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Upsets aplenty at Knockhill sees BSB title shake up

Trev by Trev
June 19, 2017
in BSB, Motorcycle News, Motorcycle Racing, Videos
Jake Dixon breaks through for BSB Superbike wins at Knockhill
Jake Dixon breaks through for BSB Superbike wins at Knockhill
Jake Dixon breaks through for BSB Superbike wins at Knockhill
Luke Mossey now a title favourite with 30-point buffer over injured Haslam
Luke Mossey - JG Speedfit Kawasaki - Image by Jon Jessop
Luke Mossey – JG Speedfit Kawasaki
Jason O’Halloran takes 4th and 7th place finishes – Lies fifth in championship chase
Jason O'Halloran takes 4th and 7th place finishes - Lies fifth in championship chase
Jason O’Halloran takes 4th and 7th place finishes – Lies fifth in championship chase
Challenging weekend for Brookes but still sixth on the BSB points table
Challenging weekend for Brookes but still sixth on the BSB points table
Challenging weekend for Brookes but still sixth on the BSB points table

Images by Jon Jessop

2017 MCE British Superbike Championship – Round Four – Knockhill

Jake Dixon propelled himself into the premier league of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at Knockhill on Sunday as the RAF Reserves Kawasaki rider followed up his debut win in the opening race to make it a double after an epic second contest in Scotland.

Jake Dixon leads Luke Mossey
Jake Dixon leads Luke Mossey

Dixon got his day off to a flying start in the opening race, celebrating a classy debut win in race one as the RAF Reserves Kawasaki rider hit the front of the chasing pack and held off Luke Mossey to seal an emotional victory.

On the opening lap Dixon fired off the front row of the grid to lead the pack as Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne and Jason O’Halloran clipped on the run into turn one for the first time, pushing them down the order.

Jake Dixon
Jake Dixon

At the front James Ellison was tucked in behind Dixon with Mossey in close contention, but O’Halloran had made back some places and he was soon on the attack and by the start of lap four, the pair had pushed Ellison back to fourth.

Ellison fought back a lap later at the Hairpin to pass O’Halloran, but on lap six the McAMS Yamaha rider slid out of contention at turn three. O’Halloran was soon coming under pressure from his Honda Racing team-mate Dan Linfoot; the Australian was pushed back a place at the Hairpin, but on the brakes Linfoot lost the front end and tipped out of contention.

The leading pair of Dixon and Mossey had edged an advantage but the battle for third then became a three-way fight between O’Halloran, Byrne and home hero Taylor Mackenzie who was having his strongest performance of the season for Bennetts Suzuki.

Shane Byrne, Taylor Mackenzie and Sylvain Guintoli
Shane Byrne, Taylor Mackenzie and Sylvain Guintoli

Byrne was pushing to make a move and on lap 16 the Be Wiser Ducati rider emerged ahead after a decisive move at the Hairpin. The defending champion was able to hold off O’Halloran to the chequered flag to cross the line third behind Dixon and Mossey.

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Josh Brookes had been pushing to bag the points for the Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha team, but the Australian was another rider to crash out at the Hairpin unhurt.

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Mackenzie scored his best result in fifth place with Peter Hickman moving to sixth for Smiths Racing BMW after Bradley Ray crashed put unhurt on the Buildbase Suzuki. John Hopkins ended the race in seventh place for Moto Rapido Ducati with Sylvain Guintoli, Lee Jackson and Michael Laverty completing the top ten.

Jake Dixon leads the field at Knockhill
Jake Dixon leads the field at Knockhill

Race Two

Dixon then further cemented himself as a Showdown contender by following up his debut win in the opening race to make it a double after an epic second contest in Scotland.

James Ellison leads Luke Mossey and Jason O'Halloran
James Ellison leads Luke Mossey and Jason O’Halloran

Dixon had hit the front of the field on the opening lap to stake his claim from the start, holding off Mossey and Ellison with Linfoot and Byrne in the hunt. The opening laps saw an incredible dice between the leading group with Mossey and Ellison exchanging blows five times in one lap as they battled for the advantage at the front.

James Ellison leads Shane Byrne and Dan Linfoot
James Ellison leads Shane Byrne and Dan Linfoot

As the lead continued to change Dixon then made his move and he was defending hard until the seventh lap when Mossey then reclaimed the position at the front of the field. As the RAF Reserves Kawasaki rider bid to make a counter attack, Ellison then fired his McAMS Yamaha into second place with Byrne stalking in fourth.

