Dylan was on fire at Snetterton
SDPG British Superbikes:
Qualifying:
In Qualifying it was the CS Autos Ducati rider of Yorkshires toprak that did the business in qualifying for the Superbikes. He demolished the outright lap record by setting a time which was 0.5 second ahead of the field. He managed a 1:42.249 to take Pole position ahead of the ever impressive Mason G with Brett rounding out the front row. Ted was at the head of row 2 1.1 off the top spot with Pathway leader Kristian in P5 ahead of Mason Roth
Race 1:
The start of the race was a hectic affair with Ted being knocked wide at turn 1 after contact. Into turn 2 Jamie got it wrong and took out Charlie. Dylan had a 1.2 second advantage over Mason G and Arron was in 3rd. Kristian was in 4th and made a move into Brundle and Nelson. At the end of lap 1 there was shenanigans at Murrays where Brett, Ted and Gian all went for the same bit of track. Fortunately all the riders kept themselves up right. Onto lap 2 and Charlie crashed at turn 1 whilst the top 2 had strecthed away from the field with Kristian in P3. Brett and Gian were scrapping over P4 with Jamie not too far behind. However on lap 3 Jamie crashed at turn 1 and took himself out the fight for P4. Brett was starting to push Kristian for P3. Brett managed to get passed Kristian through Palmers and was upto 3rd. Ted was battling with Adam for P6 with Ted keeping a firm grip on the position. Lap 5 and it was still Yorkshires toprak leading with 3.5 second advantage. Kristian and Brett were swapping positions left/right centre. Meanwhile a bit further behind Ted was scraping with Gian, Adam and Jamie. Gian was having the ride of his season and was holding P5. Kristian still wasn't letting Brett go for that P3. The gap was 0.5 a second between them as they went onto lap 7. Into Agostini Ted managed to get passed Gian and was on his way to P5. At the chequered flag it was Dylan that took the win ahead of Mason G with Brett hanging on to P3 ahead of Kristian in 4th. Ted managed to grab a P5 ahead of Gian and Adam in P7. Charlie managed a P8, Jamie in P9, Mason Roth in P10 ahead of Arron who rounded out the runners and riders.
Race 2:
At the start everyone got round turn 1 safely apart from Charlie who got caught up in an incident at turn 1. Dylan went through sector 1 with a 0.6 second lead ahead of Mason G and Brett. Ted went for a move on Kristian but got it wrong and ran off the track Agostini and dropped to the back. Mason G ran off at Ogies promoting Brett to P2 with Mason G retaking the position into Brundle. Kristian was holding P4 ahead of Gian whilat Arron crashed at Murreys. Brett managed to get passed the MOLTED R5L Yamaha of Mason G who repayed the favour at Agostini with a hard move upto P2 Kristian was right with the group until they hit Murrays where Kristian clipped the sausage curb and sending him to the floor. Gian was into 4th after the dimise of Kristian. Joe was having a good ride from the back of the grid and was running in P8. The battle of the pathway riders was between Gian, Adam and Kristian lying in 4th, 5th and 6th respectively. Gian did hold a 2 second advantage over the 2 RK BMW's. Ted and Arron came to blows at Palmers forcing the MOLTED R5L Yamaha rider to retire from the 2nd race. Gian made a mistake promoting the 2 RK BMW riders of Adam and Kristian up to P4 and P5. The top 3 were spread out meaning the next battle on circuit was between Adam and Kristian. Gian unfortunatly dropped the Edenflaw BMW Motorrad machine at Nelson. Mason G made a mistake promoting Brett upto 2nd. Mason G managed to get back upto P2 with Brett making a mistake at Nelson. Dylan managed to take another win in dominant fashion winning by 8.5 seconds over Mason G with Brett P3. Adam had a season best in P4 with Kristian in P5 and Gian rounding out the top 6.
Race 3:
In the 3rd and final race of the weekend it was Mason G that managed to work his way to the front at Richies. Ted was fighting his way through the pack whilst Dylan went for a move on Mason G that saw him hit the deck. Brett, Kristian and Charlie were the front 3 as they headed into Brundle and Nelson. Charlie had an incident at Coram demoting him to P9. Dylan was lying in P7 at the end of lap 1. He was carving his way though the order and was upto P3 half way round lap 2 when Mason G took out Arron which helped Dylan on his way to P3. Brett and Kristian were seperated by just shy of a second. Mason Roth was in P4 and not far behind the front 3. Dylan was hounding the back of Kristian. Onto the back straight Dylan got a great run and into Brundle he looked menacing. The top 3 were covered by around a second on lap 4. Ted was having a difficult time getting through the order and he was in P8. Dylan ran off the track at Riches which dropped him to just over a second behind Kristian. The two Masons' were scraping over P4 with Mason G getting the better of Mason Roth. Dylan had managed to claw back the advantage and when Kristian went wide at Murrays he benefited and took 2nd. It was a CS Autos Ducati 1-2. At Hamilton Mason G crashed and dropped himself to P8. Charlie was having a solid ride in P6 just behind Adam. On lap 7 Dylan was right on Bretts tail and was looking like he would make a move. Charlie had made good progress and got himself upto 4th until Mason G slid down the inside into Montreal. Ted managed to climb upto P5 on the MOLTED R5L Yamaha. On lap 10 the lead changed and Dylan levered his teammate aside at Montreal. Kristian was doing a great job in P3 and that was where he would finish. Ted slipped off the Yamaha at Oggies luckily he only dropped a couple of places. Mason Roth and Joe were fighting over P8. On lap 12 the battle was on between Ted, Charlie and Adam. On lap 13 into Williams Ted took both Adam and Charlie in one fell swoop. Adam unfortunately crashed at Nelson leaving Ted and Charlie to battle on for P5. At the chequered flag it was Dylan that took the treble ahead of teammate Brett for a 1-2 for the CS Autos Ducati sqaud. Rounding out the podium was Kristian on the RK BMW ahead of Mason G.
