Michael Laverty on his Relentless Suzuki topped Free Practice today ahead of 27 other BSB racers in preparation for Sundays MCE British Superbikes. The Northern Irish Laverty from Toomebridge, posted a time of 48.873 seconds and was the only rider to dip below the crucial 49 second bench-mark and was an amazing half a second ahead of the field.
Josh Brookes (Sydney- Austrailia), Stuart Easton (Hawick – Scotland) and Ryuichi Kiyonari (Saitama – Japan) rounded off the top four. Local hero Easton, who will be wearing the CHAS Charity auction helmet on Sunday roared round in 49.308 seconds but still has a lot in hand before the Swan Combi “Roll for Pole” tomorrow afternoon.
Speaking after the session Ellison said: “That was a really good way for me to start the weekend and such a confidence boost after quite a challenging weekend at Mallory Park. I was running P5 for a bit and that was great seeing that on the pitboard especially after being so far down the order this time last week. It feels promising as I didn’t feel tired after that session and I feel happier and positive about a good result. It is only early days in the weekend but I feel there is a lot more to come from me.”
For full timings can be found on TSL timing site http://www.tsl-timing.com/?loc=major&season=2010&series=BSB&event=races&source=bsb2006&eventid=102604 and pictures and reports are on the BSB Official site http://www.britishsuperbike.com/
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