Shane ‘Shakey' Byrne clinched consecutive pole positions at Oulton Park with an impressive lap in todays Datatag Qualifying session.
The Sittingbourne rider set the fastest lap of the weekend with a 1.34.016. He’ll head up the front row alongside Leon Haslam (second) and Brands Hatch double race winner Luke Mossey (third).
Former champ Josh Brookes will start from the second row of the grid in fourth with Glenn Irwin fifth and Jake Dixon sixth.
Jason O’Halloran aboard his Honda set a time of 1.34.994 to start from seventh, with Peter Hickman (eighth) and Christian Iddon (ninth)
Talking ahead of tomorrow’s opening 18 lap race Byrne said: “I’m not really pole man, or usually that fussed about being on pole, but I’m really pleased for the team as it is their local round. We’ve continued to chip away through the practice sessions and hoping this upturn in form continues in the races tomorrow.”
| 1 67 Shane BYRNE GBR Ducati - Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team |
| 2 91 Leon HASLAM GBR Kawasaki - JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| 3 12 Luke MOSSEY GBR Kawasaki - JG Speedfit Kawasaki |
| 4 25 Josh BROOKES AUS Yamaha - Anvil Hire TAG Racing |
| 5 2 Glenn IRWIN GBR Ducati - Be Wiser Ducati Racing Team |
| 6 27 Jake DIXON GBR Kawasaki - RAF Regular & Reserve Kawasaki |
| 7 22 Jason O'HALLORAN GBR Honda - Honda Racing |
| 8 60 Peter HICKMAN GBR BMW - Smiths Racing |
| 9 24 Christian IDDON GBR BMW - Tyco BMW Motorrad |
| 10 46 Tommy BRIDEWELL GBR Kawasaki - Team WD-40 |
| 11 3 Billy McCONNELL AUS Kawasaki - Quattro Plant FS-3 Racing Kawasaki |
| 12 21 John HOPKINS USA Ducati - Moto Rapido |
| 13 28 Bradley RAY GBR Suzuki - Buildbase Suzuki |
| 14 50 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Suzuki - Bennetts Suzuki |
| 15 77 James ELLISON GBR Yamaha - McAMS Yamaha |
| 16 4 Dan LINFOOT GBR Honda - Honda Racing |
| 17 96 Jakub SMRZ CZE BMW - Lloyd & Jones PR Racing BMW |
| 18 34 Alastair SEELEY GBR BMW - Tyco BMW Motorrad |
| 19 14 Lee JACKSON GBR BMW - Smiths Racing |
| 20 5 James WESTMORELAND GBR Kawasaki - Gearlink Kawasaki |
| 21 7 Michael LAVERTY GBR Yamaha - McAMS Yamaha |
| 22 40 Martin JESSOPP GBR BMW - RidersMotorcycles.com BMW |
| 23 6 Taylor MACKENZIE GBR Suzuki - Bennetts Suzuki |
| 24 33 Michael DUNLOP GBR Suzuki - Buildbase Suzuki |
| 25 64 Aaron ZANOTTI GBR Yamaha - Platform Hire Yamaha |
| 26 8 Shaun WINFIELD GBR Yamaha - Anvil Hire TAG Racing |
BSB morning warm-up gets underway tomorrow at 9.30, with race one at 13.30.
