MCE British Superbike Championship
Silverstone Circuit, England
October 3, 2014
Free Practice Two Results (all on Pirelli tires):
1. Ryuichi Kiyonari, Japan (BMW S1000RR), 2:06.286
2. Shane Byrne, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 2:06.417
3. Dan Linfoot, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 2:06.892
4. John Hopkins, USA (Suz GSX-R1000), 2:07.019
5. Tommy Bridewell, UK (Yam YZF-R1), 2:07.260
6. Josh Waters, Australia (Suz GSX-R1000), 2:07.405
7. James Westmoreland, UK (BMW S1000RR), 2:07.569
8. Josh Brookes, Australia (Yam YZF-R1), 2:07.709
9. Peter Hickman, UK (Hon CBR1000RR), 2:07.829
10. Stuart Easton, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 2:07.867
11. Patric Muff, Switzerland (BMW S1000RR), 2:07.868
12. Julien Da Costa, France (Hon CBR1000RR), 2:07.885
13. James Ellison, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 2:08.217
14. Filip Backlund, Sweden (Yam YZF-R1), 2:08.346
15. Chris Walker, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 2:08.544
16. Jon Kirkham, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 2:08.593
17. Gary Mason, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 2:08.799
18. Ben Wilson, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 2:09.300
19. Barry Burrell, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 2:09.456
20. Martin Jessopp, UK (BMW S1000RR), 2:09.829
21. Robbin Harms, Denmark (BMW S1000RR), 2:10.141
22. Howie Mainwaring, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 2:10.164
23. Christophe Ponsson, France (Bim BB3), 2:10.616
24. Aaron Zanotti, UK (Suz GSX-R1000), 2:11.230
25. Shaun Winfield, UK (Kaw ZX-10R), 2:12.260
26. Jenny Tinmouth, UK (Hon CBR1000RR), 2:12.544
Other Americans competing at Silverstone:
Wild card entry Jake Gagne, the 2014 AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Champion, was eighth in British Supersport Free Practice Two with a lap time of 2:11.158 on his RoadRace Factory/Red Bull Yamaha YZF-R6. Gagne’s teammate Tomas Puerta was 24th in the session with a time of 2:14.139.
James Rispoli was 11th-fastest in British Supersport Free Practice Two with a time of 2:11.976 on his Team Traction Control Yamaha YZF-R6. Luke Mossey led the session with a time of 2:09.074 on his Triumph Daytona 675R.
Jayson Uribe, riding his FPW Racing/R5R Honda, was sixth overall and fifth-quickest in the Moto3 class during British Motostar Free Practice Two with a time of 2:22.846.
More, from a press release issued by MotorSport Vision:
Round 11 3-4-5 October Silverstone
KIYONARI INTENSIFIES THE WAR FOR FOUR WITH BYRNE BY 0.131S
Results
Free practice one:
1: Ryuichi Kiyonari (Buildbase BMW) 2m:06.628s
2: John Hopkins (Tyco Suzuki) +0.782s
3: Shane Byrne (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki) +0.806s
4: Dan Linfoot (Quattro Plant Kawasaki) +0.910s
5: Josh Brookes (Milwaukee Yamaha) +1.340s
6: Peter Hickman (RAF Reserves Honda) +1.860s
Free practice two:
1: Ryuichi Kiyonari (Buildbase BMW) 2:06.286s
2: Shane Byrne (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki) +0.131s
3: Dan Linfoot (Quattro Plant Kawasaki) +0.606s
4: John Hopkins (Tyco Suzuki) +0.733s
5: Tommy Bridewell (Milwaukee Yamaha) +0.974s
6: Josh Waters (Tyco Suzuki) +1.119s
Report
Ryuichi Kiyonari drew the battlelines in the ongoing “War for Four” titles in the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship by setting a scorching pace in opening practice for the penultimate round at Silverstone to outgun his arch-rival Shane Byrne.
Buildbase BMW’s Kiyonari edged closer to the lap record at the Northamptonshire circuit with a time of 2m 02.286s, but Byrne was closing on his Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki, ending the session to within 0.131secs of him.
Byrne currently holds the edge in the title stakes by 12 points and following his victory at Assen last time out he is feeling confident. He said: “I was really looking forward to getting out here as the first lap out is electrifying because of the speed you can reach before you hit the brakes, even for someone that is used to going fast for a living! I spent some time riding with Kiyo today, my focus is on making my bike the best it can be for Sunday so to follow him for a bit gave me an idea on where we can improve.”
