British Superbike: Leon Haslam Fastest During Practice Saturday At Oulton Park

British Superbike: Leon Haslam Fastest During Practice Saturday At Oulton Park

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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

For more information visit www.britishsuperbike.com

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.”

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