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We speak to Josh Brookes ahead of the Brands Hatch BSB finale

2019 British Superbike Championship

Brands Hatch Showdown Preview


The Bennetts British Superbike Championship title fight will do down to the wire this weekend as protagonists Scott Redding, Josh Brookes and Tommy Bridewell battle it out for the final time in 2019 in their quest to be crowned champion at Brands Hatch.

We spoke to Josh Brookes overnight about the weekend ahead. The Australian trails Be Wiser Ducati team-mate Scott Redding by 28-points heading into this weekend triple-header.

Josh Brookes

“Under normal circumstances a second and a third at Donington in British Superbike would be a good achievement, but when the championship leader gets two wins then that makes that performance not so good after all, and that’s the reality that I am facing at the moment. 

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Josh Brookes did the double at Brands Hatch earlier in the year

“The championship points are well favoured towards Scott, mathematically the championship is always a possibility until the end, or until the numbers rule it out, but I will go into this weekend with the most optimism I can and try as hard as I can to get the results, but it’s diffifcult to think that Scott is going to offer a poor performance.

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Brookes leading Redding at Donington earlier this month

“I am standing here in poor weather at the moment, it is drizzling rain, the last round is often affected by weather here so we never know what can happen.

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Josh Brookes

“All I have to do is focus on the best results I can, rather than thinking I have to finish a certain place etc. so that almost probably takes the pressure off me a little. I have to just go out and win, that is all I can do. Then how Scott goes out and plays it will decide the final results.

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Josh Brookes

“Every year I have been in BSB I have given 100 per cent and irrespective of the outcome I am proud of what I have achieved this year.” 

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Josh Brookes did the double at Brands Hatch earlier in the year

BSB 2019 so far…

After 24 races there have been seven winners and 12 different podium finishers, but it comes down to three champion elects ahead of the final three races of the 2019 season on the Grand Prix circuit.

Scott Redding heads the standings coming into the crucial decider and the former MotoGP contender willl attempt to claim the title in his debut season to make Bennetts BSB history. The 26-year-old has delivered an incredible performance so far in the Showdown, to return to Kent with a 28-point advantage over his Be Wiser Ducati teammate.

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Josh Brookes and Scott Redding – Image by David Yeomans
Scott Redding

“This year has been really good; I have enjoyed the championship and the racing has been great and now we have just got Brands Hatch to try and finish the job! I feel like I have been the strongest rider in the Showdown so far but I have been building all season for this. The results at Brands Hatch earlier in the year doesn’t show how strong we really were there and the pace that we had; I took a gamble on the tyre choice in race one and then had a podium in race two and we had pole position. I think some people think that it might not be the best track for me and I might not be as strong there, but when people doubt me I want it even more. I am really calm now and with how I am and what we can do at Brands Hatch. I get even more motivation from the energy and the big support that I get from the fans and I think there is going to be a big atmosphere next weekend.

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Scott Redding, Josh Brookes and Tommy Bridewell were top performers at Donington – Image by David Yeomans

“I am definitely in a prime position; I didn’t start the season saying what I could do and I have just been working hard and building up so that we were strong for the Showdown. I am getting stronger and more confident. I wanted to build throughout the year and now it’s the time.”

On the opposite side of the garage, Josh Brookes is ready to take the title fight all the way to the line. The 2015 champion was unstoppable at the Grand Prix circuit earlier in the season, claiming a double win, making him the most successful rider at Brands Hatch currently on the grid.

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Josh Brookes – Image by David Yeomans

However, the pair also have a determined Tommy Bridewell ready to spoil their title celebrations, and the Oxford Racing Ducati rider thrives on his underdog status as he aims for his first championship victory, having finished third in the series back in 2014.

The title contenders are firmly focused on claiming the maximum 75 points available. However, they will face tough competition for the final honours of the 2019 season with the closest opposition coming from Danny Buchan, Tarran Mackenzie and Peter Hickman who currently lock out the remaining positions in the top six.

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Tommy Bridewell – Image by David Yeomans

Australian Jason O’Halloran heads south to Kent for the season finale sitting ninth in the standings, a single point ahead of Christian Iddon, and with Andrew Irwin and Xavi Fores within striking distance given a strong enough end of season result. After admitting to struggling for feel and grip which resulted in poor 11-10 results at the previous Donington Park round, O’Halloran will be keen to finish the season strong. He will have three bites of the cherry, as there is an extra race on the usual double header programme, with 75 points up for grabs; if he could record three strong results it could move him up the finishing order in this year’s championship standings.

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Jason O’Halloran – Image by David Yeomans
Jason O’Halloran

“That was one of the more difficult weekends. We struggled all weekend. Friday was wet, Saturday was dry and both races today were dry. We generally struggled to find a feeling. I struggled for grip in the first race and in one of the biggest surprises; I really struggled on new tyres. I got stronger towards the end once the tyre went away and did my fastest lap on the last lap of the race which is a bit backwards. Race two was better but I struggled with wheelies on the stop start corners, I’m having to use the rear brake so much we’re just getting beat on the straights. We need to see what we can do to improve it to see if we can finish the year off good.”

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Jason O’Halloran – Image by David Yeomans

Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings

Pos Rider Total
1 Scott REDDING (Ducati) 645
2 Josh BROOKES (Ducati) 617
3 Tommy BRIDEWELL (Ducati) 580
4 Danny BUCHAN (Kawasaki) 559
5 Tarran MACKENZIE (Yamaha) 538
6 Peter HICKMAN (BMW) 530
7 Xavi FORÉS (Honda) 186
8 Andrew IRWIN (Honda) 181
9 Jason O’HALLORAN (Yamaha) 167
10 Christian IDDON (BMW) 166
11 Bradley RAY (Suzuki) 121
12 Luke MOSSEY (Suzuki) 117
13 Luke STAPLEFORD (Suzuki) 100
14 Glenn IRWIN (Kawasaki / BMW) 84
15 Dan LINFOOT (Yamaha) 81
16 Ryan VICKERS (Kawasaki) 68
17 Josh ELLIOTT (Suzuki) 58
18 Keith FARMER (BMW) 54
19 Héctor BARBERÁ (Kawasaki) 47
20 Claudio CORTI (Kawasaki) 34
21 James ELLISON (BMW / MV Aug / Suz) 28
22 Michael LAVERTY (BMW) 12
23 Alex OLSEN (BMW) 10
24 Ben CURRIE (Kawasaki) 9
25 Dean HARRISON (Kawasaki) 8
26 Joe FRANCIS (BMW) 7
27 Billy McCONNELL (Suzuki) 6
28 David ALLINGHAM (Yamaha) 6
29 Gino REA (MV Agusta) 4
30 Richard COOPER (Suzuki) 3
31 Sam COVENTRY (Kawasaki) 1

Source: MCNews.com.au

Redding doubles up at Donington | Sunday BSB Report

2019 British Superbikes

Round 11 Donington Park – Sunday Report


The Bennetts British Superbike Championship Showdown continued with Scott Redding dominating the proceedings, claiming wins across both Superbike races at Donington ahead of Josh Brookes and Tommy Bridewell, and taking a 28-point lead into the Brands Hatch finale ahead of Aussie Brookes.

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Josh Brookes leads Scott Redding – 2019 BSB Donington Park, Round 11

After three previous podiums finishes, Chrissy Rouse and the Morello Racing Kawasaki finally got to stand on the top step of the podium in the Pirelli Superstock 1000 class when they claimed a brilliant win, from Richard Cooper and Jordan Weaving. Aussie Levi Day finished in seventh, with Brayden Elliott 19th.

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Brayden Elliott – 2019 BSB Donington Park, Round 11

Jack Kennedy also doubled up on the Supersport wins, fighting off Brad Jones for the win, with Rory Skinner completing the podium. In the Superstock 600 class Ben Luxton claimed top honours, from Storm Stacey and Eunan McGlinchey.


British Superbikes Race 1

At the start of the opening race Brookes had launched off the line to lead the pack into Redgate for the first time ahead of Redding and Christian Iddon, with Bradley Ray and Tommy Bridewell in close contention.

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Scott Redding – 2019 BSB Donington Park, Round 11

Brookes was heading the pack for Be Wiser Ducati until the third lap when Iddon went for a decisive move with the pair touching at Starkeys Bridge. The move unsettled Brookes and dropped him back to fourth and into the clutches of Peter Hickman.

Redding then had the advantage from Bridewell and Iddon, and started edging out a gap to try and break the pack. The championship leader had been able to set a consistent pace to break Bridewell, but at mid-race distance the rain flags were shown and the Oxford Racing Ducati rider pushed to bridge the gap.

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Scott Redding – 2019 BSB Donington Park, Round 11

Redding though was able to keep his cool to give him the edge at the chequered flag, but behind him the battle for third had turned into a three-way fight between Iddon, Brookes and Hickman.

Iddon was holding the position for Tyco BMW, but as he exited Goddards he lost a footpeg and then had to try to deliver a damage limitation performance which saw him end the race in sixth place as Brookes took advantage of the situation.

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Andrew Irwin – 2019 BSB Donington Park, Round 11

Brookes held off Hickman for third with Andrew Irwin fighting his way through from 14th on the grid to claim fifth place for Honda Racing, pushing Iddon back with two laps to go as he continued to try and fight on.

Xavi Forés was seventh ahead of Ryan Vickers, who scored another top 10 finish for RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki following a fierce battle with Luke Mossey and Danny Buchan who grabbed tenth place ahead of Jason O’Halloran and Tarran Mackenzie.

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Billy McConnell – 2019 BSB Donington Park, Round 11

Fellow Australians Billy McConnell and Ben Currie came home in 18th and 19th respectively in Race 1.


British Superbikes Race 2

In race two Brookes was determined to come out and try to take the fight to his teammate. At the start of the race, the Australian got a flying start off the line to lead into Redgate for the first time ahead of Iddon and Redding, with the second placed Tyco BMW rider trying to dive for the lead at Craner Curves before the 2015 champion instantly cut back into the lead.

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Race 2 Start – 2019 BSB Donington Park, Round 11

As Redding moved into second a lap later to force ahead of Iddon, further down the field Billy McConnell crashed out unhurt at the Esses, leaving gravel across the circuit. The BMW Safety Car deployed and as the pack lined up Brookes had the advantage from Redding, Bridewell, Peter Hickman, Iddon and Buchan as the Showdown Title Fighters were locked together.

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Josh Brookes – 2019 BSB Donington Park, Round 11

On the restart though Redding had initially dropped back from Brookes to try and force more heat into the tyres and it worked; Brookes ran wide into Redgate and Redding had the opportunity he needed to make a pass for the lead.

Redding then pushed to bridge a gap but the advantage kept changing, later the championship leader admitted he was suffering with a gearing issue that was causing him to be less consistent with his lap times. Brookes had been reeling him in over the closing stages but it wasn’t enough to make a move on his teammate and he was forced to settle for second place ahead of Bridewell.

