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2016 BSB Brands Hatch UK, Leon Haslam
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Haslam leads BSB after Brands podium bounty

May 232016

The drops and speed of the short Indy circuit layout at Brands Hatch was the scene for some stunning racing in the third round of the 2016 British Superbike Championship that saw JG Speedfit Kawasaki’s Leon Haslam leave the Kent venue with a win by the slimmest of margins, a second race finish of third place and the lead in the series standings. It was a bumper weekend for the 32 year old who captured headlines with his maiden victory on the reduced Brands layout (the national contest returns to the historic site to circulate the GP length course later in the season) by just five hundredths of a second from shocked teammate James Ellison. While Shane Byrne became the fifth different victor in the six outings of BSB so far in 2016 in the second race, Haslam was able to ride to third place for a second visit to the box with the ZX-10R. In contrast Ellison was left gnashing his teeth after a mechanical problem ruled him out of the restarted second dash.

2016 BSB Brands Hatch UK, Leon Haslam
“I have to be happy. A win and a third: I would definitely have taken that on a Saturday night,” Haslam said in the second race press conference and with a three point margin of superiority in the standings. On Saturday afternoon his post-race reaction was almost one of surprise. “This is the first ever win for me on the Brands Indy and in all the years I’d been here,” he reflected. “At mid-race distance I was about fifth or sixth place and watched the others to learn. I worked up to third and thought maybe second would be on the cards. I pushed-on in the last three laps and really didn't expect to win and didn't think it was possible to beat someone to the line there! A big credit to the team because we were on the back foot and we came up trumps.”
2016 BSB Brands Hatch UK, James Ellison
Ellison on the other hand could barely hide his disbelief. “I don't know what to say, I’m spewing!” he managed. “If I hit one particular line onto the start finish straight then there was a bump and the bike went into a tank-slapper. It didn't happen every lap and I was losing but then gaining time. I had to roll out of it on the last lap and that was just enough for Leon to draft me. While it is awesome for the team for us both to be up here I’m disappointed; I’d like to be more positive but I’m so cheesed off!” Yamaha ePayMe’s Stuart Easton bagged results of 14-9 and teammate John Hopkins managed a twelfth. Silverstone conqueror Peter Hickman rode to seventh spot in the first race and an eighth in the second.
2016 BSB Brands Hatch UK, James Westmoreland
Elsewhere and Team Traction Control wiped the floor with the Supersport category. James Westmoreland ruled proceedings on Saturday for his first chequered flag of the term while it was Pole man Joe Francis’ turn on Sunday. The latter had played wingman to Westmoreland in the first ‘Sprint’ outing but ducked out of the shadow to grasp his own victory champagne on Sunday in the ‘Feature’ race. “It’s been a great weekend, we knew we had the pace from the first practice session to challenge for the win,” he said to BSB website www.britishsuperbike.com. “In the first race yesterday we took it a bit steady and it was fantastic to get my first podium. Starting from pole in this race, I knew I had to get a good start and as soon as I was in the lead it was just a case of getting my head down and keeping the gap!”
2016 BSB Brands Hatch UK, James Westmoreland
BSB breaks down for the better part of a month before hiking to the depths of Scotland and the rapid blur around Knockhill for round four on June 25-26.

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