ABK Beer 0% BMW Motorrad F 900 R Cup: Strudwick and Johnson share Heat wins

ABK Beer 0% BMW Motorrad F 900 R Cup: Strudwick and Johnson share Heat wins

20 July 2024

Points leader Thomas Strudwick and youngster Mason Johnson have take a Heat win each at Brands Hatch.

In Heat One, Strudwick got ahead at the start and led from start to finish, although he came under intense pressure from Barry Burrell who made a move on the final lap but ran wide, allowing the points leader back through.

Strudwick picked up the 12 points for first with Burrell second, James Ellison third, Christian Smith fourth and James Kelly fifth.

Heat Two became a battle between polesitter Nikki Coates and Johnson, who took the lead from James O’Mara on the second lap.

As Coates caught the teenager and hit the front on the final lap, Johnson refused to give up and go back ahead. Coates stole it back and the race ended in a drag to the line, Johnson pipping Coates in a photo finish to win by 0.021secs.

O’Mara took third behind Coates, with Robert Varey fourth and James Bull fifth.

Heat One result:
1.    Thomas Strudwick (Case Moto BMW)
2.    Barry Burrell (Halliwell Jones Motorrad) +0.158s
3.    James Ellison (Team SBR Belgrave Motors) +4.070s
4.    Christian Smith (SCH Motoprep/Bathams Racing) +9.485s
5.    James Kelly (Team Art of Racing) +9.603s

Heat Two result:
1.    Mason Johnson (Johnson Racing) 
2.    Nikki Coates (Team Art of Racing/Ernie Coates Trackdays) +0.021s
3.    James O’Mara (BRP Racing/Alton Compressors) +0.192s
4.    Robert Varey (Stanford Fastline) +0.462s
5.    James Bull (Ready4Racing Vision Team) +3.386s

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