Richard Cooper banked a hot lap of 1min 01.294secs to top the timesheets in the first ever BMW Motorrad F900 R Cup practice – beating Michael Rutter by 0.350secs.
Rutter finished the session in a close second place, narrowly beating Dominic Herbertson who was third.
Fourth quickest was Kieran Smith, while early leader Nikki Coates was fifth.
ABK Beer 0% BMW Motorrad F900 R Cup: Free practice
1. Richard Cooper (FHO Racing by BMW Motorrad) 1.01:294s
2. Michael Rutter (Bathams Racing) +0.350s
3. Dominic Herbertson (Belgrave Motors Racing) +0.373s
4. Kieran Smith (Bowker Motorrad) +0.433s
5. Nikki Coates (Coates Track Days/AOR Racing) +0.644s