Race One
Scott Redding claimed the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship race win of the weekend at the TT Circuit Assen, in a race that was red flagged due to conditions and half points awarded as two third races distance had not been completed.
On the initial start, Redding fired himself into the lead, but before the pack approached turn two, Kyle Ryde had moved ahead but the Hager PBM Ducati rider rapidly regained the position. The 2019 champion was making a break, but behind there was a huge battle for second.
By the second lap, Christian Iddon had moved ahead of Ryde to take second place and he was setting an impressive pace to reel in Redding, but on lap six he ran on at turn one and dropped himself back down the pack and with work to do.
That elevated Leon Haslam into second place and the Moto Rapido Ducati Racing rider was holding off a hard-charging Max Cook, Danny Kent and Bradley Ray with Ryde holding eighth place. Cook though crashed out of third place at turn 12, and then title contender Ray also crashed out of contention.
The race was then red flagged due to conditions before a scheduled six-lap restart. Cook was unable to make the restart, but Ray was ready to start from the back of the grid after some rapid work from the Raceways Yamaha team. However, with conditions deteriorating again, the race was red flagged on the warm up lap and not restarted.
Redding celebrated his third win of the season, marking the PBM Team’s 150th in the championship ahead of Haslam and Kent as the McAMS Racing Yamaha rider bounced back from his Donington Park crash to take third.
Charlie Nesbitt was fourth for MasterMac Honda, ahead of Iddon who regrouped and regained ground after his off track excursion on the AJN Steelstock Kawasaki.
Ryde was sixth, but with Ray dramatically crashing out of the race, he now holds a 35-point lead ahead of tomorrow’s two races.
Home contender Jaimie van Sikkelerus had a career best finish in seventh place for TAG Honda ahead of John McPhee with Luke Hedger also celebrating a top ten finish for Whitecliffe CDH Racing Honda and Glenn Irwin completing the top ten.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, TT Circuit Assen, Race 1 result:
Race Three
Scott Redding celebrated his second Bennetts British Superbike Championship race win of the weekend at the TT Circuit Assen as the Hager PBM Ducati rider emerged on top following a dogfight with Leon Haslam and Kyle Ryde in the closing stages. The Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha rider now heads to the penultimate round at Oulton Park with a 31-point advantage over Bradley Ray.
The race initially started with a huge battle at the front between Ryde, Christian Iddon and Leon Haslam as they traded positions in the dry conditions until the start of lap four when a shower began and the race was subsequently red flagged and restarted.
The shower passed and the race restarted in dry conditions and Ryde launched into the lead on the Nitrous Competitions Racing Yamaha ahead of Storm Stacey, Haslam and Iddon. However, after claiming victory earlier today for the AJN Steelstock Kawasaki team, Iddon crashed out unhurt on the opening lap.
At the front, Haslam moved into second and the leading group began to start making a break with Ryde, Haslam, Stacey, Tommy Bridewell and Redding with Ray just adrift on the Raceways Yamaha.
Bridewell then moved ahead of Stacey and a few laps later, Ray also made his move however later in the race, the Bathams AJN Racing BMW rider would make a move for fifth to push the championship contender into sixth at the chequered flag.
At the front the final two lap dogfight began with Ryde leading, however Redding was on the attack and claimed the position on the special edition liveried Hager PBM Ducati, celebrating the 70th anniversary of their title partner.
Haslam then made a move to change the leader again and as the trio began the final lap of the race, the Moto Rapido Ducati Racing rider was ahead of Redding and Ryde with nothing separating them for victory.
Redding seized the advantage at turn one and Haslam and Ryde were both pushing, but he was able to hold off the pair to make it a double on Bennetts BSB’s return to the TT Circuit Assen with Haslam in turn holding off Ryde.
Bridewell was fourth for Honda Racing UK with Stacey and Ray completing the top six. Charlie Nesbitt was seventh ahead of Rory Skinner and Fraser Rogers with Glenn Irwin completing the top ten as the title fight now heads to Oulton Park.
Bennetts British Superbike Championship, TT Circuit Assen, Race 3 result:
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