Buchan had maintained his fourth place after a tough opening race at Donington Park to fire the FS-3 Racing Kawasaki ahead of Iddon on the Tyco BMW and Bradley Ray, who overcame the disappointment of a technical retirement in race one to hold off a hard-charging Irwin for sixth place.

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Danny Buchan – 2019 BSB Donington Park, Round 11

Irwin had been also battling with his Honda Racing teammate Forés, who had to settle for eighth place with the McAMS Yamaha pairing of Tarran Mackenzie and O’Halloran completing the top 10.

It was a disastrous race for Hickman who had been battling for the fourth place when he lost the chain for the Smiths Racing BMW, ending his race prematurely.

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Ben Currie – 2019 BSB Donington Park, Round 11

Race 2 saw Aussie Ben Currie improve on his Race 1 efforts into 18th, while Billy McConnell recorded a DNF.

Scott Redding – 1-1

“I felt comfortable in race one, so I was able to manage everything quite well. I felt settled leading the race but when a few spots of rain began to fall, I eased off a bit as I didn’t want to get caught Scott Reddingout. When it became clear the rain had stopped, I was able to set the fastest lap of the race and pull away again, so it worked out well in the end. The second race was tricky too as I had a problem with the gear-shifter which meant the bike was pushing me wide into the corners. Josh upped his pace too, which I knew he would, and the gap came down, so I was pleased to bring the bike home and get the double.”

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Scott Redding – 2019 BSB Donington Park, Round 11
Josh Brookes – 3-2

“I made the ideal start to race one, but I knew immediately that something was wrong as I couldn’t find an apex and it was a bit confusing as to why the bike wasn’t working like it had done in qualifying. I lost a couple of places, but I managed to regroup and keep a good pace to come through to take a solid third. I improved to second in race two which I should be pleased with as many riders would Brookes & Reddinggive anything to be in that position but I’m smiling through gritted teeth as I don’t feel like I’m riding as well as I can. I don’t feel like I’m getting the best out of myself so I’m disappointed with the results but there are still 75 points available, so we’ll see what happens at the final round.”

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Josh Brookes – 2019 BSB Donington Park, Round 11
Tommy Bridewell – 2-3

“Another positive weekend for myself and the Oxford Racing Ducati, Moto Rapido Racing team, with the ever changing weather we just struggled to find the sweet spot, but as always the team worked flawlessly and we’ll take the positives into the final round at Brands Hatch in a few weeks time. Thanks for all the support people show me trackside and on the socials, we’ll keep fighting, it’s not over yet.”

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Tommy Bridewell – 2019 BSB Donington Park, Round 11
Tarran Mackenzie – 12-9

“As we didn’t get a dry warm-up, we couldn’t try something different so we went into race one a little blind. The bike didn’t feel the best and I struggled a lot on the front. We made a change for race two which definitely helped the bike, I had a lot stronger pace and was a lot closer to the guys in front which was good. I’m feeling better in myself and on the bike and gaining a lot more confidence. Brands was good for us earlier in the year until the crash so hopefully we can end the year on a high.”

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Tarran Mackenzie – 2019 BSB Donington Park, Round 11
Jason O’Halloran – 11-10

“That was one of the more difficult weekends. We struggled all weekend. Friday was wet, Saturday was dry and both races today were dry. We generally struggled to find a feeling. I struggled for grip in the first race and in one of the biggest surprises, I really struggled on new tyres. I got stronger towards the end once the tyre went away and did my fastest lap on the last lap of the race which is a bit backwards. Race two was better but I struggled with wheelie on the stop start corners, I’m having to use the rear brake so much we’re just getting beat on the straights. We need to see what we can do to improve it to see if we can finish the year off good.”

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Jason O’Halloran – 2019 BSB Donington Park, Round 11
Peter Hickman – 4-DNF

“Results-wise, it’s been a bit of a mixed day but, overall, our pace has been strong throughout. We’ve made more improvements to the bike which has helped us get closer to the front group. In the first race, I made a slight mistake early on when the bike went into neutral at the Melbourne Loop, but I regained the lost places pretty quickly although I didn’t quite have the pace to get onto the podium. Race two was going equally as well and although I had a few slides after the safety car had gone in, the lap times were good, and I felt strong in fifth. I was hanging on a bit to the front group but then the chain snapped which was unusual to say the least but it’s just one of those things and nothing the team could have done so we’ll look to end the season strongly with three strong rides at Brands Hatch.”

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Peter Hickman – 2019 BSB Donington Park, Round 11
Bradley Ray – DNF-6

“We wanted to prove Oulton wasn’t a fluke this weekend. Obviously we know we were quick at Cadwell but the results didn’t come, then we were on the podium at Oulton but struggled at Assen a little bit, going in the wrong direction over the weekend with the bike. Here we were strong again and I think we could have taken the fight to the front guys a bit more but we had the issue in race one and that meant not only did we miss that chance in that race it also ruined race two for us, having to come from so far back. It’s a shame, but I think the performance in race two was good, to come through from that far down. Hopefully we can get the luck at Brands and finish strongly.”

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Race 2 podium, 1) Scott Redding, 2) Josh Brookes, 3) Tommy Bridewell – 2019 BSB Donington Park, Round 11

Bennetts British Superbikes Results/Standings

Source: MCNews.com.au

Redding dominates Assen BSB | Brookes 14-points behind

2019 British Superbike Championship

Round Ten – Assen – Sunday  / Report

Images by David Yeomans

Scott Redding did the double at Assen on the weekend to push his way into the British Superbike Championship lead by 14-points over Josh Brookes. 

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Scott Redding – 2019 BSB Round 10 – Assen

A good start to the weekend by Tom Toparis in the Dickies British Supersport on Saturday unfortunately was followed up a DNF on Syunday.  

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Tom Toparis – 2019 BSB Round 10 – Assen

Max Stauffer took seventh in the first International Junior Supersport race of the weekend – maching his qualifying result – and with improved confidence in the second bout looked set to challenge for a podium, but unfortunately crashed out with two laps to run. 


British Superbike Race 1

Scott Redding hit the front early in the first bout ahead of Luke Stapleford, Tommy Bridewell and Josh Brookes. Bridewell was determined to move into second and did so by the end of the opening lap.

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Scott Redding – 2019 BSB Round 10 – Assen

A lap later Ryan Vickers crashed out heavily which saw the BMW Safety Car deployed at the start of the fourth lap. The pack formed up behind with Redding, Bridewell, Stapleford and Brookes first in line with the race resuming on lap six.

Bridewell was pushing hard to take on Redding but on the ninth lap he reached his limit, crashing out at turn nine, with Christian Iddon also falling at the same corner, both riders were unhurt.

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Tommy Bridewell – 2019 BSB Round 10 – Assen

Redding broke from the pack at the front of the field, leaving Brookes embroiled in a huge battle for second with Showdown spoilers Stapleford and Jason O’Halloran who had hunted down the pair ahead of him.

By lap 14 the scrap had really intensified with Stapleford making a move on Brookes, only for the Australian to strike straight back to regain the position. As the laps counted down the trio in the battle for second were inseparable and on the penultimate lap Stapleford had the edge over Brookes and O’Halloran.

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Josh Brookes – 2019 BSB Round 10 – Assen

Brookes still had more fight left though and on the final lap he dived back into second place and as Stapleford drifted slightly wide, O’Halloran saw his opportunity and he was into third for McAMS Yamaha.

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Scott Redding topped the podium from Brookes and O’Halloran – 2019 BSB Round 10 – Assen

As Redding took the flag to claim his eighth win of the season ahead of Brookes, O’Halloran became the 12 different podium finisher of the season ahead of Stapleford, who scored his best result of the season for Buildbase Suzuki.

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Jason O’Halloran – 2019 BSB Round 10 – Assen

Xavi Forés was fifth for Honda Racing ahead of Showdown contenders Danny Buchan, Tarran Mackenzie and Peter Hickman who completed the top eight ahead of Bradley Ray and Hector Barbera.

Australian Ben Currie finished Race 1 in 15th.

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Ben Currie – 2019 BSB Round 10 – Assen

British Superbike Race 2

Luke Stapleford launched his Buildbase Suzuki off the line to lead the pack into turn one ahead of Redding, Tommy Bridewell and Brookes as the second race of the Assen BSB weekend got underway. Brookes, the 2015 champion, was instantly on the attack and he moved into third after pushing past the Oxford Racing Ducati of Tommy Bridewell.

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Stapleford, Brookes, O’Halloran – 2019 BSB Round 10 – Assen

The pack was inseparable but a mistake from Stapleford exiting the final chicane on the third lap scattered the pack and it gave Bridewell the opportunity he needed to move into second with Brookes and Redding then hunting him down.

A lap later and a determined Brookes captured the lead with Stapleford separating the Be Wiser Ducati teammates with Jason O’Halloran and Danny Buchan also in close contention.

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Jason O’Halloran – 2019 BSB Round 10 – Assen

By lap seven Redding had made a decisive move into second and had Brookes in his sights before taking the lead a lap later with a dive down the inside. From there Redding tried to make a break, but he was hounded by Brookes.

Bridewell had his sights set on a podium to make amends for his crash in the opening race and by lap ten he had moved into third, to push Stapleford back down into fourth on the Buildbase Suzuki.

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Tommy Bridewell – 2019 BSB Round 10 – Assen

Redding then edged out his advantage, but the battle for second was becoming increasingly fierce; Brookes was holding off Bridewell, Buchan and Stapleford but with two laps remaining the Australian was under attack.

On lap 17 Bridewell moved into second and that pushed Brookes slightly off line, which gave Buchan the chance he needed to force through into third for FS-3 Racing Kawasaki. Despite his best counterattack, Brookes couldn’t regain the positions and he missed out on the podium by 0.311s, leaving Assen 14 points adrift of Redding in the standings.

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Josh Brookes – 2019 BSB Round 10 – Assen

Bridewell and Buchan scored their first podium finishes of the Showdown in the second race with Stapleford again just missing out after his best weekend of the season so far in fifth.

Honda Racing’s Xavi Forés led the next pack home to the chequered flag to hold off race one podium finisher O’Halloran and Showdown contender Peter Hickman in eighth. Dan Linfoot and Bradley Ray completed the top ten with Tarran Mackenzie ending a tough weekend in 13th.

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Xavi Fores – 2019 BSB Round 10 – Assen

Ben Currie had to settle for 17th in Race 2, matching his qualifying result, after 15th in Race 1.

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Ben Currie – 2019 BSB Round 10 – Assen

Bennetts British Superbike Race One & Two Results

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Redding & Bridewell top Sunday Superbikes at Oulton

2019 British Superbike Championship
Round 9 – Oulton Park – Sunday

Images by David Yeomans

Oulton Park on Sunday saw Tommy Bridgewell claim the Oxford Racing Ducati team their first Superbike race win in Race 3, while Race 2 saw a 1-2 by the Be Wiser Ducati duo of Scott Redding and Josh Brookes.

