Byrne Holds Advantage During British Superbike Practice Saturday At Cadwell Park

Byrne Holds Advantage During British Superbike Practice Saturday At Cadwell Park

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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

For more information visit www.britishsuperbike.com

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.”

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