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Skinner scores for Scotland with debut race win as Iddon makes it a ‘Tremendous Seven’
Rory Skinner gave the Scottish house crowd one thing to rejoice by claiming his first Bennetts British Superbike Championship race win in race two at Knockhill, earlier than Christian Iddon fought again with a victory in race three to grow to be the seventh completely different race winner in 2024.
The weekend produced three completely different race winners from three completely different groups and producers because the battle for the 204 title continues to accentuate.
The moist situations rolled in for Sunday’s raceday, however Skinner was unfazed and delivered his first win within the class for the Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad crew, taking the chequered flag by 4.895s forward of an intense battle for the highest three with Iddon and race one winner Tommy Bridewell separated by simply 0.014s on the chequered flag.
Skinner captured the lead from Bridewell on the Hairpin after which he continued to attempt to break his rivals however behind the reigning champion, Iddon and Kent had been pushing for the rostrum.
Skinner had began to edge out and benefit however Kent was the quickest rider on circuit and he quickly moved forward of Bridewell because the pair grew to become embroiled within the struggle for third. The McAMS Racing Yamaha rider was then closing on Iddon, however he crashed on the Hairpin.
It gave Skinner the sting he wanted over the ultimate 4 laps, to take his first ever Bennetts British Superbike Championship race win, however behind Iddon had a shifting challenge over the ultimate laps which triggered him to run large on the Hairpin a number of occasions. Bridewell had closed on the run to the end however the Oxford Merchandise Racing Ducati rider held him off by simply 0.014s.
Storm Stacey scored his greatest outcome with the Crew LKQ Euro Automotive Elements Kawasaki in fourth place with Charlie Nesbitt and Fraser Rogers embroiled in a race-long battle, ending in fifth and sixth respectively, taking their greatest outcomes of the season to this point.
In race three although, Iddon was able to push for the primary win of the season with Oxford Merchandise Racing Ducati, and he was capable of grow to be the seventh completely different race winner in a crimson flagged last encounter.
Kent had initially grabbed the lead into flip one, however Skinner was on the assault and he moved forward for the Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad crew with a go at flip three.
Iddon was holding third place on the opening lap however by lap two, he had moved into the lead with a decisive go on the Hairpin on Skinner as Kent dropped to fifth.
Bridewell continued to indicate his tempo as he was additionally transferring up the order and he was into second place by lap 4 together with his sight set on Iddon forward of him.
The order on the entrance shuffled a number of occasions with Billy McConnell additionally within the combine for the C&L Fairburn Properties/Look Ahead Racing Honda crew, because the Australian climbed to 3rd behind Iddon and Bridewell by lap six.
Iddon held the lead regardless of the stress from the reigning champion and he would maintain off the problem till the race was crimson flagged when Leon Haslam had a heavy crash on lap 22. The ROKiT BMW Motorrad Crew rider was left battered and bruised following the incident.
Skinner and Kent had been duelling for the ultimate podium place; Kent took his alternative at flip three on lap 20 and he was capable of maintain off the house hero to return to the rostrum for McAMS Racing Yamaha and make amends for his crash in at this time’s second race.
Skinner sealed a robust comeback weekend with a fourth place end, his greatest weekend in his Bennetts BSB profession, while McConnell scored the C&L Fairburn Properties/Look Ahead Racing Honda crew their greatest ever lead to fifth place.
Hager PBM Ducati’s Glenn Irwin relinquished his lead within the standings to Bridewell forward of the fifth spherical at Snetterton; he had fought his approach via to eighth place in race two after ranging from the again of the grid in twenty seventh earlier than ending the weekend with a ninth place.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, Race 2 outcome:
- Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad)
- Christian Iddon (Oxford Merchandise Racing Ducati) +4.895
- Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) +4.909
- Storm Stacey (LKQ Euro Automotive Elements Kawasaki +14.577
- Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +15.436
- Fraser Rogers (Tag Honda) +16.883
- Billy McConnell (C&L Fairburn / Look Ahead Racing) +17.883
- Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) +22.655
- Lee Jackson (MasterMac Honda) +23.931
- Max Cook dinner (Fully Motorbikes Kawasaki) +28.925
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, Race 3 outcome:
- Christian Iddon (Oxford Merchandise Racing Ducati)
- Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) +0.635s
- Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) +1.728s
- Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad) +1 lap
- Billy McConnell (C&L Fairburn Properties/Look Ahead Racing Honda) +1 lap
- Fraser Rogers (TAG Honda) +1 lap
- Danny Buchan (DAO Racing Kawasaki) +1 lap
- Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +1 lap
- Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) +1 lap
- Lee Jackson (MasterMac Honda) +1 lap
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings:
- Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) 141
- Glenn Irwin (Hager PBM Ducati) 130
- Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) 125
- Christian Iddon (Oxford Merchandise Racing Ducati) 118
- Kyle Ryde (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 110
- Leon Haslam (ROKiT BMW Motorrad Crew) 88
- Jason O’Halloran (Fully Motorbikes Kawasaki) 81
- Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) 72
- Ryan Vickers (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 68
- Rory Skinner (Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad) 65
For extra data on the Bennetts British Superbike Championship go to www.britishsuperbike.com
Rory Skinner
(Cheshire Mouldings BMW Motorrad)
“At first I knew I wanted to get to the entrance and we had been sturdy on the BMW within the moist and I assumed I may management the tempo and know what’s quick round right here in these situations. I’m very completely happy that I may get to the entrance and get a little bit of a niche. I did make some errors firstly however I constructed the tempo and acquired right into a rhythm and never do something foolish.
“Over the previous couple of laps I saved taking a look at my pit board and I saved pondering is that this proper, however I acquired right into a circulate state and I used to be actually chilled out! I wasn’t too careworn which was good as I normally put plenty of stress on myself right here.
“It hasn’t actually sunk in but, however I had been sturdy in all situations this weekend and it’s good to lastly get one within the bag and now we need to preserve the momentum going.”
Christian Iddon
(Oxford Merchandise Racing Ducati)
“I felt completely good on the bike firstly of the race as I had a lot confidence and feeling within the moist. I used to be shocked that I used to be so eager to get by Rory as I do know he had an awesome tempo too. I acquired via and 30 laps right here is tremendous lengthy so I attempted to get a niche tenth by tenth.
“I attempted to keep up the tempo and because the monitor began to dry it grew to become harder and I had a number of moments. I used to be actually nervous as I knew I used to be dropping time from my greatest lap time on my sprint, however I knew from my pit board I nonetheless had a little bit of a niche.
“I used to be attempting to handle it after which the crimson flags got here out and it caught me of guard however huge credit score to the crew as we had an extremely onerous begin to the weekend and we have now all labored onerous to come back away with a second and a primary at this time.”