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Tommy Bridewell – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park

Sunday also saw Tarran Mackenzie and Peter Hickman confirmed as the final two Title Fighters for the Showdown, with Hickman and Mackenzie joining Danny Buchan to claim the remaining three Showdown places. Buchan securing his spot on Saturday. Be Wiser Ducati teammates Scott Redding and Josh Brookes and Bridewell had already confirmed their places in the line-up.

The 2019 Showdown will feature three first-time Title Fighters (Redding, Mackenzie and Buchan) and two first-time Showdown teams (Oxford Racing Ducati and FS3-Racing Kawasaki). The top six line-up heading into the opening Showdown round at Assen represents four different manufacturers across five different teams.

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The Showdown Six – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park

Race 2

The start of race two saw Bradley Ray hit the front of the pack ahead of Brookes, Redding, Jason O’Halloran, Buchan and Christian Iddon. However, after missing out in yesterday’s race, Bridewell was instantly on the attack and made a move to claim second position on lap two.

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Josh Brookes – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park

A huge crash for James Ellison caused a BMW Safety Car deployment on the fourth lap to clear the debris at Hilltop. He was uninjured, but when the race resumed after two laps Bridewell was back fighting for the lead, which he claimed with a move on Ray at Lodge on the brakes.

A lap later and Redding was up to second with a move on Ray into Old Hall for the seventh time, before the Be Wiser Ducati rider hit the front of the pack with a move at Hizzys on lap 12.

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Scott Redding – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park

Redding, Bridewell, Ray and Brookes were inseparable and then yesterday’s race winner Brookes went for a move on the Buildbase Suzuki at Lodge to move into a podium position.

The trio began to marginally break away from the Buildbase Suzuki contender, but Redding had to defend hard from Bridewell who continued to fight for the team’s first win in the series. On the final lap he went for an audacious move around the outside at Lodge, but it wasn’t enough and gave Brookes the drive he needed to the line to snatch second at the chequered flag.

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Scott Redding topped the podium from Brookes and Bridewell – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park

Ray claimed another strong finish in fourth place after his podium yesterday, but behind there was a tough battle for fifth place where Buchan had the edge ahead of Jason O’Halloran and Christian Iddon, who continued to fight for a top six position for Tyco BMW.

Hickman delivered an impressive performance from the eighth row of the grid to finish in eighth place to move into sixth place in the overall standings and seven points ahead of the Honda Racing teammates Andrew Irwin, who was forced to sit out race two after a penalty, and Xavi Forés.

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Peter Hickman – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park

Mackenzie edged closer to his eventual Title Fighter place by finishing ninth with Luke Mossey completing the top 10 with OMG Racing Suzuki.

British Superbike Championship Race 2 Result

Pos Rider Bike/Team Time/Gap
1 Scott Redding Ducati – Be Wiser Ducati 29m03.673
2 Josh Brookes Ducati – Be Wiser Ducati +0.131
3 Tommy Bridewell Ducati – Oxford Racing +0.198
4 Bradley Ray Suzuki – Buildbase Suzuki +2.903
5 Danny Buchan Kawasaki – FS-3 Racing Kawasaki +10.818
6 Jason O’halloran Yamaha – McAMS Yamaha +10.912
7 Christian Iddon BMW – Tyco BMW Motorrad +12.626
8 Peter Hickman BMW – Smiths Racing +14.989
9 Tarran Mackenzie Yamaha – McAMS Yamaha +18.285
10 Luke Mossey Suzuki – OMG Racing Suzuki +22.183
11 Xavi Forés Honda – Honda Racing +27.334
12 Luke Stapleford Suzuki – Buildbase Suzuki +28.317
13 Joe Francis BMW – Lloyd & Jones Bowker Motorrad +28.609
14 Claudio Corti Kawasaki – Team WD-40 +32.383
15 Glenn Irwin BMW – Tyco BMW Motorrad +33.596
16 Alex Olsen BMW – Smiths Racing +33.863
17 Sam Coventry Kawasaki – Team 64 Motorsports +45.096
18 Shaun Winfield Yamaha – Santander Salt TAG Yamaha +1m02.025
Not Classified
DNF Ben Currie Kawasaki – Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki 5 Laps
DNF Ryan Vickers Kawasaki – RAF Regular and Reserves Kawasaki 10 Laps
DNF David Allingham Yamaha – EHA Yamaha 11 Laps
DNF Héctor Barberá Kawasaki – Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki 12 Laps
DNF Josh Owens Kawasaki – CDH Racing 14 Laps
DNF James Ellison MV Agusta – Bike Devil Sweda MV Agusta 16 Laps
DNF Dan Linfoot Yamaha – Santander Salt TAG Yamaha 17 Laps

Race 3

After missing out on so many occasions this season, Bridewell claimed the Oxford Racing Ducati team their first Bennetts BSB race win in the third and final race of the weekend.

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Tommy Bridewell – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park

At the start of the race Ray again led the pack from Redding, Brookes and Buchan. However, race one victor Brookes was on the move and by lap three passed his teammate and then made a decisive move into Lodge to take the lead.

Brookes was trying to break the pack, but behind Bridewell was on the move, and was edging up the order and by the seventh lap was into third ahead of Redding.

There was disaster for Brookes though on lap 10 when he crashed out unhurt at Shell Oils corner, however the 2015 champion heads into the opening Showdown round of Assen with a three-point lead over Redding.

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Bradley Ray – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park

Bridewell then had an advantage and the Showdown contender was able to hold a 3.798s lead at the chequered flag over Ray who celebrated his second podium finish of the weekend for Buildbase Suzuki, holding an advantage over Redding who completed the podium.

Buchan was a lonely fourth place for FS3-Racing Kawasaki ahead of an intense battle for fifth that was won by Glenn Irwin on the lone Tyco BMW after his teammate Iddon had another Showdown heartbreak with a technical problem forcing him out of the action.

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Jason O’Halloran – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park

O’Halloran was the leading McAMS Yamaha in sixth ahead of his teammate Mackenzie who confirmed his first-ever Showdown position after holding off fellow Showdown Title Fighter Hickman.

Vickers was ninth for the RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki team ahead of Andrew Irwin who finished tenth despite having to fight his way from the back of the grid and almost crashed when Iddon slowed instantly in front of him with a problem.

Tommy Bridewell

“WE DID IT. Can’t thank my team enough, they gave me a bike I could be inch perfect with – setting us up nicely for the showdown. Thanks for all the support, we knew the win would come, and it came today.”

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Tommy Bridewell – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park
Josh Brookes

“I was trying to save the tyre at the beginning of the first race today to be clever at the end, but the reality was there was nothing in reserve at the end and the lap times were quick from start to finish. Everyone’s upped their game and riding well so we’re all pushing each other on, and I justmanaged to get Tommy on the run in to the line. Full credit to Scott though, he controlled the race and took a good win. The third race was going to plan until I unfortunately slid off and it wasn’t the ideal way to end the weekend. We’ve looked at the data and I wasn’t doing anything different to the previous laps, but we were on lap record pace and when you’re riding at that kind of pace, a millimetre or a bump can make the difference. I head into the Showdown leading the standings and whilst it would have been nice to have had a bigger gap, I’m ready for the challenge that lies ahead.”

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Josh Brookes – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park
Scott Redding

“The first race was great, and I knew I had the pace to run at the front if I could make a better start. Morning warm-up gave me more confidence and I got the start in the race which I needed and with the bike working really well, I was able to get to the front. It still wasn’t easy and there were a couple of places on the track where I was giving away time, but I kept a tight line coming into the final corner and was over the moon to get the win. In the second race, I just didn’t have a good feeling with the rear tyre right from the word go. I was at the limit of what I could do with the tyre so it was a bit frustrating as I felt I could have made it win number two but I’ve come away with a win and two thirds and we head to my territory now so let’s try and get this championship won.”

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Scott Redding – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park
Bradley Ray

“It’s been a pretty incredible weekend to be fair. After the positive weekend we had at Cadwell I’d have been happy to have come here and kept building on that confidence and come away with a few top-six finishes, so to be leading races and picking up a couple of podiums is incredible. Massive thanks to the team – they’ve not stopped working to get us to this point and have kept trying to help me feel more comfortable on the bike so it’s great to be able to reward them with some silverware. I think we’ve found a good base setting now and hopefully we can carry this on into Assen. Congratulations to ‘Coopes’ and the team on the Superstock championship, too; they’ve been consistently winning races all season so big well done to them.”

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Bradley Ray – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park
Xavi Forés

“It’s been a difficult weekend, I expected a little more and to be fighting a bit more towards the Showdown. This morning’s race was better, the Fireblade and my pace was better from yesterday, but at this kind of track we struggle a lot and it was not possible to secure a place in the Showdown and fight with Hickman. I am disappointed as this year the Showdown was the target, but we tried our best and now I’m thinking about the next races; Assen and Donington – they are tracks I know well and hopefully I can enjoy riding again and try to bring the best results for the team, because I think we have done such hard work all season and I am looking forward to ride there and fight to be on the podium again.”

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Xavi Fores – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park
Andrew Irwin

“This weekend has been a disaster really, but this is racing and is the way it goes, I’m still young and I don’t think anyone really expected me to fight for the Showdown this year but we were so close and we fought until the end. I won a race and now we have three rounds to have fun and get the best results we can for Honda. This weekend we showed how much the Fireblade has progressed here, before we were just about able to make Q2 and this time we made Q3, even though it didn’t count for anything we were still there. Thanks to the team, we have all worked hard so far this season and we still have three rounds, I’m not going to give up just yet and will be looking to get on the podium again and finish the year where I know I’m capable of.”

