The AJN Steelstock Kawasaki team celebrated their strongest weekend of the 2025 Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch last weekend with Christian Iddon equalling his best result of fourth, equalling the result and then scoring another top five finish.
Iddon’s double of fourth places and a fifth gave him and the AJN Steelstock Kawasaki team their strongest results of the season so far, to hold eighth place in the standings ahead of Thruxton next weekend (August 8/9/10), a circuit where the team scored podium finishes in 2024.
Iddon said: "The weekend was absolutely fantastic. I had a great bike beneath me, I enjoyed racing it and I think that has really shown in the performance we have put in. From the first moment of rolling out of the pits I just had a good sensation and was able to push to a good level and this carried on through qualifying, which has so far been a sticking point for me. I did my best ever lap around Brands Hatch to get on the second row and to get away with the guys at the front made all the difference.
"To be honest the sprint race was tough. The pace moved on another step and although I went faster, I didn't make enough of a step forwards and it was a struggle. I rode tighter than I had all weekend, but I was still able to maintain a fourth place finish.
"After a bit of rain the conditions had changed for the final race, but the pace didn't slow down much. I felt good on the bike again though and moved forwards from a lower grid slot. I got a good rhythm going but then clipped a bit of track that was still damp and so nearly went down. It meant I lost the front group and was kind of racing on my own from then on.
"I'm so pleased with how the weekend has gone. It has been the most competitive we have been so far and I hope we can take this good feeling on through the rest of the season."