MCE British Superbike Championship
Cadwell Park, England
August 27, 2016
Free Practice Two Results (all on Pirelli tires):
1. Shane Byrne, UK (Duc Panigale R), 1:26.291
2. Luke Mossey, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:26.690
3. Richard Cooper, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:26.940
4. Jason O’Halloran, Australia (Hon CBR1000RR SP), 1:26.964
5. Lee Jackson, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:27.061
6. Leon Haslam, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:27.065
7. Tommy Bridewell, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:27.237
8. Christian Iddon, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:27.279
9. James Ellison, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:27.327
10. Jake Dixon, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:27.392
11. Peter Hickman, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:27.432
12. Billy McConnell, Australia (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:27.447
13. Dan Linfoot, UK (Hon CBR1000RR SP), 1:27.595
14. Michael Laverty, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:27.712
15. Danny Buchan, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:27.715
16. Martin Jessopp, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:27.944
17. John Hopkins, USA (Yam YZF-R1), 1:28.066
18. Glenn Irwin, UK (Duc Panigale R), 1:28.246
19. Alastair Seeley, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:28.393
20. Stuart Easton, UK (Duc Panigale R), 1:28.636
21. Jack Kennedy, Ireland (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:29.078
22. Jakub Smrz, Czech Republic (BMW S1000RR), 1:29.241
23. James Rispoli, USA (Yam YZF-R1), 1:29.512
24. Howie Mainwaring Smart, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:29.616
25. Filip Backlund, Sweden (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:30.059
26. Josh Wainwright, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:30.200
27. Josh Hook, Australia (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:30.202
28. Aaron Zanotti, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:30.486
29. Shaun Winfield, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:30.744
30. Jenny Tinmouth, UK (Hon CBR1000RR SP), 1:30.752
31. Vittorio Iannuzzo, Italy (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:31.824
More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Racing:
Shakey strikes but his rivals hunting hard at Cadwell Park
Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne topped the times after the opening two free practice sessions at Cadwell Park, lapping under the existing record to hold off Luke Mossey by 0.399s ahead of tomorrow’s Datatag Qualifying for the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at the Lincolnshire circuit.
Leon Haslam had been leading the session during the early stages, bouncing back from his crash at the top of the Mountain in the morning practice to initially fire the JG Speedfit Kawasaki to the top of the times; however Shakey was on the attack, moving to the top with 20 minutes left on the clock.
The pack was rapidly shuffling and Jason O’Halloran continued to improve his pace, closing in on the leading pair before a crash at Mansfield in the final 12 minutes briefly halted his charge. He was able to return to the garage and the Honda Racing team soon had him back out on circuit but he had to settle for fourth as Mossey and Richard Cooper moved ahead.
Lee Jackson had another strong session in fifth for Buildbase BMW with Haslam holding sixth at the chequered flag, narrowly holding off Tommy Bridewell and an improving Christian Iddon. James Ellison and Jake Dixon completed the top ten, with Showdown contender Dan Linfoot in 13th place, just ahead of Michael Laverty.
MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, free practice one:
Jason O’Halloran (Honda Racing) 1m:26.870s
Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) +0.007s
Lee Jackson (Buildbase BMW) +0.301s
Luke Mossey (Quattro Plant Teccare Kawasaki) +0.376s
Richard Cooper (Buildbase BMW) +0.397s
Leon Haslam (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +0.416s
Peter Hickman (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +0.480s
Tommy Bridewell (Bennetts Suzuki) +0.576s
Billy McConnell (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +0.915s
James Ellison (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +0.982s
MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, free practice two:
Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) 1m:26.291s
Luke Mossey (Quattro Plant Teccare Kawasaki) +0.399s
Richard Cooper (Buildbase BMW) +0.649s
Jason O’Halloran (Honda Racing) +0.673s
Lee Jackson (Buildbase BMW) +0.770s
Leon Haslam (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +0.774s
Tommy Bridewell (Bennetts Suzuki) +0.946s
Christian Iddon (Tyco BMW) +0.988s
James Ellison (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +1.036s
Jake Dixon (Briggs Equipment BMW) +1.101s
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Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati)
Fastest in free practice
“It would be silly to say I wasn’t happy with how it has gone today when we have a gap at the top, but at the same time we still have some work to do as there are a few areas where I think we can improve.
“The bike is working ok, but it is like I have said before, this is a real race bike and when it is in its window its really, really good, but at the moment it is just on the window sill! We want to make some more improvements before the races, but it has been a good day.”
“We tried a different front tyre for the first time ever on this bike and there are some positives, but we need to persevere a bit with and set the bike up a little bit better for that.”