2023 British Superbikes Thruxton Race Results (2)

Results from race two, round seven of the 2023 Bennetts Superbike Championship at Thruxton.
Thruxton, 2023, O'halloran , Podium, Race two, BSB, British Superbikes,Jackson, Nesbitt
Thruxton, 2023, O'halloran , Podium, Race two, BSB, British Superbikes,Jackson, Nesbitt

 

Jason O’Halloran set himself up for a possible treble after taking the race two win in very different style to the sprint at Thruxtoꦜn.

The twentieth race of the championship saw the McAMS rider down in seventh on the grid although he won the sprint. A poor start followed by being boxed in saw the Australian drop to tenth, followed with a struggle to 𓆏get past Glenn Irwin.

That lead to a change of plan - conserve tyres. The fierce battle for the lead ahead played into O’Halloran’s hands 🍌with Kyle Ryde, Ryan Vickers, Lee Jackson, Max Cook and Charlie Nesbitt all enjoying a spell out front as the #22 slowly came into play.

It took to lap thirteen to move away from the chasers and💃 join the back of the lead gꦉroup. Once in touch his ability and line in the run through Noble to Church saw him pick off places every lap.

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Thruxton, 2023, O'halloran , Podium, Race two, BSB, British Superbikes, Vickers, Nesbitt

Nesbitt’s run out wide🅷 set off a domino chain that hit Danny Kent sending him into an unfortunate Max Cook when O'halloran's Yamaha was fourth. That allowed further moves for✨ward and out of danger.

Second to Jackson on the penultimate lap, his move for the lead was smooth around the outside and looked almost effort🍌less. The ‘O Show’ then pulled away, to lead over the line by 1.176s for seven w🉐ins out of the last eight races in BSB at Thruxton.

Jackson went on to collect his first podium of the year after coming close in the sprint, with all the drama allowing him to pull away from the rest on the Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki, but wiith not have e🌌nough tyre left to chase down O’Halloran💫.

Rookie Nesbitt takes consecutive podiums

With his first podium in the bag, his speed had seen Charlie Nesbitt on pol🌜e for the second race. Early leader Ryde took no time in getting ahead but the 22 yeaღr old was confident and comfortable in the lead group.

His run wide was a result of a move to hit the front, showing his determination on the MasterMac Honda by Hawk Racing. A further bobble in the൲ c♛hicane saw another fightback, with his tyre pushed to the limit but holding on for another rostrum visit in third.

Vickers was run out of the podium places in fourth as the top LAMI OMG Yamaha - his teammate Ryde was sixth with a two second post-race long lap penalty equivalent added to his ti�🧔�me for a fifth track limits warning at turn ten.

The duo were split by Jack Kennedy, who sﷺaw good grip help him make huge late gains on the Mar-Train Yamaha to take f🦩ifth from an eleventh place start.

Leon Haslam faded to seventh on his Rokit BMW Motorrad after a spell in the lead group, while a🌊 late push saw Peter Hickman take the chequered flag in eighth for FAO Rꦐacing on his BMW, amking up the most places in the race - eight.

Christian Iddon was the top Ducati for Oxford Products as the manufacturer seemed to still have the biggest iss🎃ues with grip, with low adhesion still an issue on the side of the tyre.

  
 
