British Superbike Championship Oulton Park July 6, 2012 Free Practice Two Results (wet conditions): 1. Josh Brookes (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:48.494 2. Alex Lowes (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:48.757 3. Alastair Seeley (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:49.024 4. Scott Smart (Duc), 1:49.084 5. Shane Byrne (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:49.181 6. Tommy Hill (Yam YZF-R1), 1:49.394 7. James Westmoreland (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:49.507 8. Michael Rutter (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:49.914 9. Michael Laverty (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:49.947 10. Gary Mason (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:49.949 11. Noriyuki Haga (Yam YZF-R1), 1:49.998 12. Jon Kirkham (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:50.710 13. Ian Lowry (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:51.015 14. Graeme Gowland (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:51.114 15. Tommy Bridewell (BMW S1000RR), 1:51.659 16. Barry Burrell (BMW S1000RR), 1:51.783 17. Patric Muff (BMW S1000RR), 1:51.921 18. Luca Scassa (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:52.521 19. Chris Walker (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:52.691 20. Tristan Palmer (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:52.758 21. Peter Hickman (BMW S1000RR), 1:53.036 22. Mark Aitchison (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:53.489 23. Tom Tunstall (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:54.031 24. David Anthony (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:54.839 25. John Laverty (Apr RSV4), 1:55.469 26. Florian Marino (Apr RSV4), 1:55.496 27. Freddy Foray (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:55.710 28. Stuart Easton (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:56.489 29. Aaron Zanotti (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:57.340 30. Jenny Tinmouth (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:58.653 31. Abdulaziz Binladen (Duc), 2:00.149 32. Luke Quigley (Hon CBR1000RR), no time recorded More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision: Round six 6/7/8 Oulton Park BROOKES REIGNS IN THE RAIN AHEAD OF TRIPLE-HEADER Results Free practice one: 1: Tommy Hill (Swan Yamaha) 1m:49.347s 2: Josh Brookes (Tyco Suzuki) +0.213s 3: Alastair Seeley (Tyco Suzuki) +0.587s 4: Scott Smart (Moto Rapido Ducati) +0.827s 5: Shane Byrne (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki) +1.098s 6: Alex Lowes (WFR Honda) +1.321s Free practice two: 1: Josh Brookes (Tyco Suzuki) 1m:48.494s 2: Alex Lowes (WFR Honda) +0.263s 3: Alastair Seeley (Tyco Suzuki) +0.530s 4: Scott Smart (Moto Rapido Ducati) +0.590s 5: Shane Byrne (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki) +0.687s 6: Tommy Hill (Swan Yamaha) +0.900s Report Josh Brookes launched ahead at the start of the triple header sixth round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship despite wet conditions at Oulton Park as he powered ahead of his rivals to set the fastest lap aboard the Tyco Suzuki. The Aussie is eager to regain the lead in the overall standings, which he lost at the previous round at Knockhill. He put in a determined ride whilst perfecting the settings of his machine at the Cheshire circuit, making light of the difficult conditions. Brookes is ready for the first of the three races on Saturday afternoon and he said: “It was not too bad out there the temperature was warmish so the tyres were able to generate temperature and work well. The problem was water in various places you could see clearly where it was and then guess your way through. The first practice sessions were about settling into a rhythm and feeling comfortable and this is a good enough start.” Lincolnshire rider Alex Lowes put in a series of consistent laps on his WFR Honda, the best of which closed him to within 0.263 seconds of Brookes, and put him ahead of Alastair Seeley who had bounced back strongly from a crash in the morning session to be third fastest. Scott Smart showed the potential of the Moto Rapido Ducati Panigale with a lap little more than half a second down on Brookes to be marginally faster than the former two times winner of the crown, Shane Byrne, riding the Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki. Defending champion Tommy Hill, the current series leader, had outpaced Brookes to top the morning leaderboard, but the Swan Yamaha rider had to settle for sixth best overall. For more information please visit www.britishsuperbike.com More, from a press release issued by Swan Yamaha: POSITIVE START FOR SWAN YAMAHA AT OULTON PARK The Swan Yamaha team got the sixth round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship underway at Oulton Park today as Tommy Hill and Noriyuki Haga ended the opening two free practice sessions in sixth and eleventh respectively. Hill had got the weekend off to an impressive start by topping the times in the opening session whilst Haga continued to get to grips with the wet conditions. The pairing are now eager to continue their podium finishing form at the Cheshire circuit in the opening race of the weekend tomorrow (Saturday). Hill said: “It wasn’t a bad day; obviously the first session was better than the second as we were fastest in that one, but it is only free practice and I am fairly happy with how we ended the day. It did look like it might brighten up but hopefully that is coming tomorrow! I have been working on the feeling of the front brake as I need to be able to feel more comfortable to push a bit harder. At the sharp end every little bit makes a difference and tomorrow we need to be ready for qualifying and the first race.” Haga said: “This track I know from earlier in the season so already I have more experience than before, even though the conditions were very wet today. We can start with what we know from May and we know where we need to improve. In the second session I ran onto the grass and after that I was not pushing too hard as I didn’t want to make another stupid mistake because it is only free practice! We will find a way tomorrow as we have some ideas on what we need to improve; we have three races this weekend and we need to get three good results for the championship.” For more information visit www.swanyamaha.co.uk