Ryan Vickers was back at the top of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship Free Practice times at Cadwell Park as the OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing rider topped the combined times in changeable conditions in Lincolnshire.
The times tumbled in the afternoon session after the earlier rain halted, but by the end of Free Practice two the showers returned and it was a hectic final ten minutes as riders pushed to be inside the top 12 to automatically qualify for Omologato Superpole tomorrow.
Vickers hit the top of the times at the halfway point and then upped the pace to maintain his position ahead of his rivals with the battle for the top three switching constantly until the final five minutes when Lee Jackson surged into second on the MasterMac Honda.
Reigning champion Tommy Bridewell moved into third for Honda Racing UK, nudging Danny Buchan into fourth on the DAO Racing Kawasaki, whilst Jason O'Halloran launched into fifth in the closing stages on the Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki.
Andrew Irwin was sixth fastest ahead of Kyle Ryde, who left it late to surge into the top 12 on the second of the OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing R1s, with Christian Iddon completing the top eight.
Charlie Nesbitt held ninth position, making it both MasterMac Hondas in the top 12 ahead of Team LKQ Euro Car Parts Kawasaki’s Storm Stacey. Danny Kent and Josh Brookes were the riders completing the riders automatically heading into Omologato Superpole.
Leon Haslam and Peter Hickman were the first riders to narrowly miss out and will have to progress through tomorrow’s Speedy Hire Q1 session, as will Hager PBM Ducati’s Glenn Irwin in 19th position.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, Cadwell Park, Combined Free Practice result:
1. Ryan Vickers (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) 1m37.026s
2. Lee Jackson (MasterMac Honda) +0.620s
3. Tommy Bridewell (Honda Racing UK) +0.654s
4. Danny Buchan (DAO Racing Kawasaki) +0.792s
5. Jason O'Halloran (Completely Motorbikes Kawasaki) +1.067s
6. Andrew Irwin (Honda Racing UK) +1.173s
7. Kyle Ryde (OMG GRILLA Yamaha Racing) +1.205s
8. Christian Iddon (Oxford Products Racing Ducati) +1.254s
9. Charlie Nesbitt (MasterMac Honda) +1.488s
10. Storm Stacey (LKQ Euro Car Parts Kawasaki) +1.539s
11. Danny Kent (McAMS Racing Yamaha) +1.642s
12. Josh Brookes (FHO Racing BMW Motorrad) +1.747s
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