BSB: Shakey shatters outright lap record to take pole at Oulton Park

Published: 10 September 2016 Updated: 10 September 2016

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Shane Byrne will start this afternoon’s first British Superbike race from pole position after a thrilling qualifying session. The championship leader set the fastest ever two-wheeled lap of Oulton Park Circuit,with a time of 1’33.933.

The top six were all running under the existing lap record and following the Be Wiser Ducati rider home was the sole Suzuki of Tommy Bridewell, who was 0.137 seconds off the pace. Rounding out the front row is JG Speedfit Kawasaki rider Leon Haslam, who lies second in the championship.

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Making up the second row is Honda’s Jason O’Halloran and the Kawasakis of Mossey and Ellison. Hickman, Cooper and Hopkins make up the third row. All nine were split by just under 0.8 seconds.

Showdown contenders Dan Linfoot, Christian Iddon and Michael Laverty all went out during Q2, Linfoot missing out by just 0.041 seconds to Hopkins in the dying seconds of the session.

Laverty came home in eleventh just 0.008 seconds behind him. The second Tyco bike of Christian Iddon ended Q2 in thirteenth place behind Be Wiser Ducati rider Glenn Irwin.

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By Dan Sutherland

News Editor - I joined the MCN team straight from studying at the University of Sheffield, having achieved Class One Honours in Journalism Studies and a Gold Standard Level 3 Diploma in Journalism from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). I started out as Acting Consumer Editor, before becoming the Senior Online Reporter, Senior Writer and more recently the News Editor. Although my first love will always be performance bikes and racing, I have a passion for all things two-wheeled. I have reported on everything from breaking new bike news to charity fund raising, as well as attending countless international new model launches and nurturing the growth of MCN’s amazing YouTube channel alongside a very talented team. I did my Compulsory Basic Training (CBT) on my 16th birthday and passed my full test around a year later. I now covers around 20,000 road miles a year on motorcycles of all genres and in all weathers. I have also experienced elements of advanced rider training, tackled countless UK and international short circuits and achieved an ACU race licence to begin a fledgling competition career. When I’m not at the track, I can be found chugging along the back lanes aboard my Royal Enfield Classic 350 two-up with my girlfriend.