British Superbike Championship Race 3 Result

Pos Rider Bike/Team Time/Gap
1 Tommy Bridewell Ducati – Oxford Racing 26m53.172
2 Bradley Ray Suzuki – Buildbase Suzuki +3.798
3 Scott Redding Ducati – Be Wiser Ducati +5.603
4 Danny Buchan Kawasaki – FS-3 Racing Kawasaki +10.571
5 Glenn Irwin BMW – Tyco BMW Motorrad +23.522
6 Jason O’halloran Yamaha – McAMS Yamaha +23.671
7 Tarran Mackenzie Yamaha – McAMS Yamaha +24.441
8 Peter Hickman BMW – Smiths Racing +26.961
9 Ryan Vickers Kawasaki – RAF Regular and Reserves Kawasaki +30.066
10 Andrew Irwin Honda – Honda Racing +30.851
11 Luke Mossey Suzuki – OMG Racing Suzuki +30.958
12 Luke Stapleford Suzuki – Buildbase Suzuki +36.997
13 Claudio Corti Kawasaki – Team WD-40 +37.832
14 Xavi Forés Honda – Honda Racing +37.906
15 Joe Francis BMW – Lloyd & Jones Bowker Motorrad +43.502
16 Dan Linfoot Yamaha – Santander Salt TAG Yamaha +45.192
17 Ben Currie Kawasaki – Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki +52.276
18 Sam Coventry Kawasaki – Team 64 Motorsports +1m02.613
19 Shaun Winfield Yamaha – Santander Salt TAG Yamaha +1m18.006
Not Classified
DNF Christian Iddon BMW – Tyco BMW Motorrad 7 Laps
DNF Alex Olsen BMW – Smiths Racing 7 Laps
DNF Josh Brookes Ducati – Be Wiser Ducati 8 Laps
DNF David Allingham Yamaha – EHA Yamaha 8 Laps

Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings

Pos Rider/Bike Total
1 Josh BROOKES (Ducati) 548
2 Scott REDDING (Ducati) 545
3 Tommy BRIDEWELL (Ducati) 524
4 Tarran MACKENZIE (Yamaha) 515
5 Danny BUCHAN (Kawasaki) 514
6 Peter HICKMAN (BMW) 501
7 Andrew IRWIN (Honda) 152
8 Xavi FORÉS (Honda) 148
9 Christian IDDON (BMW) 145
10 Jason O’HALLORAN (Yamaha) 131
11 Luke MOSSEY (Suzuki) 101
12 Bradley RAY (Suzuki) 98
13 Glenn IRWIN (Kawasaki / BMW) 83
14 Dan LINFOOT (Yamaha) 74
15 Luke STAPLEFORD (Suzuki) 71
16 Josh ELLIOTT (Suzuki) 58
17 Ryan VICKERS (Kawasaki) 56
18 Keith FARMER (BMW) 54
19 Héctor BARBERÁ (Kawasaki) 36
20 Claudio CORTI (Kawasaki) 30
21 James ELLISON (BMW / MV Agusta) 26
22 Michael LAVERTY (BMW) 12
23 Ben CURRIE (Kawasaki) 8
24 Dean HARRISON (Kawasaki) 8
25 Alex OLSEN (BMW) 7
26 Billy McCONNELL (Suzuki) 6
27 David ALLINGHAM (Yamaha) 6
28 Joe FRANCIS (BMW) 5
29 Gino REA (MV Agusta) 4
30 Sam COVENTRY (Kawasaki) 1

British Supersport & GP2 Race 2

Kyle Ryde took victory on track in the second race at Oulton Park on his GP2 machinery, as Brad Jones secures his maiden win in the Supersport class.

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Kyle Ryde – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park

It was an action-packed start to proceedings as Alastair Seeley crashed out of third on lap two and just one lap later series leader Jack Kennedy followed suit. With the two contenders out of action, it left Ryde and Jones to battle it out on track.

The safety car came out on lap six, with the race resuming three laps later. Crossing the line at the end of lap nine, Ryde was ahead on track with Jones in second and James Westmoreland third.

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Brad Jones – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park

Having run on at the chicane earlier in the race, Mason Law was charging through the field on his GP2 machine moving up to third on track on lap 12. Coming down to the final lap, Ryde was able to hold on to win on track and secure the GP2 win with Jones following him behind to secure his debut win in the Supersport class.

Joining Ryde on the GP2 podium was Law and Sam Wilford while the Supersport podium was completed by Westmoreland in second and Richard Kerr in third, who claimed the final rostrum position at the final corner.

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Mason Law – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park
Pos Rider Bike/Team Time/Gap
1 Kyle Ryde Kalex – Kovara projects by RS Racing 25m39.992
2 Brad Jones Yamaha – Integro Yamaha +0.321
3 Mason Law ABM Triumph – ABM Quattro Racing +1.689
4 James Westmoreland Kawasaki – Gearlink Kawasaki +6.730
5 Richard Kerr Triumph – Campbell Motorsport +7.672
6 Tom Oliver Yamaha – SGR Racing +7.795
7 Harry Truelove Yamaha – Truelove Property & Construction +7.933
8 Rory Skinner Kawasaki – Watermans Team MSR +8.347
9 Bradley Perie Yamaha – Diamond H Racing +9.807
10 Sam Wilford Honda – IDWe Racing +11.938
11 Ross Twyman Chassis Factory – Nova Racing Transmissions/Go R +12.179
12 Fraser Rogers Kawasaki – Gearlink Kawasaki +15.784
13 Bjorn Estment Yamaha – Everquip Racing/Catfoss +15.867
14 Jorel Boerboom Honda – JB50 Racing +16.494
15 Kurt Wigley Yamaha – Sorrymate.com Racing +16.750
16 Ryan Dixon Yamaha – Ryan Dixon Racing +25.875
17 Phil Wakefield Yamaha – PWR +25.998
18 Max Wadsworth Yamaha – Specialised Group Racing +29.501
19 Tomás De Vries Chassis Factory – DAT Racing –  Chassis Factory +34.419
20 Ben Tolliday Yamaha – Team Tolly Racing +51.757
21 Alan Naylor Yamaha – Donkey Box Racing +55.411
Not Classified
DNF  Grant Mcintosh Yamaha – Donkey Box Racing 7 Laps
DNF Jack Kennedy Yamaha – Integro Yamaha 13 Laps
DNF Alastair Seely Yamaha – EHA Yamaha 14 Laps
DNF Ross Patterson Yamaha – RPMMoto.com / Mayfair Homes Ltd 14 Laps
DNF Thomas Strudwick FTR Moto – Case FTR Moto / Spirit Motorcycles /

British Supersport & British GP2 Cup Sprint Result

Pos Rider Bike/Team Time/Gap
1 Jack Kennedy Yamaha – Integro Yamaha 19m37.995
2 Alastair Seeley Yamaha – EHA Yamaha +3.346
3 Brad Jones Yamaha – Integro Yamaha +3.565
4 Kyle Ryde Kalex – Kovara projects by RS Racing +3.695
5 Mason Law ABM Triumph – ABM Quattro Racing +3.718
6 James Westmoreland Kawasaki – Gearlink Kawasaki +16.660
7 Tom Oliver Yamaha – SGR Racing +16.834
8 Richard Kerr Triumph – Campbell Motorsport +19.757
9 Harry Truelove Yamaha – Truelove Property & Construction +21.758
10 Charlie Nesbitt Yamaha – Hisc/Rapid Fulfillment Racing +22.096
11 Rory Skinner Kawasaki – Watermans Team MSR +25.393
12 Bradley Perie Yamaha – Diamond H Racing +26.726
13 Sam Wilford Honda – IDWe Racing +29.026
14 Ross Twyman Chassis Factory – Nova Racing Transmissions/Go R +29.158
15 Fraser Rogers Kawasaki – Gearlink Kawasaki +29.794
16 Bjorn Estment Yamaha – Everquip Racing/Catfoss +31.542
17 Ross Patterson Yamaha – RPMMoto.com / Mayfair Homes Ltd +36.589
18 Jorel Boerboom Honda – JB50 Racing +42.653
19 Kurt Wigley Yamaha – Sorrymate.com Racing +45.102
20 Ryan Dixon Yamaha – Ryan Dixon Racing +45.328
21 Max Wadsworth Yamaha – Specialised Group Racing +1m00.285
22 Tomás De Vries Chassis Factory – DAT Racing –  Chassis Factory +1m4.563
23 Alan Naylor Yamaha – Donkey Box Racing +1 Lap
24 Grant Mcintosh Yamaha – Donkey Box Racing +1 Lap
Not Classified
DNF  Phil Wakwefield Yamaha – PWR 2 Laps
DNF Thomas Strudwick FTR Moto – Case FTR Moto / Spirit Motorcycles

British Supersport & British GP2 Cup Standings

Pos Rider Total
1 Jack KENNEDY 370
2 Brad JONES 333
3 Alastair SEELEY 297
4 Harry TRUELOVE 168
5 Richard KERR 164
6 Tom OLIVER 143
7 Bradley PERIE 114
8 Ben WILSON 111
9 Rory SKINNER 111
10 Charlie NESBITT 108
11 Lee JOHNSTON 104
12 Kurt WIGLEY 92
13 Ross PATTERSON 73
14 James WESTMORELAND 60
15 Ross TWYMAN 50
16 Phil WAKEFIELD 34
17 Tatsuya YAMAGUCHI 19
18 Eugene McMANUS 18
19 Ryan DIXON 17
20 Sam MUNRO 17
21 Matt WIGLEY 16
22 Alan NAYLOR 16
23 Ian HUTCHINSON 14
24 Fraser ROGERS 13
25 Bjorn ESTMENT 11
26 James McLAREN 6
27 William WHITE 6
28 Ben WOTTON 4
29 Michael MILLS 4
30 Max WADSWORTH 3
31 Grant McINTOSH 3
32 Ben TOLLIDAY 3
33 Dominic PETTIT 2
34 Aaron RIDEWOOD 2
35 Jason LYNN 1
36 Paul JORDAN 1

Pirelli Superstock 1000 Race 2

Richard Cooper powered his Suzuki to victory in the second Pirelli National Superstock 1000 race at Oulton Park, securing the 2019 title in the process.

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Richard Cooper – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park

After scorching off the line, Taylor Mackenzie led for the opening laps before a big crash from Eemeli Lahti saw the Safety Car deployed on lap four, with the race getting back underway at the start of lap eight.

A mistake from Lee Jackson saw him slip from third to sixth, but the FS-3 Kawasaki rider stormed back up to third with a string of fast laps, including setting a new lap record.

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Taylor Mackenzie – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park

Coming down to the final lap, Cooper had taken the lead as Mackenzie tried to find a way through at Hislops but had to run on; leaving Cooper to take the win ahead of Jackson with Mackenzie eventually securing third.

Richard Cooper

“It wasn’t easy by a long way, and while it was unfortunate for Taylor [Mackenzie] that he had to come from the back of the grid in the first race that actually added a bit more pressure because it was mine to lose at that point. But coming into the weekend I didn’t even know that I could win it to be honest, we just came and did what we normally do and what we’ve done all year. Today’s race was so fast, the pace was incredible, but we were there at the front in a position to win and that’s where we’ve been every weekend. We’ve been on the podium at every round apart from one, and it’s that consistency and the complete package we have that’s given me, the team, and Suzuki the championship. I’m still buzzing about it, the whole weekend was good for the team, and we’re all going away happier.”

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Richard Cooper – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park

Tom Neave had a positive weekend, beating his personal best times and finishing a lot closer to the leaders than in previous years. Qualifying sixth he got a fantastic start off the line in his first race to storm ahead and join the front group. It was looking like a podium spot was again on the cards, but his race came to an early end on the ninth lap when he crashed out unhurt.

With the bit between his teeth for today’s race, Neave was looking to finish the weekend on a high and started from the second row in fourth place. Another great start off the line saw him again in the front group where he stayed for the 14 laps. Crossing the line to take fifth place, Neave has moved back into seventh in the overall championship standings.

