Josh Owens took opening day bragging rights as he topped the combined practice timesheets after a strong FP2.
His best lap of 1min 16.724s was the only one that could beat Shaun Winfield’s time from this morning, the TAG Racing Honda rider remaining second overall at the end of the day, a mere 0.006secs off Owens.
Winfield’s team-mate Matt Truelove held onto the third quickest time, ahead of Tom Ward and David Allingham.
Meanwhile, points leader Ilya Mikhalchik, appeared to take just two sessions to get to grips with yet another new track to end day one sixth overall, after clocking the third best lap in FP2.
Pirelli National Superstock Championship, combined practice:
1. Josh Owens (SAF Holland Honda) 1min 16.724s
2. Shaun Winfield (TAG Racing Honda) +0.006s
3. Matt Truelove (TAG Racing Honda) +0.099s
4. Tom Ward (Armada Racing Honda) +0.401s
5. David Allingham (SMS-Nicholl Oils BMW) +0.405s