Byrne and Dixon were then inseparable and the defending champion made a move to put himself back into a podium position and relegate the race one winner into fourth place. At the front Mossey had edged a marginal lead but the JG Speedfit Kawasaki lost the ground with a mistake and it allowed his rivals to return to striking distance.

Ellison was first to take the advantage as the McAMS Yamaha hit the front to push Mossey back to second as Dixon moved to third to push Byrne back into fourth as the final five lap sprint beckoned.

James Ellison leads Luke Mossey, Shane Byrne and Jake Dixon
James Ellison leads Luke Mossey, Shane Byrne and Jake Dixon

Dixon then made a decisive move on Mossey to push the new championship leader back into third and into the clutches of Byrne, who waited until the final two laps to make his move and return to the podium for the second time today.

Dixon stalked Ellison and a last gasp attempt to make a move for the win put the young gun ahead which he held to the chequered flag to claim his second win ahead of Ellison and Byrne. Mossey narrowly missed out on the podium with Brookes returning to the top five for the Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha team.

Jake Dixon leads James Ellison
Jake Dixon leads James Ellison

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Jake Dixon – RAF Reserves Kawasaki – Double Victory

“I’ve never had a podium in the Superbike class before this weekend so to leave with two race wins has left me a bit speechless to be honest, I can’t believe it! Qualifying well is one thing but to do it in a race is a totally different ball game even if I did feel confident that I had the pace. It was hard leading from the front in the first race but the gap kept going up and it was almost like I was floating out there so I just tried to keep as focused and as calm as possible. I had a bit of a slide at the hairpin towards the end so backed it off a bit and brought the bike home for a dream win.

Jake Dixon - RAF Reserves Kawasaki
Jake Dixon – RAF Reserves Kawasaki

“We didn’t change a single thing on the bike for race two and I knew what pace I had so when I could see some of the riders sliding around, I knew I was in a good position as my bike was on rails and not using nowhere near the same amount of rubber. I let the race come to me and made my moves in the last third of the race but having taken the double, it’s hard to describe how I’m feeling right now. It’ll take a while to sink in but a massive thank you to the whole team and the sponsors and to all my family.”

Jake Dixon - RAF Reserves Kawasaki
Jake Dixon – RAF Reserves Kawasaki

Linfoot was the leading Honda Racing contender in sixth place, just ahead of his team-mate O’Halloran with Michael Laverty, Hickman and Billy McConnell completing the top ten.

Jason O’Halloran secured 22 vital championship points at Knockhill and is sitting fifth overall in the British Superbike standings. Next up BSB heads to Snetterton on 30 June – 2 July, a place that holds fond memories for the 29-year-old as he scored his maiden BSB Superbike win at Snetterton last year. 

Jason O’Halloran

“We’re coming away from Knockhill with a fourth and a seventh, it’s not the best but it’s certainly not the worst, we’re coming away with a bunch of points and now sit fifth in the championship. So from that side it is good and definitely positive, but I always struggle here and it’s a tough circuit for me for some reason, I can never quite find that last tenth I need.

Jason O'Halloran
Jason O’Halloran

“It was like it in the second race and I just couldn’t do anymore, we need to rethink things for here next year, as the way I ride the Fireblade doesn’t seem to suit the track. But at the end of the day we have done the best job we can; we’re coming away with a bunch of points and can now go to Snetterton feeling positive with what we’re taking away from this weekend. At the test a few weeks ago we were fastest at Snetterton and I claimed my first win there last year, so hopefully we can repeat this and get back to the top.”

Jason O'Halloran takes 4th and 7th place finishes - Lies fifth in championship chase
Jason O’Halloran takes 4th and 7th place finishes – Lies fifth in championship chase

Josh Brookes

“I knew coming into this round it was going to be a difficult event, I don’t know if it’s the Yamaha, myself or my riding style but I had a difficult weekend here in 2015 so I anticipated this weekend was going to be tough again, and I knew I’d need all the help I could get. Every session I went out in I did the best I could but I just didn’t find my rhythm and we’re still missing something. To get away from the weekend without injury and to salvage the points that we did is not satisfactory but we’ll have to accept it. We’re still working on things with the bike and we’re working on the setup and we’ve made a step forward this weekend, but I’m expecting to see the value of everything next time out.”