AMI Electrics British Supersport:
Qualifying:
In Supersport qualifying it was Connor that took Pole position with his final lap of the session with a 1:46.6 ahead of his teammate Liam 0.27 who was 0.27 behind with Kalan rounding out row 1. Ash had a great qualifying with a P4 on the grid Ahead of George and Leon rounding out row 2.
Sprint Race:
This race started off with drama as Kalan was pushed off the grid once again and later on he would announce his retirement from the academy. Off the start it was Connor leading with Liam dropping the APR Honda at Montreal. Guy and Logan had pushed there way into the podium positions. Ash had carved his way upto P2 as they ran down the back straight on the first lap with Guy hot on his heals. Logan was also closing up on the two ahead. Scott and Jordan were in P6 and 7 respectively and they were closing on the riders ahead. Logan was looking threatening on the back on Guy. Unfortunately Ash who was in P2 crashed at Coram and dropped himself to P6. On lap 3 drama out front. Connor crashed at Riches promoting Guy to P1 and Logan into P2. The top 9 were covered by just less than 5 seconds. Liam was making moves and he managed to squeeze past Logan and he was left to fend off Scott on the HPR machine. Liam took the lead into Murrays. The front 7 were all in the same shot. Ash was fighting his way through and was upto 4th. Scott made a mistake at Ogies and dropped to the back of the group. Meanwhile Connor was making moves on George down the back straight whilst Ash tipped off at Nelson. Guy made a mistake at Murrays and the assisted Logan upto P2. Guy retook the position into Montreal. Connor managed to make a move on Logan but disaster for the number 9 as he crashed at Brundle. Liam was holding on to the lead with a 1.4 second advantage. Guy and Logan were hanging on to the podium positions whilsts George tried to hunt them down. Fortunately for those two they kept their positions till the end of the race. Liam took the win with Guy in P2, Logan 3rd, Scott 4th, Connor 5th with George who tipped off at the final corner and demoted himself to P6.
Feature race:
At the start of the race it was the APR Honda of Liam that took the holeshot. Multilpe riders crashed in the opening sector of the race. Liam, Guy and Jordan were the top 3 as they went down the back straight. George was starting to put pressue on Jordan whilst Connor dropped the Honda and feel to 10th. George got the move made at Ogies and was on the move. Scott was keeping Ash honest in the battle for P6. Jordan was keeping tabs on George but got a bit too close to George and crashed at Agostini on lap 3. Into Nelson on lap 4 Guy crashed and dropped himself to 3rd until Logan went round the outside of Guy at Coram to take P3. Ash was keeping the two ahead of him honest until Logan slipped off the MOLTED R5L Yamaha at Agostini. George was holding a strong P2 but the AMI Electrics MV Augusta was showing it's lack of straight line speed meaning Ash was hunting him down. Guy and Scott were battling over P4 with Connor waiting to pick up the pieces. Connor managed to get ahead of Guy and Scott whilst Ash made his way past George down the back straight. George and Ash were fighting hard on lap 8 for that P2 with Connor now right on their tail. Connor used the horsepower advantage of the Honda to pass George into Brundle but he went into the chicane too hot and hit the back of Ash and tipped off the APR Honda with Ash running off the circuit it was George in P2 and Scott in P3. Ash retook the position into Montreal and was upto P3. Scott had dropped to 5th but Ash crashed at the chicane and that promoted Connor to the podium and Scott to 4th. Connor was taking chunks out of Georges advantage and was looking likely to take the P2. Down the back straight Connor went round the outside of George into Brundle and got the move done. Liam however took the double and won the feature race with teammate Connor having a great recovery ride in P2 and George in 3rd. Scotty too hotty managed a P4 just ahead of Ash, Ollie in P6 with Logan and Guy rounding out the top 8
SDPG Ducati Monster 1200 Cup:
Qualifying:
In qualifying for the Ducati's it was Connor that took the pole ahead of Adam 0.7 behind the pole time of Connor and Charlie rounded out row 1. Liam, Guy and Jordan were on row 2 ahead of Kristian, Corey and Scott
Race:
In the final race of the weekend it was a typical Ducati Monster race. It was Connor the nailed the start and avoided the typical first few corner shenanigans and was leading with Guy in P2. George was upto P3 with Joe just behind. The field was spread out with Connor 2.2 seconds ahead as they went into Brundle and Nelson. A battle was emerging on lap 3 however between George, Joe, Scott and Corey. However Corey slipped off at the chicane. The field was nicely spread out as they headed onto lap 5. Guy dropped it though at the chicane demoting him to P4. Joe, Guy, Scott and Jordan were then involved in a scrap for P3. Jordan managed to squeeze past Scott and was upto 5th. Guy, Jordan and Scott were in a last lap battle for P4 whilst Connor tipped off at Agostini but it wasn't enough for the rest to overhaul the number 9 Connor took the win ahead of George and Joe rounded out the podium.
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Rider of the round:
Our rider of the round is Dylan. It was a grand slam for Dylan meaning he topped every session and was fastest in every session. A dominant display by the number 1.