After falling in race one, remounting and working his way back up to 14th place, Walker was keen to make amends in the second outing of the day. A good start from eleventh place on the grid saw the Fuchs Kawasaki rider ideally placed going into the first turn and he wasted no time in moving his way up the field. After passing Neil Hodgson to take fourth, Walker quickly pulled out a second and a half advantage over his countryman, which he maintained to the chequered flag.

'I guess you could say that race one didn't go quite according to plan,' said Walker. 'The track was real slippery in places and I slid off quite early on. From then on, it was just a case of head down and trying to make up as many places as possible before the chequered flag.'

'Race two was a different story though. Once I was past Hodgson and had built up a bit of a lead I thought Xaus might do his usual thing and hand me a podium finish but, although I did see yellow flags in the final stages of the race, it wasn't to be. It's been a long time coming, but I'm just glad we were able to score a good result for everyone who braved the weather to come and cheer us on; they really did help me to lift my game in that second race.'

Eric Bostrom marked his first appearance in Great Britain with two strong rides under difficult conditions. The Californian held off wet weather specialist Michael Rutter to finish eleventh in race one, and then backed that up with sixteenth place in race two.

'I didn't get a particularly good start in either race today,' said Bostrom. 'The second attempt was better, but I got boxed in at the first turn and shuffled backwards through the pack. It's been a good experience riding here and what we've learned about setting the bike up for fast tracks will stand us in good stead when we return to the AMA Championship and the Road America round next weekend.'