Michael Laverty Quickest In British Superbike Practice At Knockhill

Michael Laverty Quickest In British Superbike Practice At Knockhill

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MCE British Superbike Championship

Knockhill Circuit, Scotland

June 24, 2016

Free Practice Two Results (all on Pirelli tires):

1. Michael Laverty, UK (BMW S1000RR), 48.009 seconds

2. Shane Byrne, UK (Duc Panigale R), 48.045

3. Leon Haslam, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 48.186

4. Luke Mossey, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 48.280

5. John Hopkins, USA (Yam YZF-R1), 48.328

6. Dan Linfoot, UK (Hon CBR1000RR SP), 48.361

7. Peter Hickman, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 48.368

8. Christian Iddon, UK (BMW S1000RR), 48.464

9. Jason O’Halloran, Australia (Hon CBR1000RR SP), 48.603

10. Richard Cooper, UK (BMW S1000RR), 48.616

11. Glenn Irwin, UK (Duc Panigale R), 48.652

12. James Ellison, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 48.708

13. Ryuichi Kyonari, Japan (Suz GSX-R1000), 48.846

14. Stuart Easton, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 48.849

15. Tommy Bridewell, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), 48.865

16. Danny Buchan, UK (Duc Panigale R), 48.866

17. Jake Dixon, UK (BMW S1000RR), 48.901

18. Billy McConnell, Australia (Kaw ZX-10R), 49.113

19. Alastair Seeley, UK (BMW S1000RR), 49.200

20. Lee Jackson, UK (BMW S1000RR), 49.241

21. Jakub Smrz, Czech Republic (BMW S1000RR), 49.388

22. Filip Backlund, Sweden (Kaw ZX-10R), 49.512

23. James Rispoli, USA (Yam YZF-R1), 49.679

24. Martin Jessopp, UK (BMW S1000RR), 49.693

25. Aaron Zanotti, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 49.760

26. Josh Hook, Australia (Kaw ZX-10R), 49.882

27. Shaun Winfield, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 49.930

28. Howie Mainwaring Smart, UK (BMW S1000RR), 49.946

29. Jenny Tinmouth, UK (Hon CBR1000RR SP), 50.224

30. Josh Wainwright, UK (BMW S1000RR), 50.256

31. Vittorio Iannuzzo, Italy (Kaw ZX-10R), 50.424

More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision Racing:

Laverty leads Byrne by 0.036s as MCE BSB kicks off at Knockhill

Tyco BMW’s Michael Laverty hit the top of the times in free practice at Knockhill, holding off a late charge in the final minute of the second session from Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne as the pair were separated by just 0.036s, with just 0.8s covering the top 17 riders in Scotland.

Peter Hickman had set the early pace in the afternoon for JG Speedfit Kawasaki with Luke Mossey, the fastest rider in the opening session, displacing him from the top with just under 20 minutes on the clock. However the Quattro Plant Teccare Kawasaki rider was unable to make it a clean sweep and Laverty moved to the top in the closing stages.

As Laverty moved up the order so did Leon Haslam; the JG Speedfit Kawasaki rider moving second with three minutes of the session remaining, but the ‘Pocket Rocket’ was pushed to third in a matter of seconds as Byrne fired the Be Wiser Ducati into second position.

Mossey held fourth ahead of John Hopkins who again showed the performance of the ePayMe Yamaha to complete the top five, just 0.3s off Laverty’s pace-setting lap. Dan Linfoot was sixth fastest for Honda Racing with Hickman dropping back to seventh with the final last minute improvements.

Tyco BMW’s Christian Iddon was eighth fastest with Jason O’Halloran and Richard Cooper on the Buildbase BMW completing the top ten.

MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, Free Practice 1:

Luke Mossey (Quattro Plant Teccare Kawasaki) 48.507s

Leon Haslam (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +0.214s

Michael Laverty (Tyco BMW) +0.264s

Jason O’Halloran (Honda Racing) +0.269s

Dan Linfoot (Honda Racing) +0.310s

John Hopkins (ePayMe Yamaha) +0.352s

Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) +0.415s

Christian Iddon (Tyco BMW) +0.469s

James Ellison (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +0.531s

Tommy Bridewell (Bennetts Suzuki) +0.548s

MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, free practice two result:

Michael Laverty (Tyco BMW) 48.009s

Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) +0.036s

Leon Haslam (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +0.177s

Luke Mossey (Quattro Plant Teccare Kawasaki) +0.271s

John Hopkins (ePayMe Yamaha) +0.319s

Dan Linfoot (Honda Racing) +0.352s

Peter Hickman (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +0.359s

Christian Iddon (Tyco BMW) +0.455s

Jason O’Halloran (Honda Racing) +0.594s

Richard Cooper (Buildbase BMW) +0.607s

For more information visit www.britishsuperbike.com

Michael Laverty (Tyco BMW)

“It’s nice to finish the day quickest. It’s not easy to do it by any means! You have to fight the bike around here as you’re never going to get the perfect setting because of all the bumps and undulations.

“It’s such a busy track, even in the straight you’re fighting to stop wheelies so it’s very physical and you feel like you’re really all over the bike. I’m finding I can do 48 second laps consistently and that’s good race pace, I think we can be back on the podium this weekend – fingers crossed.”

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