The leading duo were not having it all of their own way at Silverstone with Dan Linfoot on the Quattro Plant Kawasaki, putting in a fast last minute dash to set the third best time to close them down in the final moments.
Former MotoGP rider John Hopkins and his Tyco Suzuki team-mate Josh Waters sandwiched Tommy Bridewell who was fifth fastest on the Milwaukee Yamaha. His team-mate Josh Brookes, also in contention for the crown was eighth fastest, just adrift of James Westmoreland.
Title Fighter Chris Walker had a tough day onboard the Lloyds British GBmoto Kawasaki as he struggled to 15th place on the leaderboard as he still battles through the pain barrier from his crash last time out at Assen.
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More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki Press Office:
After strong performances at Donington Park and Assen, with a Netherlands victory and two pole positions the main rewards from the last four races, Tyco Suzuki will again be looking to improve this weekend during the penultimate British Superbike Championship round at Silverstone where both John Hopkins and Josh Waters will be gunning for podium action.
Hopkins, a former winner at Silverstone and second in this morning’s opening free practice session, said: “Silverstone is undoubtedly one of my favourite circuits of all time. It’s not only a circuit I really enjoy riding, but it’s also a circuit I’ve had a lot of success at in the past.
“It has everything you could want in a circuit from fast-flowing corners and chicanes, to tight first-gear hairpins and it also requires a lot of hard braking. With most of the corners being quite flat and not having a lot of camber, you need a lot of confidence in the front end of your bike as well as the front tyre.
“Silverstone is all about connecting the dots and hitting the right line because a lot of the turns lead into the next and one small mistake or being slightly off line could cost you dearly in terms of lap time. This morning we started well and joined those dots, but we must improve session-on-session and not be complacent.”
Waters, who was a race winner last time out at Assen, is also looking forward to this weekend’s challenge at Silverstone, with the Aussie still in with a mathematically chance of claiming top spot outside the Showdown.
After taking seventh spot this morning in free practice one, Waters said: “It was great to get the win at Assen, my second this season with Tyco Suzuki, but the goal is to push towards the podium action in the dry. We made a good start this morning, which was the plan and now I want to push forward from here and qualify well for Sunday’s opening race. I enjoy Silverstone and with John having a great morning, fingers crossed it can be a strong weekend for Tyco Suzuki all round.”
Philip Neill – Team Manager:
“It’s the same plan that we had at Assen: gloves off, get stuck in and fight for results and that means podiums. The boys have started well this morning, so it’s a matter of keeping that momentum going and making sure we don’t have any excuses come Sunday afternoon. We already know the Tyco Suzuki GSX-R package is strong enough to be right at the sharp-end at this circuit, so let’s see what the boys can do this weekend.”
More, from a press release issued by Milwaukee Yamaha:
BROOKES AND BRIDEWELL BUILDING FOR SILVERSTONE SHOWDOWN
The Milwaukee Yamaha team got the penultimate round of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship underway at Silverstone today with Tommy Bridewell and Josh Brookes ending the opening free practice sessions in fifth and eighth places respectively.
The Milwaukee Yamaha team-mates have been working hard throughout the day on the set up for the 3.66-mile Northamptonshire circuit as the pair aim to build on their current position in the championship standings with Brookes holding third and Bridewell just five points adrift in fourth place.
The pair have been building momentum throughout the two free practices in preparation for tomorrow’s qualifying session and are confident of further improvements as they bid to battle for a front row start in race one.
Brookes said: “The first session out we continued with our normal routine where we run what we have had previously, or we go for a compromise on settings with what we expect to work at the track. We have come with an Assen set up that has a slight change, knowing what we do about the Silverstone circuit. The next series of things we look at are what problem one is and work on that and then number two and consider that and so on. Number one problem today was the bumps, particularly in the rear as it didn’t handle them too well, so we made significant changes for the second session to fix the problem and then go faster.
“We have made massive improvements on the bumps and corner entry and it feels good, but now we need to work on the exit grip and the steering from the middle of the corner to the exit of the corner. We improved it a bit at the end of the session on old tyres so we could get a fair comparison. On paper it might look bad but actually I am quite comfortable and confident that we can find a good direction tomorrow and hopefully be back in the range of getting closer to Kiyo.”
Bridewell said: “Today has gone ok really and we have just been getting into the weekend. I don’t feel 100 percent comfortable just yet but we are working hard so that we are ready for the races on Sunday. We are trying to get the Milwaukee Yamaha working better over the bumps as it was unsettling it a bit in places and once we have that sorted then we should be ok and ready to go. The boys in the garage are working hard though so we can try and push on again for qualifying tomorrow.”
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