Editorial Observe: British Superbike Race Two and Race Three will run on Financial institution Vacation Monday at Oulton Park.
Extra, from a press launch issued by MSVR:
Brookes scores second win of 2023 in rain interrupted Oulton Park opener
Josh Brookes claimed his second Bennetts British Superbike Championship race win of the season for the FHO Racing BMW Motorrad Staff, celebrating the opening victory at Oulton Park within the BikeSocial Dash Race that was pink flagged on the penultimate lap for rain.
Brookes obtained a flying begin from the Omologato Pole Place to guide the pack into Previous Corridor for the primary time forward of Storm Stacey, Leon Haslam, Glenn Irwin and Jason O’Halloran. It was disappointment for the McAMS Yamaha staff although when O’Halloran crashed out at Cascades on the second lap.
Haslam made a transfer on Stacey at Island to maneuver second with Glenn Irwin shifting into third at Hizzys on the opening lap and the trio then turned the drive on the entrance of the sector.
Brookes was withstanding the strain from his ROKiT BMW Motorrad and BeerMonster Ducati rivals as they continued to attempt to line up an assault for the lead.
Because the race reached the penultimate lap, rain started to fall on the race was subsequently pink flagged as Brookes turned the primary race winner within the Milwaukee Grand Slam. Haslam turned the fifth completely different podium finisher of the season up to now in second place, while Glenn Irwin accomplished the highest three.
Peter Hickman delivered a decided journey to carve his manner by way of the sector to complete fourth on the second FHO Racing BMW Motorrad machine, closing in on the main trio over the closing levels of the race.
Tommy Bridewell had an equally robust efficiency, ending the race fifth on the second BeerMonster Ducati after beginning fifteenth on the grid after a tough eBay Qualifying session earlier within the afternoon.
Bridewell had obtained the higher of Andrew Irwin who led the Honda Racing UK cost in sixth, simply forward of LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha’s Kyle Ryde. Christian Iddon in the meantime was in a position to keep forward of Stacey within the closing levels to get his finest results of the season up to now in eighth, as Stacey ended his constructive day in Cheshire with a prime ten end.
Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki’s Lee Jackson accomplished the highest ten forward of tomorrow’s two races.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Oulton Park, BikeSocial Dash Race end result:
- Josh Brookes (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad)
- Leon Haslam (ROKiT BMW Motorrad) +0.186s
- Glenn Irwin (BeerMonster Ducati) +0.441s
- Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad) +1.152s
- Tommy Bridewell (BeerMonster Ducati) +4.790s
- Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) +4.977s
- Kyle Ryde (LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha) +13.661s
- Christian Iddon (Oxford Merchandise Racing Ducati) +13.784s
- Storm Stacey (Starline Racing Kawasaki) +13.987s
- Lee Jackson (Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki) +14.093s
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:
- Josh Brookes (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad) 66
- Glenn Irwin (BeerMonster Ducati) 57
- Tommy Bridewell (BeerMonster Ducati) 57
- Kyle Ryde (LAMI OMG Racing Yamaha) 48
- Leon Haslam (ROKiT BMW Motorrad) 46
- Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) 35
- Jack Kennedy (Mar-Prepare Racing Yamaha) 30
- Danny Kent (Lovell Kent Racing Honda) 27
- Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) 25
- Peter Hickman (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad) 21
For extra data on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship go to www.britishsuperbike.com
Josh Brookes – BikeSocial Dash Race winner
FHO Racing BMW Motorrad
“It was clearly nice to take the win at present, it’s good for all of the staff, sponsors and companions concerned. To everybody else it in all probability seemed like I used to be out on the entrance having a straightforward time and controlling the race, nevertheless it was really fairly tough as a result of I used to be that first rider on observe.
“I may see my lap occasions on my sprint and I wasn’t impressed by any means, so I attempted to enhance as I used to be anticipating an assault from the riders behind me. I had a number of moments the place the rear would spin and I’d lose a while, so I simply focussed on making an attempt to be as methodical as doable and never make any errors, not enhance the lap time however simply preserve it.
“In direction of the top with the rain I desperately didn’t need to put my hand up, I may see the rain on the lap earlier than on the visor, then after I got here by way of to Island Bend on the penultimate lap it was pink flagged.
“I do know it was the one choice, however I’d have favored to have taken the win over the end line with the chequered flag. The BMW felt actually candy within the race, however we’re at all times making an attempt to enhance, however within the race we actually did hit a candy spot and it did really feel actually good to journey. So hopefully that accelerates us even additional tomorrow.”