Tom Neave

“Oulton Park has gone from being one of my worse tracks to one of my favourites, I found a massive chunk of time here and I really started to enjoy riding it. Since Cadwell I feel I have my confidence with the Fireblade and hope we can now be strong for the next two rounds. The race was good today, I made a stupid mistake yesterday but today I was a little too cautious, but my sector times have improved, so every session has been a progression this weekend. We don’t go to Assen sadly, so I have a bit of a break before Donington and I just want to keep improving for the last two rounds and finish the year strong, they are two tracks I really enjoy and I’m feeling positive as we head to the final rounds.”

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Tom Neave – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park
Levi Day

“Started P10 today and came away finishing P9! Had good pace today and in a good rhythm, safety car came out for a few laps and it didnt quite come together after that. But two top tens we will take for the weekend and happy enough with that! Work to do to make some improvements but the hard work never stops and I’ll keep progressing! Big thanks to all the crew at IN Competition Aprilia, AJN Steelstock and all the sponsors and supporters. Now on to the Goodwood Revival next weekend on a 1960’s Manx Norton.”

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Levi Day – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park
Brayden Elliott

“An up and down weekend at Oulton Park but nice to finish the round with a great feeling in race two! Battled hard for points missing out in P17 fighting my way forward from P28. Set some strong times during the race and by far the quickest I have ever lapped around Oulton Park. Thanks to the great group of people around me that continue to put in the support and effort to make it happen.”

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Brayden Elliott – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park

Pirelli Superstock 1000 Race 2 Results

Pos Rider Bike/Team Time/Gap
1 Richard Cooper Suzuki – Buildbase Suzuki 24m00.047
2 Lee Jackson Kawasaki – FS-3 Racing Ltd +2.615
3 Taylor Mackenzie BMW – Bathams Racing +2.808
4 Chrissy Rouse Kawasaki – Morello Racing Kawasaki +2.991
5 Tom Neave Honda – Honda Racing +5.267
6 Luke Hedger Kawasaki – CPD Kawasaki +7.907
7 Lewis Rollo Aprilia – IN Competition +8.187
8 Jordan Weaving Suzuki – Jones Dorling Racing +9.623
9 Levi Day Aprilia – IN Competition +12.345
10 George Stanley Suzuki – BWSR/Hawk Racing +12.442
11 Leon Jeacock Suzuki – Geo E Davies Racing +12.709
12 Tim Neave Suzuki – Neave/Hawk Racing +13.223
13 Tom Ward Suzuki – Bradbury Racing powered by Robinsons S +13.393
14 Daniel Cooper BMW – Impcross Engineering Racing +18.530
15 Rob Mcnealy BMW – McNealy Brown +18.628
16 Milo Ward Kawasaki – G&S Racing +18.830
17 Brayden Elliott Suzuki – No Bull Racing CPE Motosport +18.981
18 Paul Mcclung BMW – Paul McClung Racing (PMR) +21.834
19 Aaron Clarke BMW – KCB Motorsport +22.587
20 Joe Sheldon-Shaw Kawasaki – Via Moto Racing +23.418
21 Ashley Beech BMW – NP Motorcycles +23.550
22 Luke Hopkins BMW – Hopkins Racing +25.759
23 Josh Daley BMW – Josh Daley Racing +32.565
24 James Henry Yamaha – TEL Racing +32.721
25 Jamie Tibble Kawasaki – Team Tibble +36.781
26 Richard White BMW – Onsite Contractors BMW +38.476
27 Paul Westerdale Suzuki – Westerdale Racing +44.406
Not Classified
DNF James White Kawasaki – Team Afterdark 2 Laps
DNF Nico Cipriano Kawasaki – Nico Cipriano Racing 2 Laps
DNF Barry Teasdale BMW – TwoTwoFour Motorsport 4 Laps
DNF Benjamin Godfrey Suzuki – Jones Dorling Racing 9 Laps
DNF Joe Collier Kawasaki – CPD Kawasaki 11 Laps
DNF Eemeli Lahti Kawasaki – STAUFF Quick Connect Superstock 100 11 Laps
DNF Tom Tunstall BMW – Integro 13 Laps
DNF Lee Williams Kawasaki – Team Willo/Hi-Tech Coatings 13 Laps
DNF Graeme Irwin Kawasaki – Team #109 Kawasaki /
DNF Luke Jones Ducati – Highsparks Motorsport /
DNF Josh Wood Kawasaki – Wood/Belt Racing /

Pirelli Superstock 1000 Standings

Pos Rider Total
1 Richard COOPER 344.5
2 Taylor MACKENZIE 285
3 Lee JACKSON 202
4 Alex OLSEN 150.5
5 Lewis ROLLO 124.5
6 Chrissy ROUSE 122.5
7 Tom NEAVE 119.5
8 Luke HEDGER 103.5
9 Eemeli LAHTI 89.5
10 Levi DAY 80
11 Andrew REID 58.5
12 Tom WARD 53
13 Billy McCONNELL 50.5
14 Tim NEAVE 49.5
15 Benjamin GODFREY 48.5
16 Joe COLLIER 35
17 Luke JONES 34
18 Leon JEACOCK 30
19 Jordan WEAVING 21.5
20 George STANLEY 18
21 Rob McNEALY 13
22 Michael RUTTER 13
23 Barry TEASDALE 13
24 Bjorn ESTMENT 11
25 Dan COOPER 11
26 Paul McLUNG 8.5
27 Graeme IRWIN 8
28 Milo WARD 6
29 Brayden ELLIOTT 5
30 Ashley BEECH 4
31 Tom TUNSTALL 3.5
32 Dan STAMPER 3.5
33 Lee WILLIAMS 2
34 James WHITE 2
35 Davey TODD 1
36 James HENRY 1
37 Aaron CLARKE 0.5
38 Craig NEVE 0.5
39 Joe SHELDON-SHAW 0.5

Hel Performance British Motostar

Brandon Paasch nabbed victory in the second Motostar race at Oulton Park, beating Josh Whatley by just 0.158s. As he did yesterday, Dan Jones stormed off the line and into the lead but disaster would strike a few laps later when he crashed out on lap four; leaving the battle for the lead between Whatley, Paasch, Jake Archer and Scott Swann.

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Brandon Paasch – 2019 British Superbike Championship – Round 9, Oulton Park

While the latter would also slip out of the race on lap ten, the race came down the final lap with Paasch able to fend off Whatley. Ed Best completed the podium in third whilst Cameron Horsman secured victory in the Standard class.

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Brookes conquers Cadwell and claims series lead

BSB Sunday Results


Josh Brookes could barely have asked for a better weekend at the Cadwell Park BSB, with the two Superbike races seeing him record a 2-1 result to claim the 2019 King of the Mountain title, alongside a 12-point lead in the championship standings heading into Oulton Park.

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Josh Brookes – Cadwell Park BSB 2019

Danny Buchan took the Race 1 win from Brookes and Tommy Bridewell, with Scott Redding a distant fourth. Race 2 saw the trio once again dominate, this time led by Brookes, with Bridewell runner up by 0.476s and Buchan a more distant third.

The results left Josh Brookes holding the Superbike championship lead on 271-points, with Scott Redding on 259, and Tommy Bridewell on 243, with the three riders confirmed as Title Fighters in the Showdown as a result.

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Josh Brookes – Cadwell Park BSB 2019
Josh Brookes

“That’s the racing that I know I can do! In race one I didn’t have anything more for Danny, he deservingly won that race. Race two we went out with a new setting, a couple of little changes, I saw where Danny was stronger and realised where I wasn’t strong enough. Fortunately we were able to make a change to the bike to bridge that gap and then I had Tommy to battle with! It was a great race and Tommy was riding really, really well. I felt like I could see the way he was riding was every bit of the tyre it had, and then with a couple of laps to go I thought surely there’s got to be a little bit of a weakness in the grip area so I pounced to try and see if I could lead, and fortunately I was able to hold him at bay.”

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Josh Brookes tops the Race 2 podium from Buchan and Bridewell – Cadwell Park BSB 2019

British Superbike Race 1

In the opening race of the day Brookes launched off the pole position into the lead on the opening lap from Danny Buchan, Jason O’Halloran and Tommy Bridewell. However, Oxford Racing Ducati’s Bridewell was instantly trying to make a move and dived ahead of O’Halloran on lap three.

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Race Start – Cadwell Park BSB 2019

Buchan was all over Brookes, but it wasn’t until the eleventh lap that he could make a move, which he did at Mansfield to snatch the lead. The FS-3 Racing Kawasaki rider continued to try to break away from the chasing Ducatis of Brookes and Bridewell, and at the chequered flag he managed to edge a gap of 1.047s.

Brookes kept Bridewell at bay as Scott Redding missed out on a debut podium at Cadwell Park. The Be Wiser Ducati rider was able to carve his way up through the field in a hard-fought race, running tenth over the opening laps before scoring a strong fourth place.

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Josh Brookes – Cadwell Park BSB 2019

Peter Hickman had been chasing down Redding; the pair able to take advantage of a mistake from Christian Iddon who had been running fourth, but ran off track on the final lap and managed to salvage sixth place.

O’Halloran was seventh as he held off the second Tyco BMW of Glenn Irwin, who led his brother Andrew to the chequered flag.

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Jason O’Halloran – Cadwell Park BSB 2019

Ryan Vickers completed the top 10 for the RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki team ahead of Luke Stapleford and Gino Rea, who impressed on his debut with Bike Devil Sweda MV Agusta.

BSB Cadwell Park Rnd Race Podium
Race 1 podium 1) Danny Buchan, 2) Josh Brookes, 3) Tommy Bridewell – Cadwell Park BSB 2019

British Superbike Race 2

In race two Bridewell got off to a flying start, firing the Oxford Racing Ducati to the front of the pack ahead of Brookes and Buchan, with the BMWs of Hickman and Iddon in close pursuit.

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Josh Brookes – Cadwell Park BSB 2019

The drama started early in the race, with Andrew Irwin colliding with Redding on the second lap, sending them both crashing out of the race. The Honda Racing rider was penalised with two penalty points for contact causing a crash which means, having reached a cumulative five penalty points, he will start from the back of the grid for the next race at Oulton Park.

At the front Bridewell was holding the lead until Brookes made a decisive move at Park corner on lap 12 and then he kept his rival at bay until the chequered flag with Buchan claiming another podium finish. The results mean that Brookes, Bridewell and Redding are now confirmed Title Fighters in the Showdown.

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Josh Brookes – Cadwell Park BSB 2019

Iddon moved to within 21 points of the Showdown with a fourth place for Tyco BMW, holding off Hickman in the closing stages of the race with Glenn Irwin taking his best result of the season on the second Tyco BMW in sixth.