British Superbikes Round Seven - Thruxton- Race results (2)
PosRiderNatTeamTime
1Jason O'HalloranAUSMcAMS Yamaha25m 34.176s
2Lee JacksonGBRCheshire Mouldings Kawasaki+1.176s
3Charlie NesbittGBRMasterMac Honda by Hawk Racing+2.185s
4Ryan VickersGBRLami OMG Racing Yamaha+2.773s
5Jack KennedyIRLMar-Train Racing Yamaha+2.807s
6Kyle RydeGBRLami OMG Racing Yamaha+5.090s
7Leon HaslamGBRRokit BMW Motorrad Team+7.259s
8Peter HickmanGBRFHO Racing BMW Motorrad+7.407s
9Christian IddonGBROxford Products Ducati+7.728s
10Danny KentGBRLovell Kent Racing Honda+8.021s
11Storm StaceyGBRStarline Racing Kawasaki+10.320s
12Bradley PerieGBRLee Hardy Racing Kawasaki+14.367s
13Glenn IrwinGBRBeerMonster Ducati+14.698s
14Tommy BridewellGBRBeerMonster Ducati+14.985s
15Tom NeaveGBRHonda Racing UK+15.734s
16Luke MosseyGBRTactix by Lloyd & Jones BMW+16.333s
17Josh BrookesAUSFHO Racing BMW Motorrad+20.151s
18Franco BourneGBRHonda Racing UK+22.121s
19Tito RabatESPMcAMS Yamaha+23.358s
20Jack ScottGBRRapid CDH Racing Kawasaki+23.601s
21Danny BuchanGBRSynetiq BMW Motorrad+28.534s
22Hector BarberaESPTAG Racing Honda+31.034s
23Louis ValleleyGBRRapid CDH Racing Kawasaki+42.198s
24Max CookGBRCheshire Mouldings KawasakiDNF
25Dean HarrisonGBRDAO Racing KawasakiDNF
26Josh OwensGBRCrendon Honda by Hawk RacingDNS
27Matt TrueloveGBRTAG Racing HondaDNS
  

He was able to pick up places as both Storm Stacey and Danny Kent slipped back quickly over the final few laps as the☂ir tyres fade🐎d.

Kent was the first of the pairღ to cross in tenth for Lovell Kent Honda, also affected by the racing incident he was involved in with Nesbitt and Cook.

After an 𒆙issue with his bike on the grid, Storm Stacey was forced to leave his sevent🍰h place grid slot and line up on the back of the grid in race one. A lot of promise was shown in warm-up where he placed fourth.

Strong pace i♚n that race saw him back in fifth for race two, with a better finish of eleventh the end result for❀ the Starline Racing Kawasaki rider.

Bradley Perie got the better of ꦡ🐭many more experienced riders to move up to twelfth by the time the finish came into sight for Lee Hardy Racing Kawasaki.

Big names battle for final points

The BeerMonster Ducati Team again found the going tough. Glenn Irwin was the better of the two on track💯, helped by an elevated grid position of tenth, he still dropped places for 13th at the line, spending much of the second half of the race competing with Tommy Bridewell.

The local rider started 15th and spent much of the race out of the points, moving ꧟up to a final 14th. The final point went to Honda Racing UK’s Tom Neave, meaning that Josh Brookes, who on the penultimate lap was sitting twelft൩h, missed out in 17th on the second FHO Racing entry.


Official British Superbike Thruxton Records:

Lap Record: Josh Brookes (Ducati) 1m 14.655s (2019)

Race One:
1:Jason O’Halloran
2:Charlie Nesbitt
3:Ryan Vickers

2022 at Thruxton (Round Six)

Pole: Jason O’Halloran (2nd Peter Hickman, 3rd Andrew Irwin)

Race One:
1:Jason O’Halloran
2:Tarran Mackenzie
3:Bradley Ray

Race Two:
1:Jason O’Halloran
2:Tarran Mackenzie
3: Bradley Ray

Race Three:
1:Tarran Mackenzie
2:Bradley Ray
3:Jason O’Halloran

Last Round (Brands Hatch)

Pole: Tommy Bridewell (2nd Ryan Vickers, 3rd Josh Brookes)

Race One:
1:Ryan Vickers
2:Danny Kent
3:Christian Iddon

Race Two:
1: Tommy Bridewell
2:Christian iddon 
3:Danny Kent

Race Three:
1:Tommy Bridewell
2:Glenn Irwin
3:Ryan Vickers

Crashes and Injuries and replacements

 Jos🤪h Owens (Crendon Honda) remains absent after picking up a wrist⛄ injury in the first practice session.

Franc🙈o Bourne was back forඣ Andrew Irwin at Honda Racing UK, he placed 18th.

Dean Harrison entered the pits early in the race. Max cook was the only other faller, escaping injury despite his bike coming bac♔k onto the tr🐭ack after his crash.

Where does that leave the championship?

Bridewell 🐲still leads, with Irwin only taking one opint out of the difference between them, now at 28.5, wi♏th Bridewll on a total of 262 out front.

Ry🌌de remains third overal✃l on 199. Two wins at Thruxton brings O’Halloran back into the running, moving on to 194.5, now just 67.5 behind.

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