With the first meeting of the British Superbike showdown complete, Shane Byrne leads the championship but now by just 1 point from Alex Lowes with James Ellison a further 20 points back in third.
The first race of the day saw James Ellison take an early lead on his Yamaha R1 before an engine problem forced him to retire and left Alex Lowes and Shane Byrne to battle it out for the top two positions on the podium. Lowes won the battle, culminating in an excellent last lap where the lead changed hands several times before Lowes got the upper hand and beat Byrne to the line.
The second race is where it all got very interesting... Again Lowes and Byrne were closely battling at the front before Lowes went for a pass on Byrne and the two collided, sending Byrne off and leaving Lowes to eventually take the win; passing Ellison who grabbed second. However the real drama came after the race when the Race Directors deemed Lowes' move to have been the cause of an avoidable accident and therefore excluded him from the race, meaning that neither Lowes or Byrne scored any points. This meant that James Ellison was promoted to first place with rookie PJ Jacobson taking home his first podium in second and Kiyonari picking up a fortunate third place!
Sunday 22 September 2013
Friday 20 September 2013
Showdown begins
With the first part of the season in the 2013 British Superbike Championship complete, the six riders who have a chance of taking the championship have been decided. Those are: Shane Byrne, Alex Lowes, Josh Brookes, James Ellison, Ryuichi Kiyonari and James Westmoreland. A quick check back to earlier in the year will show we got five of the six riders to make it into the showdown correct, the only incorrect choice being Westmoreland instead of Walker after his late surge at Donington Park saw him leapfrog his team mate into the top six!
So who do we think will take home the British Superbike title this year? Favourite amongst many pundits will be the three times former champion and current leader, Shane Byrne. He has the experience, a great team and the fact that his favourite round, Brands Hatch, makes up the final three races of the season. Alex Lowes is the form man, the up and coming youngster who has improved more this year than any other rider on the grid. We believe that his form will continue into the showdown and allow him to take the championship this year by a small margin, ahead of Shane Byrne in second and Josh Brookes likely to battle home to take third place.
So who do we think will take home the British Superbike title this year? Favourite amongst many pundits will be the three times former champion and current leader, Shane Byrne. He has the experience, a great team and the fact that his favourite round, Brands Hatch, makes up the final three races of the season. Alex Lowes is the form man, the up and coming youngster who has improved more this year than any other rider on the grid. We believe that his form will continue into the showdown and allow him to take the championship this year by a small margin, ahead of Shane Byrne in second and Josh Brookes likely to battle home to take third place.
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