Byrne becomes most successful MCE BSB race winner with double victory at Thruxton
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Byrne becomes most successful MCE BSB race winner with double victory at Thruxton
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Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki's Shane 'Shakey' Byrne has become the most successful rider in terms of MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship race wins after securing the second victory of the weekend at Thruxton.

An incident-packed second race got underway with Byrne leading off the line on the opening lap from his team-mate Keith Farmer and Alex Lowes, however the Nissan GT-R Safety Car was deployed at the end of the opening lap as Ryuichi Kiyonari crashed out unhurt at Club, prematurely ending a tough weekend for the triple champion.

The race was resumed and Byrne was able to defend his lead from Lowes whilst Josh Brookes had moved third with Michael Rutter fourth as Farmer had a moment on the exit of Seagrave. James Ellison was charging hard as he fired the Milwaukee Yamaha into third by the seventh lap. Ellison and Lowes then fought hard for the second place after Brookes dropped to fourth and the pair exchanged positions several times before the Nissan GT-R was deployed on the ninth lap after Halsall Racing Kawasaki's Lee Costello crashed out.

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As the race got underway again after the safety car period Byrne, Lowes and Ellison looked set to fight it out for the second win of the day however the race was red flagged when Karl Harris and Tommy Bridewell crashed out at Club.

Brookes was forced to settle for fourth as Rutter returned to the top five for the Bathams Honda team as he remained ahead of Farmer. Chris Walker made amends for the disappointment of race one in seventh place whilst Jon Kirkham and James Westmoreland ended the race eighth and ninth for Buildbase BMW. Peter Hickman on the lone Lloyds British GBmoto Honda completed the top ten.

MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Thruxton, race two result:

Shane Byrne (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki)
Alex Lowes (Samsung Honda) +0.245s
James Ellison (Milwaukee Yamaha) +0.656s
Josh Brookes (Tyco Suzuki) +0.757s
Michael Rutter (Bathams Honda) +1.819s
Keith Farmer (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki) +1.908s
Chris Walker (Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki) +2.173s
Jon Kirkham (Buildbase BMW) +2.489s
James Westmoreland (Buildbase BMW) +3.274s
Peter Hickman (Lloyds British GBmoto Honda) +3.810s

MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship standings after Thruxton:

Shane Byrne (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki) 91
Alex Lowes (Samsung Honda) 76
Josh Brookes (Tyco Suzuki) 66
James Ellison (Milwaukee Yamaha) 51
Jon Kirkham (Buildbase BMW) 42
James Westmoreland (Buildbase BMW) 27


Listing of ALL Race Results at Thruxton - HERE

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(This post was last modified: 14-04-2013, 07:16 PM by Malcolm.)
14-04-2013, 07:14 PM
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