Shane 'Shakey' Byrne has ended the opening day of free practice at Brands Hatch fastest as the Be Wiser Ducati rider set the pace ahead of tomorrow’s first of three races at the Kent circuit this weekend to decide the title.

The pace intensified in the afternoon session and despite the cool conditions the times continued to tumble and the top 15 riders were covered by just 0.8s.

More to follow.

MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Brands Hatch, free practice two:

Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) 1m:25.523s
Peter Hickman (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +0.034s
Dan Linfoot (Honda Racing) +0.135s
John Hopkins (ePayMe Yamaha) +0.192s
Leon Haslam (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +0.206s
James Ellison (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +0.322s
Christian Iddon (Tyco BMW) +0.327s
Broc Parkes (ePayMe Yamaha) +0.356s
Michael Laverty (Tyco BMW) +0.662s
Richard Cooper (Buildbase BMW) +0.688s