Josh Brookes
Josh Brookes
MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, race one result
  1. Jake Dixon (RAF Reserves Kawasaki)
  2. Luke Mossey (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +3.740s
  3. Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) +6.159s
  4. Jason O’Halloran (Honda Racing) +6.670s
  5. Taylor Mackenzie (Bennetts Suzuki) +9.907s
  6. Peter Hickman (Smiths Racing BMW) +13.730s
  7. John Hopkins (Moto Rapido Ducati) +15.038s
  8. Sylvain Guintoli (Bennetts Suzuki) +17.152s
  9. Lee Jackson (Smiths Racing BMW) +17.481s
  10. Michael Laverty (McAMS Yamaha) +21.952s
MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, race one result Jake Dixon (RAF Reserves Kawasaki) Luke Mossey (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +3.740s Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) +6.159s
MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, race one result
Jake Dixon (RAF Reserves Kawasaki)
Luke Mossey (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +3.740s
Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) +6.159s
MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, race one result
MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, race one result
MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, Race two result
  1. Jake Dixon (RAF Reserves Kawasaki)
  2. James Ellison (McAMS Yamaha) +0.437s
  3. Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) +1.473s
  4. Luke Mossey (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) +2.201s
  5. Josh Brookes (Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha) +4.610s
  6. Dan Linfoot (Honda Racing) +5.502s
  7. Jason O’Halloran (Honda Racing) +5.571s
  8. Michael Laverty (McAMS Yamaha) +6.995s
  9. Peter Hickman (Smiths Racing BMW) +9.341s
  10. Billy McConnell (Quattro Plant FS-3 Kawasaki) +10.022s
MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, Race two result Jake Dixon (RAF Reserves Kawasaki) James Ellison (McAMS Yamaha) +0.437s Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) +1.473s
MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, Race two result
Jake Dixon (RAF Reserves Kawasaki)
James Ellison (McAMS Yamaha) +0.437s
Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) +1.473s
MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, Race two result
MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship, Knockhill, Race two result
MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship standings after Knockhill
  1. Luke Mossey (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) 141
  2. Leon Haslam (JG Speedfit Kawasaki) 111
  3. Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) 90
  4. Christian Iddon (Tyco BMW) 86
  5. Jason O’Halloran (Honda Racing) 83
  6. Josh Brookes (Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha) 78
Billy McConnell celebrated his top ten finish in fine style
Billy McConnell celebrated his top ten finish in fine style

British Supersport Feature Race – Knockhill 2017

Keith Farmer made it two Dickies British Supersport victories in a row at Knockhill, passing Andrew Irwin at the final hairpin on the final lap.

Keith Farmer made it two Dickies British Supersport victories in a row at Knockhill, passing Andrew Irwin at the final hairpin on the final lap.
Keith Farmer made it two Dickies British Supersport victories in a row at Knockhill, passing Andrew Irwin at the final hairpin on the final lap.

It was Irwin who grabbed the holeshot, leading Farmer in a tense game of follow the leader right up until the final corner, where the Team Appleyard Macadam Racing Yamaha rider slipped through to double up on victories.

The battle for third saw multiple riders take their turn to hold the final podium spot, with Benjamin Currie holding the position for the majority of the race but it was David Allingham who took the rostrum at the finish line.

Dickies British Supersport, Knockhill Feature Race Results Keith Farmer (Team Appleyard Macadam Racing Yamaha) Andrew Irwin (Gearlink Kawasaki) +0.101s David Allingham (EHA Racing Yamaha) +4.799s
Dickies British Supersport, Knockhill Feature Race Results
Keith Farmer (Team Appleyard Macadam Racing Yamaha)
Andrew Irwin (Gearlink Kawasaki) +0.101s
David Allingham (EHA Racing Yamaha) +4.799s

After a storming ride through the pack, the race ended in disaster for Joe Francis as he crashed out from fourth. Jack Kennedy eventually secured fourth with Australia’s Ben Currie fifth. 

Ben Currie was in the heat of the battle up front
Ben Currie was in the heat of the battle up front

 

Sam Clarke crossed the line in seventh place and has now moved into the British Supersport Championship top ten.

Sam Clarke crossed the line in seventh place and has now moved into the British Supersport Championship top ten.
Sam Clarke crossed the line in seventh place and has now moved into the British Supersport Championship top ten.
Dickies British Supersport, Knockhill Feature Race Results
  1. Keith Farmer (Team Appleyard Macadam Racing Yamaha)
  2. Andrew Irwin (Gearlink Kawasaki) +0.101s
  3. David Allingham (EHA Racing Yamaha) +4.799s
  4. Jack Kennedy (GAC Logistics MV Augusta) +6.074s
  5. Benjamin Currie (Gearlink Kawasaki) +8.397s
  6. Ross Twyman (EHA Racing Yamaha) +15.639
  7. Sam Clarke (Pacedayz Yamaha) +26.868
Dickies British Supersport Championship Standings after Knockhill
  1. Tarran Mackenzie 150
  2. David Allingham 123
  3. Keith Farmer 120
  4. Andrew Irwin 115
  5. Benjamin Currie 103
  6. Jack Kennedy 84
  7. Ross Twyman 69
  8. Joe Francis 57
  9. Jamie Perrin 45
  10. Sam Clarke 36

British Superstock 1000 Race Two – Knockhill 2017

Danny Buchan doubled up on wins in the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship at Knockhill to extend his lead in the series to 33 points.

