Martrain Yamaha's Alastair Seeley hit the top of the times in the opening free practice session for the Motorpoint British Supersport Championship at Thruxton, firing ahead of the Smiths Racing Triumphs.

Seeley started the morning third fastest but in the afternoon session he upped his pace to edge out his championship rivals with Graeme Gowland just ahead of Billy McConnell at the chequered flag.

Luke Mossey on the Techcare Profile Triumph held the fourth fastest time as he held off Evo contender Alex Olsen, who impressively was fifth on the timesheets before a crash at the end of the session.

Motorpoint British Supersport Championship, Thruxton, free practice one:
Graeme Gowland (Smiths Triumph) 1m17.824s
Billy McConnell (Smiths Triumph) +0.110s
Alastair Seeley (Martrain Yamaha) +0.113s
Luke Mossey (Techcare Profile Triumph) +0.287s
Glenn Irwin (Gearlink Kawasaki) +0.482s

Motorpoint British Supersport Championship, Thruxton, free practice two:
Alastair Seeley (Martrain Yamaha) 1m:17.445s
Graeme Gowland (Smiths Triumph) +0.145s
Billy McConnell (Smiths Triumph) +0.212s
Luke Mossey (Techcare Profile Triumph) +0.240s
Alex Olsen (Power Projects/T3 Racing) +0.421s



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