British Superbike: Shane Byrne Sets The Pace During Practice Friday At Snetterton

British Superbike: Shane Byrne Sets The Pace During Practice Friday At Snetterton

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Editorial Note: American James Rispoli was 11th-fastest with a time of 1:52.045 on his FS-3 Racing Kawasaki ZX-10R in British Superstock 1000 FP2 at Snetterton. Danny Buchan set the fastest time, a 1:50.832, on his Morello Racing Kawasaki ZX-10R.

MCE British Superbike Championship

Snetterton 300, England

June 30, 2017

Free Practice Two Results (all using Pirelli tires and Motec ECUs):

1. Shane Byrne, UK (Duc Panigale R), 1:47.345

2. Jason O’Halloran, Australia (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), 1:47.758

3. Peter Hickman, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:47.832

4. Jake Dixon, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:47.924

5. Luke Mossey, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:47.974

6. Josh Brookes, Australia (Yam YZF-R1), 1:48.016

7. James Ellison, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:48.060

8. Leon Haslam, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:48.311

9. Billy McConnell, Australia (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:48.713

10. Sylvain Guintoli, France (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:48.813

11. Dan Linfoot, UK (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), 1:48.858

12. Bradley Ray, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:48.970

13. John Hopkins, USA (Duc Panigale R), 1:48.985

14. Lee Jackson, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:49.110

15. Jakub Smrz, Czech Republic (BMW S1000RR), 1:49.377

16. James Westmoreland, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:49.662

17. Michael Laverty, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:49.716

18. Tommy Bridewell, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), 1:49.953

19. Andy Reid, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:50.522

20. Taylor Mackenzie, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:50.664

21. Josh Elliott, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:50.732

22. Aaron Zanotti, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:51.021

23. Martin Jessopp, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:51.134

24. Shaun Winfield, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 1:51.764

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

Shakey strikes back to keep O’Halloran from the top in free practice at Snetterton

Defending champion Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne was back on top of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship free practice times today, narrowly holding off the attack from Honda Racing’s Jason O’Halloran as the fifth round of the season kicked off at Snetterton.

Byrne and O’Halloran shared the victories at the Norfolk circuit last year and as the weekend got underway the pair were instantly locking horns for the top position on the opening day on track ahead of tomorrow’s Datatag Qualifying session.

As the chequered flag fell on the second session, Byrne lapped inside the existing lap record to hold the advantage by 0.129s from O’Halloran, but the pair were being hunted down by Peter Hickman who surged into third position on the Smiths Racing BMW.

Knockhill double race winner Jake Dixon carried his momentum into the RAF Reserves Kawasaki team’s home round at Snetterton by setting the fourth fastest time to nudge championship leader Luke Mossey into fifth place by 0.050s.

Josh Brookes had been on top midway through the session before the Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha suffered a technical problem which sidelined the 2015 champion for the remainder of the session; however he still held sixth position to remain ahead of rival Yamaha rider James Ellison.

Leon Haslam returned to the track following his crash that sidelined him at Knockhill to finish the opening day eighth fastest with Billy McConnell and Sylvain Guintoli completing a top ten that featured all six manufacturers.

MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Snetterton, Free Practice one result:

Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) 1m:48.353s

Jason O’Halloran (Honda Racing) +0.129s

Luke Mossey (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +0.411s

Billy McConnell (Quattro Plant FS-3 Kawasaki) +0.457s

Josh Brookes (Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha) +0.699s

John Hopkins (Moto Rapido Ducati) +0.866s

Peter Hickman (Smiths Racing BMW) +0.934s

Dan Linfoot (Honda Racing) +1.050s

Jakub Smrz (Lloyd & Jones PR Racing BMW) +1.224s

James Ellison (McAMS Yamaha) +1.331s

MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Snetterton, Free Practice 2 result:

Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) 1m:47.345s

Jason O’Halloran (Honda Racing) +0.413s

Peter Hickman (Smiths Racing BMW) +0.487s

Jake Dixon (RAF Reserves Kawasaki) +0.579s

Luke Mossey (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +0.629s

Josh Brookes (Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha) +0.671s

James Ellison (McAMS Yamaha) +0.715s

Leon Haslam (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +0.966s

Billy McConnell (Quattro Plant FS-3 Kawasaki) +1.368s

Sylvain Guintoli (Bennetts Suzuki) +1.468s

For more information visit www.britishsuperbike.com


Shane Byrne

Be Wiser Ducati

“The day has been good and finished up very well but we had to work for it to be fastest. When we tested here it was really windy and it wasn’t ideal, especially after the break. We never got the most out of ourselves at the test but we started well this morning and went P1 straighht away and Jason O’Halloran was going well. He pipped me, we pipped him back and I feel we have started on a strong footing.

“We have a very structured plan here and we don’t want to make any wrong turns. We need to be consistent over race distance but at the same time improve our performance in the lap times. We put a new rear tyre in at the end of the session and I had a couple of goes when I saw the time on my dash I thought and then my team gave me a pit board that said OK so I thought I will take that.”‘

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