Be Wiser Ducati) 1m:34.936s
Leon Haslam (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +0.132s
James Ellison (McAMS Yamaha) +0.181s
Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) +0.195s
Luke Mossey (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +0.261s
Josh Brookes (Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha) +0.570s
Jake Dixon (RAF Reserves Kawasaki) +0.612s
Christian Iddon (Tyco BMW) +0.620s
Peter Hickman (Smiths Racing BMW) +0.662s
Billy McConnell (Quattro Plant FS-3 Kawasaki) +0.980s
MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Oulton Park, Free Practice two:
Leon Haslam (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) 1m:34.093s
Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) +0.237s
Christian Iddon (Tyco BMW) +0.303s
Josh Brookes (Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha) +0.503s
Luke Mossey (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +0.642s
John Hopkins (Moto Rapido Ducati) +0.951s
Glenn Irwin (Be Wiser Ducati) +1.065s
James Ellison (McAMS Yamaha) +1.213s
Jake Dixon (RAF Reserves Kawasaki) +1.217s
Jason O’Halloran (Honda Racing) +1.300s
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Leon Haslam
JG Speedfit Kawasaki
P1, Free Practice
“We’ve got to be happy as we’re quickest, but we’re experimenting a lot with the chassis and electronics. We had a good test last quick and were quick straight away. I’ve done a few race runs on the hard tyre and a few laps on the softer tyre at the end.
“Having done race distance twice I’m feeling confident, a lot of other people didn’t get 18 laps in a session let alone two 18 lap race runs today. I’ve only used the two tyres on those runs, and because we’ve started strong we don’t have to worry about pushing for a lap time and instead can focus on trying new things that will benefit us both here and at the future.”