Ryan Vickers was seventh for the RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki team to claim his best result of his rookie season ahead of Luke Stapleford and Xavi Forés with Billy McConnell completing the top 10 on his stand-in appearance for OMG Racing Suzuki.

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Peter Hickman – Cadwell Park BSB 2019

Jason O’Halloran finished 14th on the McAMS Yamaha in Race 2 and currently sits 10th in the overall standings.


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Josh Brookes on pole position at Cadwell Park

2019 British Superbike Championship
Round 8 – Cadwell Park Qualifying Times


Josh Brookes claimed his third pole position of the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship season at Cadwell Park, setting a time under the existing lap record to put the Be Wiser Ducati at the top of the times by 0.224s.

Brookes set the pace in the final Q3 stage after topping the free practice times yesterday as the 2015 champion bids to close down the Podium Points deficit to championship leader Scott Redding in tomorrow’s two races in Lincolnshire.

Josh Brookes

“I’m really pleased. We’ve had a couple of poor years here recently and I haven’t really been able to do anything that satisfying, so to have the bike that feels the way it does underneath me is is great, I don’t need to follow anybody to do the lap, I can do it on my own. The bike feels like it’s doing what I want it to do and we’re doing the lap times that prove it. I can’t be more pleased for myself but obviously I’ve got to thank everybody involved in the team, all the sponsors and my mechanics that do the work, and in front of a fantastic crowd here on a Saturday afternoon.”

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A few Aussie fans in the crowd at Cadwell Park

However, the biggest celebration came from the Buildbase Suzuki team as Bradley Ray returned to the front row for the first time this season in Datatag Qualifying, nudging ahead of Tommy Bridewell on the Oxford Racing Ducati to complete the front row.

BSB Cadwell Park Qualifying
BSB Qualifying

Redding heads the second row on the second of the Be Wiser Ducatis ahead of Danny Buchan, who had topped the final free practice session this morning for FS-3 Racing Kawasaki.

Jason O’Halloran was sixth fastest on the leading McAMS Yamaha, holding off Dan Linfoot who overcame a crash in Q1 to return to the top nine for Santander Salt TAG Yamaha.

Tyco BMW completed the top ten with Christian Iddon narrowly ahead of Glenn Irwin as Honda Racing’s Andrew Irwin just got pushed outside of the top nine after Q2.


Bennetts British Superbike Championship
Cadwell Park, Datatag Qualifying Times
  1. Josh Brookes (Be Wiser Ducati)
  2. Bradley Ray (Buildbase Suzuki) +0.224s
  3. Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Racing Ducati) +0.276s
  4. Scott Redding (Be Wiser Ducati) +0.294s
  5. Danny Buchan (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +0.345s
  6. Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +0.779s
  7. Dan Linfoot (Santander Salt TAG Yamaha) +0.884s
  8. Christian Iddon (Tyco BMW) +1.024s
  9. Glenn Irwin (Tyco BMW) +1.070s
BSB Cadwell Park Qualifying Times
Bennetts British Superbike Championship
Cadwell Park, Datatag Qualifying Times

British Superbike Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Scott REDDING (Ducati) 246
2 Josh BROOKES (Ducati) 226
3 Tommy BRIDEWELL (Ducati) 207
4 Danny BUCHAN (Kawasaki) 150
5 Tarran MACKENZIE (Yamaha) 144
6 Andrew IRWIN (Honda) 139
7 Xavi FORÉS (Honda) 132
8 Peter HICKMAN (BMW) 123
9 Christian IDDON (BMW) 102
10 Jason O’HALLORAN (Yamaha) 90
11 Luke MOSSEY (Suzuki) 86
12 Dan LINFOOT (Yamaha) 73
13 Josh ELLIOTT (Suzuki) 58
14 Keith FARMER (BMW) 54
15 Luke STAPLEFORD (Suzuki) 48
16 Bradley RAY (Suzuki) 45
17 Glenn IRWIN (Kawasaki) 44
18 Héctor BARBERÁ (Kawasaki) 31
19 Ryan VICKERS (Kawasaki) 28
20 Claudio CORTI (Kawasaki) 25
21 James ELLISON (BMW) 23
22 Michael LAVERTY (BMW) 12
23 David ALLINGHAM (Yamaha) 6
24 Dean HARRISON (Kawasaki) 4
25 Ben CURRIE (Kawasaki) 3
26 Sam COVENTRY (Kawasaki) 1

Source: MCNews.com.au

Josh Brookes tops Friday practice at Cadwell Park

2019 British Superbike Championship
Round 8 – Cadwell Park – Friday Practice


Josh Brookes led the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice times at Cadwell Park on Friday as the Be Wiser Ducati rider got his weekend off to a flying start at the Lincolnshire circuit.

Brookes was back on top in the opening free practice session at Cadwell Park in the first session of the day, heading off the FS-3 Racing Kawasaki of Danny Buchan by just 0.096s to hold the leading position.

The session did include some initial spots of rain, but Brookes wasn’t fazed by the changing conditions and he was able to maintain his position ahead of the opposition for the Be Wiser Ducati team.


Josh Brookes

“Today was difficult in respect that I was already fast yesterday at the test, and even though session one was dry, it was really difficult to know how hard to push because there were some spots of rain.

“Even though I topped the session it wasn’t easy to gauge the conditions and it was a bit frustrating that we couldn’t use the session to its full potential because of that, so we made some setting changes on the bike but nothing was really conclusive.

“This afternoon’s session was much the same, obviously it was wet but we were cautious so we have to wait and see what happens tomorrow now.”

BSB Cadwell Park Test Josh Brookes
Josh Brookes

Buchan had made improvements on his last run in the session to move second as Tommy Bridewell also moved into third in the final five minutes to put the Oxford Racing Ducati team ahead of championship leader Scott Redding in fourth position.

Andrew Irwin had a strong start for the Honda Racing team in fifth place as he held off Peter Hickman who was sixth fastest despite sliding off at Hall Bends at the start of the session followed by another crash at Park at the mid-way point.

Ryan Vickers was back inside top ten for the RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki team in seventh place, narrowly ahead of Jason O’Halloran on the leading McAMS Yamaha. Glenn Irwin and Christian Iddon were equally matched in ninth and tenth for Tyco BMW, setting exactly the same fastest lap time.

Tarran Mackenzie was back on circuit completing three laps on his return from injury whilst Billy McConnell debuted for OMG Racing Suzuki in the Superbike class, replacing Luke Mossey for this weekend after he sustained a hairline fracture in his leg and watched the action from pitlane today.

Bridewell though topped the afternoon session at Cadwell Park in the wet to put the Oxford Racing Ducati team back ahead after a shortened session due to conditions.

Bridewell had set the benchmark earlier in the session before the conditions began to deteriorate in the closing stages, with Brookes, sitting second on the times on the Be Wiser Ducati.

Ryan Vickers was third fastest for the RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki team ahead of Claudio Corti and David Allingham who completed the top five.

Bradley Ray completed the most laps in the session in sixth place ahead of Dean Harrison and Peter Hickman with Joe Francis and Fraser Rogers completing the top ten.


Bennetts British Superbike Championship
Cadwell Park, Free Practice one result
  1. Josh Brookes (Be Wiser Ducati) 1m:27.221s
  2. Danny Buchan (FS-3 Racing Kawasaki) +0.096s
  3. Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Racing Ducati) +0.544s
  4. Scott Redding (Be Wiser Ducati) +0.564s
  5. Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing) +0.654s
  6. Peter Hickman (Smiths Racing BMW) 0.664s
  7. Ryan Vickers (RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki) +0.795s
  8. Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +1.026s
  9. Glenn Irwin (Tyco BMW) +1.220s
  10. Christian Iddon (Tyco BMW) +1.220s
Bennetts British Superbike Championship
Cadwell Park, Free Practice two result
  1. Tommy Bridewell (Oxford Racing Ducati) 1m:40.223s
  2. Josh Brookes (Be Wiser Ducati) +2.207s
  3. Ryan Vickers (RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki) +3.508s
  4. Claudio Corti (Team WD-40 Kawasaki) +5.410s
  5. David Allingham (EHA Racing Yamaha) +5.866s
  6. Bradley Ray (Buildbase Suzuki) +5.965s
  7. Dean Harrison (Silicone Engineering Kawasaki) +6.345s
  8. Peter Hickman (Smiths Racing BMW) +6.502s
  9. Joe Francis (Lloyd and Jones Bowker BMW) +6.881s
  10. Fraser Rogers (Gearlink Kawasaki) +8.011s

British Superbike Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Scott REDDING (Ducati) 246
2 Josh BROOKES (Ducati) 226
3 Tommy BRIDEWELL (Ducati) 207
4 Danny BUCHAN (Kawasaki) 150
5 Tarran MACKENZIE (Yamaha) 144
6 Andrew IRWIN (Honda) 139
7 Xavi FORÉS (Honda) 132
8 Peter HICKMAN (BMW) 123
9 Christian IDDON (BMW) 102
10 Jason O’HALLORAN (Yamaha) 90
11 Luke MOSSEY (Suzuki) 86
12 Dan LINFOOT (Yamaha) 73
13 Josh ELLIOTT (Suzuki) 58
14 Keith FARMER (BMW) 54
15 Luke STAPLEFORD (Suzuki) 48
16 Bradley RAY (Suzuki) 45
17 Glenn IRWIN (Kawasaki) 44
18 Héctor BARBERÁ (Kawasaki) 31
19 Ryan VICKERS (Kawasaki) 28
20 Claudio CORTI (Kawasaki) 25
21 James ELLISON (BMW) 23
22 Michael LAVERTY (BMW) 12
23 David ALLINGHAM (Yamaha) 6
24 Dean HARRISON (Kawasaki) 4
25 Ben CURRIE (Kawasaki) 3
26 Sam COVENTRY (Kawasaki) 1

Source: MCNews.com.au

Josh Brookes rates Cadwell Park | Tops testing

Josh Brookes leads BSB field on Thursday at Cadwell Park

Images by Dave Yeomans


Overnight Josh Brookes set the pace in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship official test ahead of tomorrow’s opening free practice session at Cadwell Park, firing the Be Wiser Ducati under the race lap record to top the times ahead of Danny Buchan by 0.716s.

BSB Cadwell Park Test Josh Brookes
Josh Brookes

Brookes’ 1m26.448 was enough to head the time-sheets ahead of this weekend’s eighth round of the British Superbike Championship, but is still half-a-second away from the fastest ever motorcycle lap of the Cadwell Park circuit which was set by Leon Haslam last year during qualifying at 1m25.932s. 

Despite it being a circuit that he is truly spectacular to watch at, and one which has brought him some success, Josh doesn’t list the track amongst his favourites.  We spoke to him before he went out on track at Thursday where he gave us his take on the circuit. 


Josh Brookes

“Cadwell Park is most known for the jump, and I’ve become popular with the fans for jumping it but that causes people to assume I love the Cadwell Park Circuit. The truth is I don’t particularly like it that much.