Danny Buchan doubled up on wins in the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship at Knockhill to extend his lead in the series to 33 points.
Danny Buchan doubled up on wins in the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship at Knockhill to extend his lead in the series to 33 points.

Grabbing the holeshot, the Morello Racing Kawasaki rider was able to control the race from the front.

Behind him, Chrissy Rouse bounced back from his crash in the opening race to claim second place whilst Richard Cooper completed the podium in third.

Mason Law took fourth place, with yesterday’s podium man Michael Rutter in fifth.

Michael Rutter
Michael Rutter

Brayden Elliott just missed out on the points after crossing the line 16th place, 23.49-seconds behind race winner Danny Buchan after the 24-lap distance. 

Brayden Elliott
Brayden Elliott
British Superstock 1000 Race Two Results
  1. Danny Buchan Kawasaki
  2. Chrissy Rouse BMW +0.763
  3. Richard Cooper Suzuki +2.184
  4. Mason Law Kawasaki +4.472
  5. Michael Rutter BMW +4.734
  6. Fraser Rogers Kawasaki +5.217
  7. Matthew Paulo Yamaha +9.379
  8. Lewis Rollo Kawasaki +11.286
  9. Alex Olsen Suzuki +11.914
  10. Adam Jenkinson BMW +12.124
  11. Barry Teasdale BMW +14.424
  12. Carl Phillips Suzuki +14.487
  13. Sam West BMW +20.042
  14. Paul McClung BMW +20.528
  15. Tom Tunstall BMW +21.769
  16. Brayden Elliott Yamaha +23.492
  17. Leon Jeacock Suzuki +24.732
British Superstock 1000 Race Two Results Danny Buchan Kawasaki Chrissy Rouse BMW +0.763 Richard Cooper Suzuki +2.184
British Superstock 1000 Race Two Results
Danny Buchan Kawasaki
Chrissy Rouse BMW +0.763
Richard Cooper Suzuki +2.184
British Superstock 1000 Championship Points Standings
  1. Danny Buchan 161
  2. Richard Cooper 128
  3. Michael Rutter 95.5
Danny Buchan extended his lead in the series to 33 points.
Danny Buchan extended his lead in the series to 33 points.

British Superstock 600 – Knockhill 2017

Mission Racing’s Jordan Gilbert cruised to his first victory of the season in an action-packed Pirelli National Superstock 600 race at Knockhill.

Tom Neave held an early lead, but moving through on the fourth lap Gilbert was able to pull away from the pursuing pack to take the win.

British Superstock 600 Podium - Knockhill 2017 - Neave, Gilbert and Watson
British Superstock 600 Podium – Knockhill 2017 – Neave, Gilbert and Watson

It was drama behind him however, as Brad Jones was the first to crash out of a podium position as he slipped off on lap ten whilst running third before George Stanley crashed from second place just eight laps later.

Neave crossed the line in second with rookie rider Ryan Watson claiming his maiden Superstock 600 podium in third. Championship leader Dan Stamper was fourth.

South Australia’s Arthur Sissis bagged another nine points to move up to fourth overall in the British Superstock 600 Championship standings.

Arthur Sissis now moves into fourth place in the British Superstock 600 Championship
Arthur Sissis now moves into fourth place in the British Superstock 600 Championship
British Superstock 600 - Knockhill 2017
British Superstock 600 – Knockhill 2017

British Superstock 600 Championship Points – Knockhill 2017

  1. Dan Stamper 103
  2. Tom Oliver 66
  3. Jordan Gilbert 61
  4. Arthur Sissis 55
  5. Brad Jones 48
Tags: Andrew IrwinArthur SissisBen CurrieBenjamin CurrieBilly McConnellBrayden ElliottBritish SuperbikeBSBChrissy RouseDan LinfootDanny BuchanDavid AllinghamJack KennedyJake DixonJames EllisonJason O'HalloranJohn HopkinsJordan GilbertJosh BrookesKeith FarmerKnockhillLee JacksonLuke MosseyMichael LavertyPeter HickmanRichard CooperRyan WatsonShane ByrneSylvain GuintoliTaylor MackenzieTim Neave
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