BSB Cadwell Park Test Josh Brookes
Josh Brookes

“It’s a tricky circuit to get a set up for. The first half of the track is fast and flowing while the second half is all first and second gear, really tight and twisty. You can never get the bike to do both perfectly so that can be frustrating.

BSB Cadwell Park Test Josh Brookes
Josh Brookes

“The circuit is also very narrow so at Superbike speeds you feel like your riding on a balance beam.

Cadwell Park Map
Cadwell Park

“This weekend there is an added three-hour practice on Thursday evening so this will be valuable to get some extra track time and attempt to find that set up with the least compromise. Everyone will be out there doing the same thing, so no advantage, but still nice to get the set-up closer.

BSB Cadwell Park Test Josh Brookes
Josh Brookes

“I’m excited to see how the Ducati works here, it’s been very competitive bike at most rounds this year so far so hi expectations.”

He then went out and found the Ducati working pretty well there right out of the box. 


BSB Cadwell Park Test Danny Buchan
Danny Buchan

Danny Buchan had been running inside the top five for the majority of the test, holding off the improving Scott Redding, who moved up the order as the test progressed on the second of the Be Wiser Ducatis.

BSB Cadwell Park Test Scott Redding
Scott Redding

Christian Iddon was the leading Tyco BMW in fourth place, ahead of local hero Peter Hickman who completed the top five ahead of Tommy Bridewell and Andrew Irwin on the Honda Racing Fireblade.

BSB Cadwell Park Test Peter Hickman
Peter Hickman

Glenn Irwin was back inside the top ten on his second appearance on the Tyco BMW, holding off Xavi Forés and Luke Mossey who completed the top ten, but the OMG Racing Suzuki rider crashed in the final ten minutes sustaining an ankle injury. Josh Elliot also crashed at the end of the session at Park uninjured.

BSB Cadwell Park Test Jason Ohalloran
Jason O’Halloran

Jason O’Halloran ended the day 14th while countryman Ben Currie was 18th. 

BSB Cadwell Park Test Ben Currie


Cadwell Park Test Times
  1. Josh BROOKES AUS Ducati – Be Wiser Ducati 1:26.448
  2. Danny BUCHAN GBR Kawasaki – FS-3 Racing Kawasaki 1:27.164 
  3. Scott REDDING GBR Ducati – Be Wiser Ducati 1:27.502
  4. Christian IDDON GBR BMW – Tyco BMW Motorrad 1:27.53889.65
  5. Peter HICKMAN GBR BMW – Smiths Racing 1:27.555 
  6. Tommy BRIDEWELL GBR Ducati – Oxford Racing 1:27.608 
  7. Andrew IRWIN GBR Honda – Honda Racing 1:27.650 
  8. Glenn IRWIN GBR BMW – Tyco BMW Motorrad 1:27.685 
  9. Xavi FORÉS ESP Honda – Honda Racing 1:27.932 
  10. Luke MOSSEY GBR Suzuki – OMG Racing Suzuki 1:27.973 
  11. Dan LINFOOT GBR Yamaha – Santander Salt TAG Yamaha 1:27.979 
  12. Ryan VICKERS GBR Kawasaki – RAF Regular & Reserves Kawasaki 1:28.064 
  13. Bradley RAY GBR Suzuki – Buildbase Suzuki 1:28.153 
  14. Jason O’HALLORAN AUS Yamaha – McAMS Yamaha 1:28.203
  15. Claudio CORTI ITA Kawasaki – Team WD-40 1:28.453 
  16. Luke STAPLEFORD GBR Suzuki – Buildbase Suzuki 1:28.609 
  17. Josh ELLIOTT GBR Suzuki – OMG Racing Suzuki 1:28.757 
  18. Ben CURRIE AUS Kawasaki – Quattro JG Speedfit Kawasaki 1:28.896 
  19. Alex OLSEN GBR BMW – Smiths Racing 1:28.911 
  20. Shaun WINFIELD GBR Yamaha – Santander Salt TAG Yamaha 1:29.172
  21. David ALLINGHAM GBR Yamaha – EHA Yamaha 1:29.209
  22. Sam COVENTRY GBR Kawasaki – Team 64 Motorsports 1:29.307
  23. Joe FRANCIS GBR BMW – Lloyd & Jones Bowker Motorrad 1:29.685
  24. Dean HARRISON GBR Kawasaki – Silicone Engineering Racing 1:29.768 
  25. Matt TRUELOVE GBR Yamaha – Raceways Yamaha 1:29.793
  26. Héctor BARBERÁ ESP Kawasaki – Quattro JG Speedfit Kawasaki 1:29.815
  27. Tarran MACKENZIE GBR Yamaha – McAMS Yamaha 1:30.206
  28. Dean HIPWELL GBR Kawasaki – CDH Racing 1:30.846
  29. Gino REA GBR MV Agusta – Bike Devil Sweda MV Agusta 1:31.440 
  30. Fraser ROGERS GBR Kawasaki – Gearlink Kawasaki 1:31.988 

British Superbike Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Scott REDDING (Ducati) 246
2 Josh BROOKES (Ducati) 226
3 Tommy BRIDEWELL (Ducati) 207
4 Danny BUCHAN (Kawasaki) 150
5 Tarran MACKENZIE (Yamaha) 144
6 Andrew IRWIN (Honda) 139
7 Xavi FORÉS (Honda) 132
8 Peter HICKMAN (BMW) 123
9 Christian IDDON (BMW) 102
10 Jason O’HALLORAN (Yamaha) 90
11 Luke MOSSEY (Suzuki) 86
12 Dan LINFOOT (Yamaha) 73
13 Josh ELLIOTT (Suzuki) 58
14 Keith FARMER (BMW) 54
15 Luke STAPLEFORD (Suzuki) 48
16 Bradley RAY (Suzuki) 45
17 Glenn IRWIN (Kawasaki) 44
18 Héctor BARBERÁ (Kawasaki) 31
19 Ryan VICKERS (Kawasaki) 28
20 Claudio CORTI (Kawasaki) 25
21 James ELLISON (BMW) 23
22 Michael LAVERTY (BMW) 12
23 David ALLINGHAM (Yamaha) 6
24 Dean HARRISON (Kawasaki) 4
25 Ben CURRIE (Kawasaki) 3
26 Sam COVENTRY (Kawasaki) 1

Source: MCNews.com.au

BSB heads to Cadwell Park this weekend

2019 British Superbike Championship

Cadwell Park preview

Just five races stand between the Bennetts British Superbike Championship contenders and the 2019 Showdown as the series reaches Cadwell Park this weekend (August 16/17/18) for the annual BSB season highlight at the Lincolnshire circuit.

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Scott Redding and Josh Brookes pictured at Thruxton

Scott Redding leads the way in the overall standings by just 20 points from his Be Wiser Ducati team-mate Josh Brookes after the Australian closed the point deficit last time out with victory at Thruxton.

Josh Brookes spectacular at Cadwell Park but struggling a little for pace
Josh Brookes is always spectacular at Cadwell Park. Here he is pictured in 2014

However the 2015 champion shared the spoils with Honda Racing’s Andrew Irwin who, by becoming the sixth different winner of the season, claimed his first victory in Britain’s leading motorsport championship.

British Superbike BSB Rnd Thruxton Josh Brookes podium
Josh Brookes topped the Race 2 podium from Irwin and Bridewell at Thruxton – 2019 British Superbike Championship Round 7, Thruxton

Andrew Irwin’s victory catapulted him into sixth place in the overall standings and in doing so nudged his teammate Xavi Forés back into seventh, with the Louth-based team gearing up for their home round of the season at Cadwell Park.

Andrew Irwin – Honda Racing

“What a weekend at Thruxton! I don’t think it really all sank in straight away but now I can really appreciate what an achievement it was for myself and the whole Honda Racing team. The win was something I had wanted to achieve since I was younger – I used to watch riders like Jonathan Rea, Cal Crutchlow, Leon Haslam and Kiyo win races with Honda Racing and aspire to be able to achieve that one day. It was always a dream but now that is a reality and that is a big moment in any riders’ career. I am now just ahead of Xavi, and we are sixth and seventh in the championship standings ahead of Cadwell Park and we really are not that far off fourth place either. It would be a dream come true if we can get both Hondas into the Showdown and a reward for everyone who has worked so hard in the team. Cadwell Park is always a big round for our team; pretty much everyone who works in our garage live nearby, it is ten minutes from the workshop and so we will have a lot of support! Winning does make you more confident and it does give you that little bit extra, but at the same time Cadwell Park is a really difficult track. You have to be sensible and it is technical, physical and does sometimes require a bit of a compromise with the setting just because of the characteristics of the track. But I am feeling good, I know I have a great team behind me and we are looking forward to it.”

British Superbike BSB Rnd Thruxton Andrew Irwin
Andrew Irwin – Honda Racing

The current top six in the standings includes Oxford Racing Ducati’s Tommy Bridewell, one of 10 different podium finishers this season, who is gunning to claim the team’s first race win this weekend at a circuit where he has been victorious in the past.

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Tommy Bridewell

However Danny Buchan will be eager to get his FS3-Racing Kawasaki back at the front this weekend. The Knockhill race winner still holds fourth place in the standings as both he and the team bid to claim their place in the Showdown for the first time, but he only carries a marginal six-point advantage over Tarran Mackenzie.

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Danny Buchan leading the pack at Thruxton

Mackenzie meanwhile is targeting a comeback from injury this weekend after a qualifying crash at Thruxton; the McAMS Yamaha rider holds a slender five-point lead over Andrew Irwin following his non points-scoring performance last time out.

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Tarran Mackenzie

However there is a mounting range of outcomes ahead of the Showdown getting underway at Assen as Forés trails his teammate by just seven points with local ace Peter Hickman also edging closer following his first podium finish of the season at Thruxton and his recent clean sweep of the major classes at the Ulster Grand Prix.

BSB Thruxton QP Hickman
Peter Hickman

There are still a maximum of 125 points up for grabs in the two races on Sunday at Cadwell Park followed by the triple-header Showdown decider at Oulton Park, so that means that riders including Christian Iddon and Jason O’Halloran could still spoil the party for their rivals.

British Superbike Standings

Pos Rider Points
1 Scott REDDING (Ducati) 246
2 Josh BROOKES (Ducati) 226
3 Tommy BRIDEWELL (Ducati) 207
4 Danny BUCHAN (Kawasaki) 150
5 Tarran MACKENZIE (Yamaha) 144
6 Andrew IRWIN (Honda) 139
7 Xavi FORÉS (Honda) 132
8 Peter HICKMAN (BMW) 123
9 Christian IDDON (BMW) 102
10 Jason O’HALLORAN (Yamaha) 90
11 Luke MOSSEY (Suzuki) 86
12 Dan LINFOOT (Yamaha) 73
13 Josh ELLIOTT (Suzuki) 58
14 Keith FARMER (BMW) 54
15 Luke STAPLEFORD (Suzuki) 48
16 Bradley RAY (Suzuki) 45
17 Glenn IRWIN (Kawasaki) 44
18 Héctor BARBERÁ (Kawasaki) 31
19 Ryan VICKERS (Kawasaki) 28
20 Claudio CORTI (Kawasaki) 25
21 James ELLISON (BMW) 23
22 Michael LAVERTY (BMW) 12
23 David ALLINGHAM (Yamaha) 6
24 Dean HARRISON (Kawasaki) 4
25 Ben CURRIE (Kawasaki) 3
26 Sam COVENTRY (Kawasaki) 1

Source: MCNews.com.au

Brookes & Irwin share Thruxton BSB Superbike wins

2019 British Superbike Championship
Round Seven – Thruxton

Images by Dave Yeomans

Thruxton saw an exciting weekend of racing conclude on Sunday, with Andrew Irwin claiming the opening Bennetts British Superbike race win of the weekend – his first win in the series – ahead of Scott Redding and Josh Brookes.

In Race 2 however, it was Josh Brookes who maintained his momentum at the high-speed Hampshire circuit to claim the victory for Be Wiser Ducati, regulating Irwin to second-place, while Peter Hickman completed the podium, with Aussie Jason O’Halloran just tenths of a second behind in fourth.

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Josh Brookes – 2019 British Superbike Championship Round 10, Thruxton

This marked O’Halloran’s second fourth place of the weekend in a solid result. Fellow Aussie Ben Currie was a DNF in Race 1, and came home in 20th in Race 2.

Taylor Mackenzie claimed the Superstock 1000 race win from Lee Jackson and Billy McConnell, with Richard Cooper launching into the lead from the start but finishing in fourth.

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Kyle Ryde – 2019 British Superbike Championship Round 10, Thruxton

The Supersport class meanwhile saw Kyle Ryde take a narrow win in the second race of the weekend from Jack Kennedy with a tenth of a second between them, with Mason Law a distant third.


Bennetts British Superbike Race 1

At the start of Race 1 Peter Hickman launched off the front row to hit the front of the pack ahead of Andrew Irwin and Jason O’Halloran, but the Honda Racing rider hit the front of the field at the end of the opening lap.

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Peter Hickman – 2019 British Superbike Championship Round 10, Thruxton

His rival instantly hit back to retake the position on the next lap, but Andrew Irwin was back on the attack and he was back in the lead as the pack streamed across the line to start the third lap. O’Halloran though was in fourth place, but he put a move on Christian Iddon and then as the freight train of riders headed into Club on lap four, the Australian had been able to claim the lead for McAMS Yamaha.

As O’Halloran led, the pack had shuffled again and Iddon was then into second place ahead of Andrew Irwin, Hickman, Tommy Bridewell, Scott Redding, Danny Buchan and Josh Brookes on lap six.

A lap later and Andrew Irwin and Hickman were inseparable, but Redding was also on the move and he was into fifth on the leading Be Wiser Ducati. Meanwhile O’Halloran was holding off the chasing pack, but the lead group of nine riders were all in contention.

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Jason O’Halloran – 2019 British Superbike Championship Round 10, Thruxton

On lap ten Hickman moved back into the lead with Iddon then following him through on the brakes as the BMWs held first and second ahead of O’Halloran and Andrew Irwin. O’Halloran was ready to fight back, he made a move at Club a lap later and was back into second place.

The Smiths Racing BMW rider was trying to make a break from the pack, but his rivals could match his pace, while Iddon was dropping back and the Be Wiser Ducati pairing of Redding and Brookes were into fourth and fifth respectively with six laps remaining.

On lap 14 Andrew Irwin then went for a move to take the lead, pushing Hickman pack into second and into the clutches of Redding, O’Halloran and Brookes. Championship leader Redding made his move, lunging ahead of Hickman to move second with O’Halloran still pushing for his first podium of the season.

British Superbike BSB Rnd Thruxton Andrew Irwin
Andrew Irwin – 2019 British Superbike Championship Round 10, Thruxton

O’Halloran was back into second a lap later before hitting the front of the field on lap 16 as the final strategies were coming into play over the final five laps of the race. The McAMS Yamaha rider was then holding off the pack that had again changed with Andrew Irwin back in second ahead of Brookes and Redding.

With two laps remaining Andrew Irwin had scythed his way back to the front of the pack with O’Halloran then back in second with Brookes and Redding fighting for third, however the 2015 champion was hungry for a top three finish and he was up to second, but on the final lap Redding was ahead of his teammate again.

On the final run into Club Redding looked to try and make a move on Andrew Irwin for the lead as equally Brookes was looking to move ahead of his teammate, however the Honda rider had the edge to cross the line ahead of the Be Wiser Ducati pairing.

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Andrew Irwin topped the Race 1 podium from Scott Redding and Josh Brookes – 2019 British Superbike Championship Round 10, Thruxton

O’Halloran just missed out on his first podium finish of the season ahead of Hickman and Buchan, who had worked his way through the pack into sixth. Xavi Forés had another strong performance to hold on to sixth place in the standings ahead of Tommy Bridewell and Luke Mossey. Ryan Vickers was back inside the top ten in his rookie season for the RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki team.

Bennetts British Superbike Race 2

The second race had started with a battle for the lead between O’Halloran and Brookes with Hickman and race one winner Andrew Irwin in the mix, but on lap nine the race was red flagged as light rain began to fall.

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Jason O’Halloran – 2019 British Superbike Championship Round 10, Thruxton

When the race restarted, Hickman had the jump off the line to lead on the opening lap from Brookes, Andrew Irwin and Bridewell. On the second lap Brookes was coming under fire from a determined Honda Racing rider, but Dan Linfoot was also on the move and he was up into third ahead of Hickman.

However a crash for Glenn Irwin at the Club chicane caused another red flag when the stricken Tyco BMW was in the middle of the track and leaking fluid. The Racesafe marshals worked to clear the scene before the race was restarted again with an eight-lap sprint to the chequered flag.

On the final restart Brookes wasn’t taking any prisoners and he fired himself into the lead and then went to make a break, eventually crossing the line 4.276s ahead of the chasing pack to claim his fifth victory of the season for Be Wiser Ducati.

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Josh Brookes – 2019 British Superbike Championship Round 10, Thruxton

The battle for second ensued behind with Andrew Irwin and Hickman banging fairings in their quest to break into the top six in the standings. The pair were trading blows with Bridewell, Hickman, Iddon, O’Halloran and Redding also all in the mix.

However, a mistake on lap three saw Redding run on at Club and having not completed the re-join into the race correctly, he was issued a long lap penalty. The Be Wiser Ducati rider had three laps to complete the long lap as the race laps counted down, however he failed to do so, and despite crossing the line in a podium position, he was given the ride through equivalent penalty of 15 seconds. That dropped him down to 22nd and outside of the points.

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Andrew Irwin – 2019 British Superbike Championship Round 10, Thruxton

Andrew Irwin meanwhile had his strongest weekend of his career claiming a second place in race two, ahead of Hickman who was third to take the first podium finish for the new BMW S1000 RR.

O’Halloran had completed his best performance of the season to finish in fourth place for McAMS Yamaha, holding off Bridewell in the closing stages.

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Josh Brookes topped the Race 2 podium from Irwin and Bridewell – 2019 British Superbike Championship Round 10, Thruxton

Iddon equalled his best race result of the season in sixth place ahead of Xavi Forés, who just dropped outside of the top six in the points ahead of Cadwell Park. Buchan maintained his position inside the top six with an eighth place ahead of Luke Mossey and Linfoot who completed the top ten.

Andrew Irwin – 1-2

“Thruxton has probably been the best weekend of my life, it’s one that you never think will happen! I’ve had so much fun riding this weekend. We did loads of homework on Friday and Saturday and the Fireblade has been so good in all sessions, the boys did an awesome job! It is such an amazing feeling to win! I think I passed Jason going into the last lap or something like that and I felt like I had some tyre left. The pace was funny it went up and down a lot with whoever went to the lead. I just wanted to put a strong lap together on the last lap. It is a dream come true, it’s been a tough road to get here, the best road and I’ve learnt a lot along the way. Whenever I won a Supersport race, I only won one but my team-mate helped me along the way so this feels like my first proper win that I’ve ever got so I’m delighted and I can’t thank Honda enough for all their hard work.”

British Superbike BSB Rnd Thruxton Andrew Irwin
Andrew Irwin – 2019 British Superbike Championship Round 10, Thruxton
Josh Brookes – 3-1

“Tyre conservation is on your mind all weekend here at Thruxton so with the second race going from 20 laps to 13 laps and then down to eight laps, I could ride exactly how I wanted to and just went full speed as the tyre was always going to last eight laps.I just got my head down and went for it and whilst it may not have been as close as the first race, I enjoyed it a lot more. The field is so level now, every race is tough but Pirelli have done a great job with the tyres and they’re a little bit easier to manage around here now and although I still wanted more from myself, I was happy with the first race podium.I got pushed around a bit too much on track and needed to find a little bit more confidence, so the second race win has given me exactly what I needed and it’s great to be back on the top step.”

British Superbike BSB Rnd Thruxton Josh Brookes AROA
Josh Brookes – 2019 British Superbike Championship Round 10, Thruxton
Jason O’Halloran – 4-4

“It was good to get some solid finishes. I am a little bit disappointed not to be on the podium as I felt we had really good pace in both races. We’ll take fourth today, the boys have done a good job. I’ve said it the last couple of rounds, if we get a full weekend without any issues in practice and qualifying and we’ll be back up the sharp end and that’s what we’ve done this weekend. Everybody has done a great job and it feels nice to have some momentum and build through the first two days of the weekend. I had a crash at Snetterton and to be honest I’ve had a bit of an issue with my left shoulder, so I have to thank my physio and the physio team at the track. We’ve got a couple of weeks off before Cadwell, so I’ll try and get a bit fitter and see if we can carry this momentum to Cadwell.”

British Superbike BSB Rnd Thruxton Jason O’Halloran AROA
Jason O’Halloran – 2019 British Superbike Championship Round 10, Thruxton
Xavi Forés – 7-7

“To be honest I feel frustrated this weekend, I had good pace to be on the podium, but starting towards the back of the grid was hard to manage. The first few laps here are crazy and I had to adapt quite a bit to be strong in the first part of the race. The second race I did the third fastest lap, which means I am always improving lap-by-lap. Coming home with two seventh place finishes is good for me, especially at this kind of track where I have not ridden before and it’s not easy for me to defend my position. I feel if we can improve our qualification for the next races we will be so much more competitive. Good job from all the team, we had a great weekend and especially with Andrew’s win and podium, I feel we now have a really good package with the Fireblade.”


Source: MCNews.com.au